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Approved Document B ConsultationThe government’s review of Approved Document B proposes a height threshold that would push structural timber out of buildings above 11m unless a full fire-engineered case is made. We are concerned that the proposals represent a retrograde step at precisely the moment the construction sector needs to be moving in the opposite direction. The reuse, retention and extension…
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One year on – why engineers must lead on reuseOne 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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AJ Retrofit Live 2025
Why aren’t we reusing more?Here’s some of the key messages from the talk that Anna Beckett and Gareth Atkinson gave on behalf of The Engineers Reuse Collective at the Architects’ Journal Retrofit Live conference last week.
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News:IStructE Annual Academics Conference 2025
Andy Yates presented at the The Institution of Structural Engineers’ Annual Academics Conference, sharing an industry perspective on how we can embed reuse into everyday engineering practice.
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IStructE Young Engineers Conference 2025Anna Beckett and Andy Yates presented at The Institution of Structural Engineers’ Young Engineers Conference on the topic of ‘Thinking Differently’.
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News:Structural Engineers Declare Webinar
Andy Yates presents an introduction to The Engineers Reuse Collective at the Structural Engineers Declare webinar in February 2025.
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News:Six UK engineering firms join forces to launch The Engineers Reuse Collective
Six major UK engineering firms have launched The Engineers Reuse Collective (tERC), a not-for-profit group committed to accelerating reuse in the built environment to support the transition of the UK’s construction industry to Net Zero Carbon. The first of its kind, the group convened due to growing concern about the climate crisis and the collective…