Reuse is not recycling
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Insights
What we know, what we think, what we have and what we keep discovering.
Projects, experiences and debates that open the way for reuse in construction. We share what works, what fails and our view on what needs to change.
Knowledge has to circulate too. The transformation of the sector is built together.
Featured · Projects
Caracola: designing with what is available
A house in Canyelles exploring how to build with reclaimed materials and industrial surplus. Their availability, dimensions and qualities guide the project from the very first decisions.
Teide refractory bricks
New refractory bricks that were never used: second-grade surplus from the Teide factory. Over 5,000 units in Calanda (Teruel), from €0.47 each.
What we took away from the III Congrés Catalunya Circular
There is no European model to copy, but there are ecosystems to learn from.
What is a pre-demolition audit
How can we reuse what is already built if we do not know what we have?
Wooden locker doors with brass plates
531 doors from the changing rooms of a Barcelona sports club, with their original numbered plates.
MIQ: when what exists is the inspiration
A terraced house in the old centre of Sarrià transformed on the principles of maximum retention and on-site recovery.
Can it be done here, now?
Every piece ends with the same question. We explain what can be applied today in Catalonia under current regulations, what requires changes and who should make them.