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Case Study:
Animal Studies CentreRead more: Case Study:The Animal Studies Centre demonstrates how deep structural refurbishment transform a twentieth-century building into a high-performance education facility while retaining embodied value.
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Neighbourhood NorthRead more: Case Study:Neighbourhood North is a clear demonstration of how structural retrofit can unlock the value of existing commercial buildings while delivering substantial carbon and performance benefits.
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30 Cleveland StreetRead more: Case Study:30 Cleveland Street demonstrates how an early twentieth-century steel-framed office building can be refurbished and extended while retaining its primary structural system and architectural character.
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10 Greycoat PlaceRead more: Case Study:10 Greycoat Place is a six-storey former warehouse in Westminster, retained and extended rather than demolished, delivering contemporary commercial office space while preserving the embodied value of the existing structure.
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New Olympia HouseRead more: Case Study:New Olympia House demonstrates how an existing historic structure can be refurbished and adapted for new use through targeted structural intervention and repair.
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Hay CastleRead more: Case Study:Hay Castle is an example of large-scale, retention-led structural engineering applied to a scheduled ancient monument with nearly a millennium of layered history.
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Bromley Old Town HallRead more: Case Study:The conversion of Bromley Old Town Hall demonstrates how two listed civic buildings, long in decline, can be brought back into active use through careful structural retention, targeted repair and sensitive adaptation.
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Bradford LiveRead more: Case Study:Bradford Live is a compelling example of repair-led structural engineering, demonstrating how careful investigation and targeted intervention can revive a highly degraded historic structure.
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Event:
Talking Reuse: Regenerative Design
4 June 2026: London (and online)Read more: Event:Join us for an engaging session where we learn about inspiring regenerative design and build project experiences. Come and hear Joel De Mowbray (Yes Make and Tipping Point East) and Flynn Simpson (Engenuiti) present on their experiences of regenerative design and build projects.
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Talking Reuse x NSQ: The Client’s Perspective
29 April 2026: London (and online)Read more: Event:Join us for a panel discussion where forward-thinking clients and agents share candid reflections on their experience of reusing building materials, assets and components on projects. MEMBERS ONLY
Talking Reuse x NSQ: The Client’s Perspective
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Resources:
The Reuse HierarchyRead more: Resources:The Reuse Hierarchy provides a clear, evidence-based framework for decision-making, prioritising retention, repair, and refurbishment of existing structures over more invasive and disruptive interventions.
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Opinion:
Collaboration among engineers is the key to changeRead more: Opinion:Anna Beckett believes that as structural engineers we must learn to share our experiences, innovations and failures more openly if the pace of sustainability change is to accelerate.
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News:
One year on – why engineers must lead on reuseRead more: News:One year since launching, James Morgan describes the genesis of The Engineers Reuse Collective and explains how the organisation is building knowledge and helping engineers to advocate for greater reuse across the industry.
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Opinion:
Change mindsets:
Waste less; reuse moreRead more: Opinion:Andy Yates suggests behavioural science models offer a framework to enable engineers to shift mindsets towards a reuse-first approach.
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Opinion:
Rethinking ‘best practice’ in a circular construction economyRead more: Opinion:Tom Webster believes a textbook approach to design is an impediment to wider reuse, arguing that the profession must place more value on the actual performance of reused components.
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Event:
Talking Reuse – Reusing Assets
18 March 2026: LondonRead more: Event:Join us for a focused event where engineers share real project examples of reusing existing assets – from bits of steel and facades to MEP equipment – and what it takes to make reuse work in practice.
Talking Reuse – Reusing Assets
18 March 2026: London