Decarbonising Structures: How to reuse structural building materials to save the money & carbon

Episode 32 - with Gary Elliott from Elliott Wood Partnership.

Engineering a better society

Gary is the Co-Founder and CEO of Elliott Wood Partnership Limited Structural and Civil Engineers and today we extract Gary's innovative ideas, advice and recommendations on how to deliver highly sustainable, healthy and future proof buildings.

At Elliott Wood we know that how you live, work and play will have an impact on happiness and that today the boundaries separating these are blurred. We also know that in 21st century technology, infrastructure, health, education and sustainability all have an enormous, increasing and ever changing impact too. But, people and communities will always remain at the heart of society and by better understanding what holds them together will enable us to engineer a better society.

- Gary Elliott, Founder and Chief Executive

Today's Episode

Today we dive head first into the following topics:

• Full circle to reuse of structures
• Best structural materials for reuse
• Non-intrusive structural surveys
• Benefits of BIM modelling
• Second hand building materials market
• Building structure recycling
• ESG Passports
• Benefits of timber frame & new ground breaking research

Resources

• Full circle to reuse guide - https://online.flippingbook.com/view/915371497/
• Full circle to reuse additional information - https://www.elliottwood.co.uk/latest/full-circle-to-reuse-series-with-penny-gowler
• Structural carbon tool - https://www.elliottwood.co.uk/latest/the-structural-carbon-tool-goes-live
• Manifesto for change - https://www.elliottwood.co.uk/latest/a-manifesto-for-change