Reusing façade components eliminates the carbon emissions associated with the manufacture of new materials. This is exemplified on the recent refurbishment of 1 Triton Square, London.  

The team carefully dismantled and refurbished over 3,500m2 of façade panels. Cleaned, re-inspected, reinstated the outer unit, including glass and framing, of the double-skin façade was dismantled, cleaned, inspected and reinstalled.  

A key enabler was the access to good record information from the original as-built 1990’s design and the use of predominately dry-fixed connections within the façade system, which avoided the challenges associated with disassembling adhesive connections.  

To minimise emissions further a pop-up factory was setup in Essex to undertake the refurbishment and avoid excessive transportation.

#buildless #circularity

Key Notes

• The existing external skin was dismantled and reused as part of the refurbishment. 
• The reused components reduced the demand for new components. 
• Opportunity enabled by access to original as-built information.