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Slide 1
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 2
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 3
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 4
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 5
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 6
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 7
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 8
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 9
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 10
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 11
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 2
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 3
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 4
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 5
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 6
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 7
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 8
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 9
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 10
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo
Slide 11
RECYCLING AND ARCHITECTURE
By Karolina Hoellein
TALKING TRASH
e are programmed to value the most things that are brand new while at the same time
giving no thoughts to what happens to the trash once it is out of our hands. 100 years ago when an object
had reached the end of its life, the parts that still worked would be salvaged to make a new item. No one
thought of this as a “recycling”; it was just how the things were done.
Facts of 21st century are that:
1. People make, use, and throw out a lot of things.
2. All those things have to end up somewhere. That “somewhere” is getting
congested.
3. Big part of that congestion is caused by the stuff that doesn’t even need to be
there, stuff that could be used somewhere else.
When it comes to architecture, building an average home of 2,000 square feet produces 8,000 pounds of
construction waste. 136,000,000 tons construction and demolition waste are removed into landfills in the
United States every year – this is 40% of all landfill total waste.
Obvious conclusion occurs to me: there is a huge need to improve recycling in construction field. It is time
to learn how to reuse and recycle construction materials as well as how to salvage existing buildings.
WASTE FACTS
AND FIGURES
Waste Generation and Recycling in the U.S.
300
Municipal Solid Waste
(in millions of tones)
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
Waste Generation
2000
2005
2007
2008
2009
Maretials Recovery
USA definitely increased intensity of recycling over past 50 years.
The country also TRIPLED the amount of waste generated.
COMPOSITION
OF WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Since buildings are major polluters,
architects have to respond to the
need of times before the nightmare
of our geography books turns into
reality.
The largest component of municipal
solid waste in the U.S. is
construction and demolition debris
(C&D)—from 25 to 50 percent on
average. Building material has 90%
potential of being recycled but, in
practice, only 30% is.
Paper
Yard Waste
Plastics
20%
Food Scraps
40%
Other
5%
7%
8%
20%
BUILDING A HOME
TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ESTIMATED FOR A 2,000 SQ FT HOME
Weight (lb)
Volume
(cu yd)
Solid Sawn Wood
1,600
6
Engineered Wood
1,400
5
Drywall
2,000
5
Cardboard (OCC)
600
20
Metals
150
1
Vinyl (PVC)
150
1
1,000
1
50
0
Other
1,050
11
Total
8,000
50
Material
Masonry
Containers - paints,
caulks, etc.
WAYS TO RECYCLE
ARCHITECTURE
Recycling in architecture can take a place at
various stages and to various degrees:
1. Adapting and reusing existing buildings
2. Salvaging various house components
3. Recycling construction waste
1. ADAPTIVE REUSE
We have a huge amount of existing
building stock and we need to be
smarter about using it.
Old buildings have wonderful
bones from design perspective
They have a lot of materials in
them
They are strong markers of the
industry, aspirations, local
materials, etc.
Reusing them we reduce energy
consumed by processes
associated with a production of
new buildings
Gigantic Coal Gasometers Transformed
into Thriving Communities
2. SALVAGING
Villa Welpeloo is composed in 60%
of salvaged materials
A door removed from one house
can become a door in another
house.
Benefits of this approach:
Great reduction of the energy
and greenhouse gases
emissions associated with
producing and transporting
building materials
Reduction of construction
waste
A way to reach a very high
level of lively aesthetics
(creativity!)
3. RECYCLING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Raw
Material
Manufacture
Use
Use
Discard
Remanufacture
Consolidate
Landfill
Collect
Sort
“Use and throw” approach against Recycling
When we recycle materials, we reduce energy expended by half as compared to
the use of virgin products, because we cut midway through production cycle.
CONCLUSION
Recycling reduces the impact on environment.
Recycling conserves energy and natural
resources.
Possibilities of recycling are infinitive.
Recycling is not only necessity but our moral
responsibility.
REFERENCES
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Aayushi, R., Anand, A., & Joshi N. “Recycling in Architecture.”
Architecture – Time Space and People Sep. 2008
Di Justo, P. “An Introduction to Recycling.” Dwell Feb. 2011
Guevarra, L. (Interviewer) & Ritchie, K. (Interviewee). (Jan. 2009).
“New life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse.” [Interview transcript].
Retrieved from Green Biz Radio Web site:
http://www.greenbiz.com/print/22147
Szita, J., “Harvest Boon.” Dwell Feb. 2011
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2009). Municipal
Solid Waste in United States . Retrieved from://www.epa.gov
AUTHORS OF PICTURES USED IN PRESENTATION
Pham, Diane – Giant Gasometers
Princen, Bas – Garbage City
Seelen, Mark – Villa Welpeloo