Environment

Structural Steel Reuse Protocol

There is an increasing awareness of the potential environmental benefits of using salvaged structural steel sections, otherwise known as reuse steel, from old buildings, principally in terms of reduced green house gas emissions.

27 January 2009

There is an increasing awareness of the potential environmental benefits of using salvaged structural steel sections, otherwise known as reuse steel, from old buildings, principally in terms of reduced green house gas emissions. Furthermore, steel buildings designed with end-of-life reuse in mind have the potential to be profitably mined for future reuse upon demolition rather than be an expensive liability for the building owner.

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Allistair Fussel