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FUTUREBUILD 2019 WASTE ZONE: DAY 3

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The last day of the Waste Zone – Thursday 7th of March 2019 (Day 3)

WasteZone Website

Futurebuild 2019 Website

Location: Excel London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL

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FUTUREBUILD 2019 WASTE ZONE: DAY 3Today is your last chance to visit the Waste Zone at this year’s Futurebuild. The third and final day of the Waste Zone will bring another set of interesting presentations and debates. More than 20 speakers will discuss following subjects: Circular Cities as potential growth and employment generators, What processes and symptoms support Circular Economies? Social Benefits to Circular Economy and Circular Innovations in London. Each of the talks will be followed by a Q&A session.

The full discussions programme can be found here

Responsible Futures’ Waste Zone will help you to navigate away from the current take, make and throw-away society towards an intelligent, closed-loop system where waste is seen as a valuable resource.

This year’s Waste Zone has an new exciting new format. The introduction of a Circular Economy Hub will act as a marketplace for visitors and innovators to discuss their products. Visitors can experience the re-use possibilities of the top ten construction waste streams in an eye-opening exhibition in the new foyer area which surrounds the seminar area. These spill-out zones will showcase circular economy research, innovations and products from experts in the UK and Europe.

The Waste Zone seminar programme – Waste Talk – will see more than 50 industry-leading speakers over the next 3 days. The debates aim at addressing the challenges and opportunities a circular economy presents. The sessions will explore ways in which waste materials can be integrated into construction projects, how existing buildings can be deconstructed instead of demolished, and how new buildings can be designed as material stores for the future.

More on the Waste Zone:

‘Constructing a sustainable future’ – University of Brighton article

‘There’s money to be made in reusing existing buildings’ – Duncan Baker-Brown for AJ

FUTUREBUILD 2019 WASTE ZONE: DAY 2

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The Waste Zone is underway – Wednesday 6th of March 2019 (Day 2)

WasteZone Website

Futurebuild 2019 Website

Location: Excel London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL

Planning your trip 

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FUTUREBUILD 2019 WASTE ZONE: DAY 2

Day two at the Waste Zone will showcase five sessions including some keynote presentations from the figures renowned in the world of cirular economy such as Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart from Leuphana University in Lüneburg and Prof. Mark Miodownik from the UCL’s Instute of Making. Among the topics for today: When to re-use, recycle avoid or grow? Circular Cities as potential growth and employment generators, How to support a truly circular economy and a discussion on plastic. Each of the talks will be followed by a Q&A session.

The full discussions programme can be found here

Meanwhile at the BBM stand

This year the Waste Zone houses 16 beach huts which have been donated by the School of Architecture & Design at The University of Brighton. The beach huts were previously used for last year’s final year architecture show and will now act as presentation units for multiple exhibitors showcasing their products and ideas around the circular economy.

Located next to The Waste Zone’s main speakers area the stand showcases our 25 years worth of experience in research and practical application of ideas around the circular economy in the built environment. More about our projects and the services we provide can be found at our stand G101. We will be wearing our locally sourced screen printed, surplus stock BBM t-shirts sourced from Dirty Harry in Brighton.

Responsible Futures’ Waste Zone will help you to navigate away from the current take, make and throw-away society towards an intelligent, closed-loop system where waste is seen as a valuable resource.

This year’s Waste Zone has an new exciting new format. The introduction of a Circular Economy Hub will act as a marketplace for visitors and innovators to discuss their products. Visitors can experience the re-use possibilities of the top ten construction waste streams in an eye-opening exhibition in the new foyer area which surrounds the seminar area. These spill-out zones will showcase circular economy research, innovations and products from experts in the UK and Europe.

The Waste Zone seminar programme – Waste Talk – will see more than 50 industry-leading speakers over the next 3 days. The debates aim at addressing the challenges and opportunities a circular economy presents. The sessions will explore ways in which waste materials can be integrated into construction projects, how existing buildings can be deconstructed instead of demolished, and how new buildings can be designed as material stores for the future.

More on the Waste Zone:

‘Constructing a sustainable future’ – University of Brighton article

‘There’s money to be made in reusing existing buildings’ – Duncan Baker-Brown for AJ

FUTUREBUILD 2019 WASTE ZONE: DAY 1

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The Waste Zone is underway – Tuesday 5th of March 2019 (Day 1)

WasteZone Website

Futurebuild 2019 Website

Location: Excel London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL

Planning your trip 

Get your free visitor ticket

After much anticipation today marks the start of The WasteZone at this year’s Futurebuild. Tuesday’s Waste Talk Area will provide a platform for over 25 experts in sustainability from the UK, Denmark, Belgium and The Netherlands to exchange inspiring ideas on the circular economy. Among the topics for today: Responsible waste/resource management, Circular Cities and Low Carbon material options for construction industry. Each of the speakers will complete a short presentation on their chosen subject which will be followed by a debate and Q&A session.

The full discussions programme can be found here

Responsible Futures’ Waste Zone will help you to navigate away from the current take, make and throw-away society towards an intelligent, closed-loop system where waste is seen as a valuable resource.

This year’s Waste Zone has an new exciting new format. The introduction of a Circular Economy Hub will act as a marketplace for visitors and innovators to discuss their products. Visitors can experience the re-use possibilities of the top ten construction waste streams in an eye-opening exhibition in the new foyer area which surrounds the seminar area. These spill-out zones will showcase circular economy research, innovations and products from experts in the UK and Europe.

The Waste Zone seminar programme – Waste Talk – will see more than 50 industry-leading speakers over the next 3 days. The debates aim at addressing the challenges and opportunities a circular economy presents. The sessions will explore ways in which waste materials can be integrated into construction projects, how existing buildings can be deconstructed instead of demolished, and how new buildings can be designed as material stores for the future.

More on the Waste Zone:

‘Constructing a sustainable future’ – University of Brighton article

‘There’s money to be made in reusing existing buildings’ – Duncan Baker-Brown for AJ

CATCHING UP WITH DUNCAN BAKER-BAKER BROWN

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A podcast episode by The University of Brighton is now available

Make sure you listen to the latest episode of ‘Catching Up With…’ by University of Brighton featuring Duncan Baker-Brown. The ‘Catching up with…’ series focuses on  members of staff from the University of Brighton various departments and provides them with a platform to talk about their interests and professional aspirations.

In the latest podcast Duncan discusses his current schedule which combines his recent research project with The University of Brighton with practising and teaching. Whilst continuing to promote the circular economy through events like Futurebuild’s Waste Zone.

To listen to the full podcast click on the banner bellow.

DUNCAN BAKER-BROWN FEATURED IN THE ARCHITECTS JOURNAL

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Prior to Futurebuild 2019 next week, BBM’s Duncan Baker-Brown has been featured in the Architects Journal and has spoken on his role in curating this year’s Waste Zone. In his interview with the AJ Duncan discusses the progress made in partnership with the University of Brighton on his research into use of bio and waste materials in the construction industry. Also If you are interested in finding out how architects can help design buildings as material banks of the future and turn the rubble into profit, make sure you click in the link to the full article below.

Duncan Baker-Brown: ‘There’s money to be made in reusing existing buildings’ in this weeks Architects Journal here:

WASTE HOUSE FEATURED ON BBC ONE

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Air time: Wednesday 20th of February at 09:15 AM

Following Margherita Taylor’s visit to the Waste House in December last year, we are happy to announce that Waste House will be featured in the upcoming episode of Countryfile Diaries airing tomorrow at 9:15 on BBC One. The Waste House segment focuses on how recycled, repurposed and bio materials in built environment could potentially help tackling UK’s housing and landfill crisis. Countryfile Diaries will also be looking at progress on the live research happening at Waste House in partnership with Local Works Studio.

More information on the Waste House can be found here
The episode can also be streamed here

DUNCAN BAKER-BROWN ON BBC RADIO 5

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Full interview from the 5th of December 2018 available below

Earlier this month Duncan was interviewed live on BBC Radio 5. He discussed the progress of his current research project taking part at the University of Brighton’s Waste House.  The investigation into re-use of bio and textile materials  as a part of Sustainable Bio & Waste Resources for Construction (SB&WRC) and INTERREG VA France (Channel) England The Waste House has incorporated new recycled and reused materials into the building fabric.

‘The Waste House is almost entirely made from thrown away materials most of which were heading for landfill or incineration. Materials used in the construction include toothbrushes, denim jeans, dvd cases, floppy discs, carpet tiles and construction waste. These materials have now been joined by used duvets from The University of Brighton’s halls of residence which are being used as insulation. Whilst oyster shells from the critically acclaimed English’s oyster bar have been mixed with waste aggregates from a neighbouring building site (Preston Barracks) to form wall tiles.”

 

The full interview can be listened to by clicking the link below: