Should You Dust or Vacuum First?

Faced with a range of issues from slow technological adoption and poor productivity, to a serious level of major incidents and accidents, the construction ecosystem has long been in need of a major transformation.

To facilitate truly sustainable construction, at the end of the building’s life it is important to be able to disassemble it in a safe manner.The design should accommodate reversible connections, ie things that can be undone and dismantled.

This is particularly important in the superstructure, where traditionally the easiest method of deconstructing is to crush the building..The use of bolted connections on steelwork joints is safer as hot trades such as welding are omitted.The connections are also quick and easy for less well skilled labour..

The joints can be unbolted at the end of the building’s life, potentially with the use of temporary propping.It is important that the method statement is considered at design stage so that the assembly and disassembly method are developed concurrently (planning ahead for reuse)..

The disassembly should encourage components to be removed in their entirety.

A high-quality component has more value than its individual parts.and the car throughput spectacularly dives.

commuters know all too well.If we take one or two paracetamol tablets our pain is lessened, ten and we suffer.

fatal liver damage.Too many cooks spoil the broth is a colloquial statement of the same system understanding..