FCRBE - Facilitating the circulation of reclaimed building elements in Northwestern Europe

Greenbizz II, Brussels (integration)

Encourage diversity

About
Citydev's Design & Build procurement for the development of GREENBIZZ II. The goal is to encourage bidders to take the initiative, integrating reclaimed building materials in the project beyond a pre-determined minimum.

Challenges
mplementation of the strategy to include minimum reuse requirements in the call for tenders and awarding extra points for tenders that exceed this minimum, while making use of targeted (specific) objectives within the context of a Design & Build contract.

BRUXELLES - BE - 2021 - MARCHÉ PUBLIC
Project Size : +- 4500 M2
Type of procurement : Public
Interreg FCRBE partner : Bruxelles Environnement with support of BBRI
Project Manager : Citydev

Photos: Opalis

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Pavillon, Brussels (integration)

Describing an unknown batch in a work contract

About

Joint work contract between Brussels Environment and the municipality of Koekelberg for the renovation and extension of an existing pavilion. The goal is to integrate one or more batches of reclaimed construction products in the work contract.

Challenges

Implementation of the strategy of adapting a standard technical clause to the particularities of reuse for a construction product replicable in Brussels Environment’s future developments. Implementation for a batch of interior design materials.

Materials involved

Reclaimed tiles for floor covering.

BRUSSELS - BE – 2021(22) - Public procurement

Project size : +/- 300 m²

Interreg FCRBE partner: Brussels Environment with the support of BBRI

Project developer: Brussels Environment and Municipality of Koekelberg

Architect: V+

Picture credits: V+

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Cimenterie Delwart, Tournai (extraction)

Contributing to heritage conservation in new housing

About
In the context of the construction of modern and comfortable flats on a century-old industrial site (Delwartcement plant), analysis of the possible reuse of materials existing on site, in particular bricks and natural stone elements. Carrying out an inventory and making integration proposals.

Challenges

To identify and integrate reuse elements in a large-scale real estate project, led by a "Bouwteam" bringing together the promoter, the project designers and the demolition and construction companies. Quickly identify reusable brick batches in a building that has undergone numerous transformations and adaptations over the last century, with variations in materials and methods used.

TOURNAI – BE – 2021 – Private
Project size : L
Interreg FCRBE partner: Confédération Construction withsupport of BBR
Associate partner: BAM GALERE
Project owner: DukaImmo
Architect : Atelier d'architecture Meunier-Westrade srl

Football stadium, Charleroi (extraction)

A reuse inventory to support its ultimate transformation

About

Reuse scenarios of elements from a football stadium that has existed for more than 80 years and is part of the cultural and social heritage of the city. A new stadium will be built out of town in order to meet new standards and minimise disturbance. The current stadium has been extended and converted many times and is made up of a large amount of materials from different periods of time.

Challenges

The city of Charleroi is not certain about the future of the stadium. The assessment of potentially reusable materials allows the involvement of stakeholders and provides a tool that can be used by the city to establish specifications for the design of a future project on the site or in the neighbourhood, in line with the revitalisation of the city.

CHARLEROI – BE – 2021
Project Size: L

Interreg FCRBE partner : Construction Confederation with the support of BBRI

Associate partner : Architectural and Urban Engineering Department of the Polytechnic Faculty of the University of Mons

Fonteinstraat, Leuven (integration)

Upgrading of 3 social housing apartments

About

AGSL renovates 3 studio apartments with a limited budget in a social housing apartment complex at Fonteinstraat. In cooperation with the architect, reuse possibilities of the available materials were looked for in order to integrate them in the project of renovation. Insulation and ventilation is foreseen for the complex and 3 different approaches were planned for the apartments: from Low key to High key, based on the intensity of the spatial redesign and the reuse intensity.

Challenges

How to create a quality home responding to today's standards with a limited budget? How to find sites where to reuse the extracted materials of very low value? How to take into account the existing structure, technical equipment and facade of the apartment complex? How to respond to the ambitions of the developer and architects regarding circular economy within the economic constraint?

LEUVEN - BE - 2021 - Public procurement

Project Size : Small

Interreg FCRBE partner : Confederatie Bouw - BBRI

Project Owner : Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Stadsontwikkeling Leuven

Extension of an office building from SPW, Malmedy (integration)

Late introduction of reused elements in the context of a constrained public tender.

About

Increase of the re-use rate in the context of the transformation and extension project of an office building owned by the Public Service of Wallonia, Department of Agriculture, Branch of Malmédy. Preservation of the existing building structure and construction of new buildings to significantly increase the capacity, comfort and accessibility of the offices.

Challenges

The project was developed without the ambition of reuse. The search for ways to extract and reuse materials on site, or to integrate elements available on the market, comes late in the process. It is necessary to find a way to concretise this new ambition, in a rather constrained public market context, and although the potential for reuse on site seems low.

MALMEDY – BE - 2021 - Public

Project size: S

Interreg FCRBE partner :Confédération Construction with support of BBRI

Project Owner : SPW

De Ideale Woning, Lint (extraction)

Feasebility study of reuse of bricks and roof tiles

About

Social housing organization De Ideale woning is demolishing 28 houses. The houses will make way for a park, but after a few years new social housing and private houses will be built within a new complex. The houses were built in different periods and are in poor condition. The amount of material is high but the quality of the bricks is uncertain.

Challenges

Is it interesting for the developer to carefully disassemble, stock the materials for a long period of time, test their quality and recondition them in order to reuse them in the new buildings? Can these materials pass the quality tests and offer the same guarantee as new ones? Can all these operations compete with the very low price of new materials? How to take into account the uncertainty of the future site planning?

LINT - BE - 2021 - Public procurement
Project Size : L

Interreg FCRBE partner : Confederatie Bouw- BBRI

Project Owner : De Ideale woning

Project Manager : De Ideale woning

Dismantling company : Van Loo Projects

Jules Bordet, Evere (extraction)

Kantoorinrichting en materialen herbestemmen

About

Een kantoorcomplex wordt gerenoveerd tot nieuwe woningen en multifunctionele ruimten. Voor de materialen die nu nog in het gebouw zitten, zoeken we samen met de project ontwikkelaar naar nieuwe bestemmingen binnen hun eigen projecten en het vinden van outlets; herverdelers, scholen

Challenges

De grote hoeveelheden van specieke materialen, maakt het interessant om ze in andere projecten van Democo (in de regio) in te zetten. Timing en kosten en het vinden van de juiste (onder)aannemers is een uitdaging. Voor andere materialen (in goede conditie) is het lastig de geïnteresseerden te vinden.

EVERE - BE – 2021/22 - Private
Project Size : XL

Interreg FCRBE partner : Confederatie Bouw -BBRI

Project Owner : Democo

Reuse operator : Democo

Hertongensite, Leuven (extraction)

Renovation buildings of the former institute of Pathology and surgery

About

The renovation of the buildings of the former institute of Pathology and surgery is part of a large redevelopment project of the city of Leuven. The historical archive of UZ Leuven will turn the buildings into a museum. Together with the head contractor Resiterra we searched for outlets for the materials in good

Challenges

A large variety of materials with reuse potential: Tiles, sinks, radiators, glass bricks ... for which finding a reseller or outlet in the area tended to be very difficult. Timing: The renovation/ demolition had to accelerate because of the world championship cycling passing.

LEUVEN - BE - 2021 - Public procurement
Project Size : XL

Interreg FCRBE partner : Confederatie Bouw- BBRI

Project Owner : Resiterra

Project Manager : Resiterra

Dismantling company : Aclagro

Belgrade, Brussels (extraction)

A tram workshop as a basis to develop a company-wide practice

About

This former tram workshop, owned by the Brussels public transports company STIB, is to be refurbished for mixed purposes, with mainly technical, sanitary and heating equipment to be evacuated. The loose schedule with works starting in 2024 enables to explore various potential solutions for the reuse of these materials and to take the time to learn from the experience to replicate the process on future works on other sites.

Challenges

Is there a potential for internal reuse for the specific technical equipment ? How to find potential buyers or recipients for the equipment which cannot be reused internally ? How to transform the knowledge and experience from a pilot operation into a company-wide practice applied on all refurbishment projects ?

BRUSSELS - BE - 2021 – Public procurement
Project Size : L

Interreg FCRBE partner : CCBC - BBRI

Project Owner : STIB

KeyWest, Brussels (extraction)

Learning through comparison

About

This industrial warehouse is to be deconstructed with the intent to have as much construction materials circulated as possible. An inventory was already established by a reuse operator. The double goal for this pilot was to compare the results from the operator with an inventory performed with the FCRBE, and to have the project owner experiment the method for future use on other sites.

Challenges

How to make the FCRBE methodology relevant compared with the practical way of working from an experienced operator ? What are the opportunities when the project owner and the project contractor are both subsidiaries from the same group ?

BRUSSELS - BE - 2021 - Private procurement
Project Size : M

Interreg FCRBE partner : CCBC - BBRI

Project Owner : BPI

Reuse operator : Batiterre

GREAT BRITAIN

Our Town Hall, Manchester (integration and extraction)

Same-site reuse in historic public town hall

About
Lendlease employed the FCRBE project in becoming a testbed opportunity to disseminate material reuse across the company portfolio. Itaims to shape a reuse strategy to indoctrinate widespread reuse practices, future proof existing reclaimed material stock and regulate material circularity between its building projects.

Challenges
Lendlease highlighted that contractor resistance and uncompromising programming were prevalent challenges that impact the regular use of reclaimed materials across their building portfolio. It was, therefore keen to explore suitable reclamation pathways for identified materials and with the support of the dealer network and FCRBE toolkit, look to same-site and inter-site reuse wherever possible.

Materials involved
Brick, steel, timber

MANCHESTER - UK - 2021
Project Size : XL
Type of procurement : Public
Interreg FCRBE partner : SALVO
Project Owner : Manchester City Council
Project Manager :Lendlease

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Spencer Rise, London (integration)

Reuse driving the design on residential project

About

A domestic renovation project where architect and property owner David Kohn sought a radical approach to reclaiming building materials and was happy for reuse to drive forward the design.

Challenges

DKA was committed to making Spencer Rise an exemplar project to expand the practice’s interest and experience in reclaiming traditional and modern building materials. The challenge was to overcome the logistical barriers and learn how to navigate the reclamation trade.

LONDON - UK - 2021/22 - PRIVATE
Project Size : S
Interreg FCRBE partner : SALVO
Project Owner : David Kohn Architects
Project Manager : David Kohn Architects
Reuse operator : Multiple London Dealers
Dismantling company : n/a

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Slight House, London (integration)

Creative bonding with reclaimed bricks for a new private house

About

As an alternative to the use of new materials, Studio Bark architects opted for reclaimed bricks to clad the façade of a Londonian private house. These bricks are largely available on the reclamation market and were integrated into the design process

Challenges

Finding the right type of reclaimed brick and how to install it.

Materials involved - Bricks

London - UK - 2021 - Private procurement
Project Size : 87 sqm - FCRBE partner : Rotor asbl -
Project Owner : private - Project Manager : Studio
Bark- Brick supplier: London Reclaimed Brick
Merchants - Contractor: ASAP Construction

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Grosvenor, London (integration)

Talking reuse with a large real estate company

About - As part of a refurbishment project in London, real estate company Grosvenor brought together different consultants to study reuse possibilities. Their findings have been communicated to the designers. The consultants pursued their research and enlarged their scope to include more general questions about reuse in the construction industry. They shared their results through guidebooks and webinars.

Challenges - Introduce a major real estate developer to the reuse of building materials.
Guide design offices and consultants in their research. Start from a small-scale project to think about how to implement large-scale strategies.

Materials involved - Bricks, steel structure, roof slates, cast iron radiators, floor tiles, wooden floors.

London - UK - 2021 - Private procurement
Project Size : 400m2 - FCRBE partner : Rotor asbl
Project Owner : Grosvenor Consultants, architects and engineering offices: Arup - Orms - Elliott Wood - HETA - ReLondon

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FRANCE

CNAP, Pantin (extraction)

Dismantling interior elements of an office building for off-site reuse

About

A look back at a dismantling operation dealing with interior finishings of an office building. In order to allow their dismtanling for reuse, an inventory and a collection of the market’s marks of interest is carried out, so that reuse can be included in the demolition works contract.

Challenge

Which batches of materials are of interest to the reuse market? How to set a reuse targetin the works contract?

Materials involved

technical floors, modular partitions, insulation panels, interior doors, carpet, tiles, sanitary facilities...

(Photo credit: Benoit Florenco)

PANTIN - FR -2021 –public procurement

Surface : 4 600 sq.m

FCRBE coordinator : Bellastock

Delegated project manager: Opérateur du Patrimoine et des Projets Immobiliers de la Culture (OPPIC) –

Company in charge of dismantlingand reuse: Réavie

Dance Center, Paris (integration)

Reused hardware for a small interior design project.

About

In this project, a storage space in the ground floor of a Parisian building is converted into a dance center. This is an opportunity for the architect to experiment reuse practice in their design for the first time.

Challenges

Finding the right way to provide a small scale project with reused hardware. Setting proper goals for a first experience. Meeting the needs of a public programme (ERP) .

Materials involved

Lights and doors handles.

(Photo credit: Louise Morin Architecte)

Paris - FR - 2021 - Private procurement

Project size : 350 sqm

FCRBE partner : Rotor asbl

Project Owner : Private

Conception : Louise Morin

Supplier : Rotor Déconstruction

DERECOM, Seine-Saint-Denis (integration)

Deconstruction and reconstruction of modular concrete elements

About

A social landlord initiate a process of deconstruction of concrete structural modules for internal reuse in new housing buildings.

Challenge

In order to prepare the construction project, it was necessary to organize an adapted works contract as wellas a technical assesment procedure.

Material involved -

reinforced concrete

Seine-Saint-Denis (93)

FR - 2021

Public procurement

Surface : 550 sq.m

FCRBE coordinator : Bellastock+ CSTB

Project manager : Seine-Saint-Denis Habitat

Elan Bâtisseur, Rennes (extraction)

Interacting with a demolition contractor to reclaim building elements

About - This operation explored how to step in a building site stripping to reclaim construction elements : by subcontracting with the demolition company, with a free site access to dismantle specific batches, or by organizing the collect of building elements dropped by the contractor. Each procedure leaded to different ways of reuse : donation, sales and internal reuse.

Challenges - Organizing the access to the materials without being formally involved.

Materials involved - partition walls (glazed and solid ones), doors, suspended ceilings, lights, tilt and turn windows, sanitaries, steel radiators, furniture.

Rennes - FR - 2021 - Private procurement
Project size : >3000 sqm
FCRBE partner : Rotor asbl
Project Owner : Neotoa
Deconstruction contractor : Elan Bâtisseur
Conception : 10i2la
Other actors : demolition contractor

Fourmies, Fourmies (integration)

Setting up a framework allowing contractors to be active in the reuse proces

About

The city hall of Fourmies wants to turn an old supermarket into a third place and take this as an opportunity to encourage circular economy. The upgrade of existing elements is prioritized and reused materials are integrated in the new designs.

Challenges

Grasping the opportunities that will show up during the construction work.

Materials involved

Stone cobblestones and borders, concrete industrial slabs.

Fourmies - FR - 2021 - Public procurement

Project size : 1700 sqm (living area)

FCRBE partner : Rotor ASBL

Project Owner : Ville de Fourmies

Conception : Atelier 9.81

Other actors : Design offices : Nortec Ingenierie, Polyexpert Environnement, Etudes Bois du Barrois, Alpes Controles

La Chapelle, Paris (integration)

Reusing an uncommon material on the reclamation market

About

This is not architect Camille Salomon’s first experience with reuse. This operation of housing refurbishment in Paris is an opportunity to go further by integrating a quite uncommon material on the second-hand market : decorative high pressure laminate panels (HPL).

Challenges

Finding batches of HPL in sufficient quantities in the industry. Composing with heterogeneous batches.

Materials

Decorative high pressure laminate panels.

Paris - FR - 2021 - Public procurement

Project size : 1500 sqm

FCRBE partner : Rotor asbl

Project Owner : Paris Habitat

Conception : Camille Salomon & Valentin Cordebar architectes

Photo Credit : Camille Salomon Architecte

La Fabrique des Quartiers, Lille (extraction (2) and integration)

Small scale reuse operations with a high potential of reproducibility

About

The company La Fabrique des Quartiers regenerates ancient housing in a former worker neighbourhoods in Lille metropole.

Challenges

Rethinking the management of the buildings’ end of life. Encouraging the development of the reuse sector. Improving construction practice by developing tools through case studies.

Materials involved

Ceramic tiles, cast iron radiators interior doors, chimney slabs, washbasins.

Lille - FR - 2020/2021 - Public procurement

Project size : Maisons de ville

FCRBE partner : Rotor asbl

Project Owner : La Fabrique des Quartiers

Tiles supplier : Antique déco

Reinsertion company : La Fabrique de l’Emploi

Conception for the project on Sainte Aldegonde street : Atelier Nicolas Pereira

Photo credit : La Fabrique des Quartiers

La Samoa, Nantes (integration)

Rationalise the reuse of road materials within a framework agreement

About

In 2021, urban planning organization SAMOA is implementing for the second time a framework agreement for upgrading the public areas in Nantes island. On that occasion, the organization would like to complete the process by integrating further reused materials.

Challenges

Identifying the reuse sectors able to supply in a constant way important quantities of materials for many years. Incorporating enough flexibility to be able to deal with the unforeseeable aspects of reuse practice in a quite rigid contract. Extending the practices of in-situ reuse to an ex-situ reuse, at an advanced stage of the design process.

Materials involved

Stone and concrete cobblestones, stone lintels, concrete slabs, wood for furniture.

Nantes - FR - 2021 - Public procurement

Project size : Ile de Nantes (337 Hectares)

FCRBE partner : Rotor asbl

Project Owner : La Samoa

Conception : Jacqueline Osty & associés

Photo credit © Atelier Jacqueline Osty

Lanester, Lorient (extraction)

Simple and efficient

About

The project takes place in Lanester, in the region of Britany. The public building owner and the project manager had never done any reuse in their project ; but they showed a great motivation for the approachThe pilote operation relates to a 40 housing building demolition.

Challenges

Save materials from waste by finding the good balance according to the territory capacities and reuse sector. Initiate the process and increase the skills of the stakholders in order to accelerate the change.

LANESTER - FR- 2021 – public procurement
Project Size : M
Type of procurement : public
Interreg FCRBE partner : Bellastock
Project Owner : Bretagne Sud Habitat
Project Manager : Armoën
Reuse operator : Armoën + Bellastock
Dismantling company : on going

Maison des Canaux, Paris (integration)

Maximum Reuse

About Among its many environmental and social objectives, the renovation project of La Maison des Canaux, a 19th-century building, aims to integrate a maximum of reclaimed materials.

Challenge

Search for reclaimed materials for almost all the batches - meet the technical and insurance challenges of a public contract for specific batches(metalstructures) -ensure the traceability of materials on the site.

Materials

Focus : structure métallique - Autres matériaux : bois, pierres, isolants, luminaires, carrelage, textile, palissade de chantier.

PARIS -FR -2021 –public tender

Surface : 1009 sq.m

Project manager : https://passerelle-ecologique.paris/home/les-canaux/

Architect: https://grandhuit.eu/projet/maison-des-canaux/

FCRBE coordinator: Bellastock

Steel construction contractor: General Metal

Supply of the steel structure : Sequano/ Bondy/ Est-Ensemble

Deconstruction contractor: Bouvelot TP

Manufacture des Tabacs, Strasbourg (intégration)

A reused wood panelling for a public project

About

The architects integrated reused materials in this refurbishment project of the former tobacco factory in Strasbourg.

Challenges

Identifying reused materials which are suitable for interior wall cladding. Describing the material and its use in the specifications.

Materials involved Scenography flooring wood panels, Steenschotten wood panels, washbasins, toilets.

Strasbourg - FR - 2020/2021 - Public procurement

Project size : 1600m2

FCRBE partner : Rotor asbl

Project Owner : SERS

Conception: La Générale et Atelier Matthieu Buisson

Projected interior view © Générale et Atelier Matthieu Buisson

Nextmed, Strasbourg (extraction)

Reclaiming early XXth building components popular in the reuse market

About

During the renovation process of a former hospital building, a dismantling operation is set up to extract materials with a good reuse potential. This work is based on an inventory and a survey to collect the interest of the reclamation market. The dismantling operations are included in the demolition works contract.

Challenges

Identifying the reusable batches and finding takers. Including the careful dismantling in the demolition works contract.

Materials involved

Ceramic tiles, framework wood, washbasins, cast iron radiators.

Strasbourg - 2020 - Public procurement -

Project size : 6.200 sqm (flooring)

FCRBE partners : Rotor asbl

Project Owner : SERS

Conception: Richter Architects

Other actors : Demolition and clearing contractor : Lingenheld, environmental advisor : Relais Chantiers

Patxa'ma, Bayonne (extraction)

A collective effort

About
A reclaim dealer needs to develop a tailor made technical protocol to facilitate the reuse of electrical switchboards In this purpose, the dealer triggers a collective work gathering many actors a reclamation dealer, a reuse expert, an electrical controller, a technical center and a lawyer specialized in construction law.

Challenges
How to develop an appropriate technical protocol in order to get a product warranty. Without this warranty, the product cannot be accepted.

Materials involved

electrical switchboards

BAYONNE
FR 2021 private procurement
Surface : 1900 sq.m
FCRBE coordinator : Bellastock + CSTB
reclaim dealer : Patxa’Ma

Port Chemin Vert, Aubervilliers (integration)

1% réemploi

About

Dans le cadre d’un projet de construction de bâtiments de logements sociaux, le maître d’ouvrage et son maître d’oeuvre ont pour objectif de dédier 1% du budget des travaux aux activités de fourniture et d’installation de matériaux en réemploi.

Défis

Quels sont les scenari pour atteindre l’objectif de 1% réemploi ? Comment sélectionner les matériaux et identifier des sources d’approvisionnement ? Comment adapter la conception au réemploi ?

Matériaux

Divers

Aubervilliers (93) - FR - 2021 – marché public
Surface : 4 437 m2
Coordinateur FCRBE : Bellastock
Maître d’ouvrage : Immobilière 3F
Architecte : ITAR
Aménageur : Plaine Commune

Quimper Station, Bretagne Occidentale (integration)

Large scale reuse for a public square project

About

The Gare-Parc urban planning project aims to redesign the train station of Quimper and the surrounding pedestrian area. The public authorities wish to include circular economy in the development of the project.

Challenges

Identifying suppliers able to provide sufficient quantities of reused materials for a long-term design process (2 years). Adapting to the unforeseeable reclamation market supplies in a large-scale project.

Materials involved

Cobblestones, borders, granite lintels, patio wood.

Quimper - FR - 2021 - Public procurement
Project size : < 40.000 sqm
FCRBE partner : Rotor asbl
Project Owner : QUBO (Quimper Bretagne Occidentale)
Conception : Agence Ter
Cultural urbanism : Cuesta

Sanitas, Tours (extraction)

Déconstruction d’immeubles d’habitat collectif en vue du réemploi multi-sites des matériaux

A propos
Un bailleur social organise la déconstruction de plusieurs bâtiments de logements sociaux en vue d’un réemploi hors site. Pour permettre le réemploi, un travail de recherche de chantiers partenaires a été réalisé.

Défis
Quels lots de matériaux présentent un intérêt pour le réemploi? Comment trouver des débouchés pour les matériaux? Comment organiser le marché de deconstruction et stimuler la remise en oeuvre ultérieure des matériaux?

Matériaux
pierres de taille, briques d’ardoise, marches d’escalier, graviers, grilles métalliques, portes intérieures, sanitaires, éléments en bois.

Tours - FR - 2021- marché public
Surface : 16 000 m2
Coordinateur FCRBE : Bellastock
Maître d’ouvrage : Tours Habitat
Entreprise de démolition : Occamat
Entreprise du réemploi: La pierre de Jadis
Acteurs du réemploi : Petit Œuvre + Nexity, Parallèle architecture + Telim, 180°Architecture + La SET, Val Touraine Habitat, August Architectes...

L'Autre Soie, Villeurbanne (integration)

Integrating reuse on a district scale

About

Within the framework of a multi actor
development project , the project owner plans the
integration of reuse in the various real estate
operations (new constructions, renovations ,
demolitions ) and the development of public
spaces in the district.

Défis

How can reuse be integrated at the scale of a city district?

Materials involved: bricks, paving stones, tiles, metal walkways , cast iron radiators , parquet floors , interior doors , sanitary facilities , carpets , concrete walls.

VILLEURBANNE - FR - 2021 – public procurement
Surface : 23 400 m2
FCRBE coordinator: Bellastock
Project manager: SAS l’Autre Soie Est Métropole Habitat
Reuse assistant: Eodd, Mineka