Sir Robert McAlpine achieved significant material reuse through collaboration on 2 Finsbury Avenue construction project
2 Finsbury Avenue is a large mixed-use construction project and is part of the wider Broadgate Campus in the City of London. It will consist of two towers, 38 and 23 storeys high, providing 70,000 sq ft of office and retail space. The client British Land sees sustainability and the circular economy as key drivers […]
Preventing Unnecessary Recycling of New and Nearly New Lighting Equipment
Recolight sometimes gets asked to recycle brand new LED lights, when the members of our compliance scheme have unsold, remaindered stock. We now have a well established procedure to divert these away from recycling, and instead we make them available to charities and needy families. This reduces their energy bills, reduces carbon emissions, and reduces waste. Commit We signed the pledge because it captures our vision of […]
From Surplus to Social Impact: Delivering Circular Lighting Through Reuse, Carbon Reduction and Community Benefit
Donate-A-Light is a UK-based social enterprise that captures surplus and end-of-line LED lighting products from manufacturers and redirects them to charities, hospices, care providers and community organisations (for FREE). Instead of being recycled or sent to landfill, these products are reused in real projects—delivering immediate environmental and social value. To date, over 11,000 lighting products have been saved, saving more than 70,000 kgCOâ‚‚e of […]
From Empty Buildings to Community Homes: A Pilot Model for Adaptive Reuse as Social Housing
From Empty Buildings to Community Homes: A Pilot Model for Adaptive Reuse as Social Housing Converting underused historic and heritage buildings into permanent affordable housing. Starting with Canute’s Palace (Grade I listed warehouse, Southampton), this pilot demonstrates how adaptive reuse — whether heritage, industrial, or commercial buildings — can prevent demolition, reduce waste, and create […]
Orms’ Home from Home: A retrofit-first fit-out, from first principles to product passports
Orms prioritised reuse and design for disassembly through thoughtful collaboration in our retrofit first office fit-out, while also demonstrating reuse doesn’t have to look ‘recycled’. Commit Orms seeks to develop sustainable architecture that responds to historic and cultural contexts.We are honoured to be signatories of the pledge, reinforcing our commitment to best practice in terms of circularity […]
Trailblazing Steel Reuse
Material reuse is central to circularity in construction, but commercial viability often presents an obstacle. Commit Our commitment to Circularity in Practice is the ultimate fit for our ethos: carbon-driven engineering with positive commercial outcomes. Through engaging early with the client, our team could develop their idea into action. A small project that had a […]
Proactive Preservation through Circular Initiatives
Communication and planning are key to identifying opportunities and turning them into a sustainable reality. At South Molton, the ambitious retrofit project had even more ambitious sustainability goals – a relationship-led partnership with Grosvenor meant reusability capitalised on its potential. Commit Circularity is a reflex – it drives our work on complex London projects, showcasing […]
Circularity by Design
After making our Circularity in Practice commitment, The Acre – a ‘retrofirst’ transformation of a 240,000m3 icon in London’s West End allowed circular economy principles in engineering to take centre stage. With goals to become a sustainable mixed-used space, circularity was designed into the scheme from its foundations. Commit Being invited to participate in the […]
Returning office furniture to new condition for multiple lives
Rype Office creates beautiful offices with remanufactured furniture and gives unwanted furniture further lives – saving money, resources, carbon emissions, and waste. Commit Rype Office signed the pledge as soon as we learned about it because the Circular Economy saves money, natural resources, carbon emissions and waste. We hope the pledge initiative will help to […]
SUEZ, in partnership with the GMCA, developed the largest reuse facility.
The Renew Hub is a pioneering initiative designed to tackle waste, reduce consumption, and keep materials in use by repairing, refurbishing, and reselling items that would otherwise go to waste. Commit SUEZ was one of the first signatories of the pledge having long been committed to re-use and repair, not just because it’s part of […]