NonA Weekly: FROM TRASH TO TREASURE ✨
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Dear readers and friends,
The idea 💡 of “From Trash to Treasure” is gaining traction 📈 in the world of architecture as designers and builders seek to create buildings 🏗️ that are not only functional and aesthetically pleasing 🌟 but also environmentally responsible 🌱. By using recycled ♻️ materials in their designs, architects can reduce 📉 the amount of waste that goes into landfills and minimize the environmental impact 🏭 of construction.
When we think about BUILDINGS 🏙️, we emphasize what sustainable measures can be taken before they’re constructed, and while they’re operating. But what about when a building’s life comes to an end, or when a building needs a significant renovation? 🤔
This PAPER 📝explored the concept of “Re-material”, how solid wastes generated within our urban centres can be sorted, re-used, redesigned, reconfigured, and transformed to become a useful material 🧱 for architecture with minimal processing.
3. RECYCLING ♻️ OF WASTE BUILDING MATERIALS
No matter what building materials are used, we should cherish and make good use of them. Architects can turn TRASH into treasure 🙌 by recycling waste building materials, but it is difficult to recover the resources that have been mined ⛏️.
4. WHEN TRASH BECOMES TREASURE ✨
We need to recategorize ✔️ WASTE as a raw material to begin the transition to a circular economy. “The resources we need are no longer in the ground, but in landfill 🗑️” says Katie Treggiden.
5. ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS MADE OUT OF RECYCLED ♻️ MATERIALS
Recycling as a concept has been around for quite some time, mostly at a micro-scale where individuals 🧍 reduce WASTE and preserve energy. In architecture, recycled and reused materials are slowly ⏳ becoming attractive alternatives to conventional building materials.
6. RESIDENCES 🏘️ USING RECYCLED MATERIALS
Timber, containers, and roof tiles are only a few of the MATERIALS that can be used for different purposes in 📐 architectural projects. Apart from construction 🚧 and demolition waste, it is even possible to incorporate materials that are not specifically related to construction.
7. PERFECT 💪 RECYCLED MATERIALS FOR ALL ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS
Using recycled materials is on the rise 📈 since we realized the negative IMPACT of construction on the environment – buildings actually cause 40 percent of the total carbon emissions. Recycled materials setback this percentage because they demand less raw resources hence less manufacturing 🏭 energy. Moreover, they decrease 📉 the amount of construction waste (a whole another issue! ☢️).
Stay creative and see you all next week! 👋
Daniela
