Capturing components and materials at the end of a building’s use phase requires a conscious decision at the design stage
so that the building is seen not only as an aesthetic and functional entity
the building could become redundant in the foreseeable future
The municipality therefore decided to commission a building with a fixed service life of 20 years
responded to the municipality’s needs by designing a Lego-like structure where 90% of the materials could be dismantled and reused after 20 years
and instead the construction favoured high quality prefabricated timber elements
with design tweaks introduced by the supplier
The materials that are used for construction have the potential to be very long lasting
as evidenced by the countless historic buildings that make up our built environment
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component or material to remain functional and relevant when used as intended.
more commonly when a structure is no longer needed
the potential longevity and residual value are not realised because the structure is not easily de-constructed
and therefore materials cannot be economically recovered to be used in future buildings
from the outset the building was designed for future reusereuseThe repeated use of a product or component for its intended purpose without significant modification
Furthermore the whole structural assembly was recorded in a material passport (see below)
turning it into a raw material depot for future buildings
Reduced carbon emissions – circular approaches to the built environment, such as reuse, could reduce emissions associated with buildings by 38%.
According to the contractor BAM, the design of the Brummen Town Hall guarantees that building materials will have 20% residual value at the end of the building life
The modular construction method also significantly reduced the construction period
Brummen Town Hall received the world’s first materials passport that records information related to the building’s materials
In this way the Town Hall has exceeded its primary function becoming
A material passport provides two key things:
It acknowledges that a material exists in a particular structure (e.g. a ship, or a building) and therefore has a value.
It identifies the most useful future destination.
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The ferrari and bmw cs styling are very similair if anyone noticed
yes thanks for pointing that one out lol they just bout hte same in the back only the exsaust differants them.And P.S
yes it is wrong what you said bout the bmer but i got a 77 320 which plan to drop on adjustable suspension and banded steels and it's my tow car for my ae86 trueno coupe
Have any pictures of the Lagonda in the second picture
"Is it weird to immediately picture this car rolling on BBS wheels and bags with sparks flying out from the rear?"Yep
unless you have a thing for ruining beautiful classic cars
This looks like a cool place to check out during my time off
will you be attending at the 100% tuning show this weekend in Ahoy
and the 'horn press overkill' on the Toyota Celica ST steering wheel - wicked!
and i can't believe you can't get used to the Alfa Romeo Sprint Zagato.
they are awesome as shown with this example
i've driven past it a few times over the years
I'm loving that 2000 Tii Touring in orange
any chance you have a few more pictures of it
Several of these classics are from Portugal
Look at the plates that are black with white numbers and letters
Don't forget to mention the RSR 3.0 is also a replica I check out their website often
I might check out the Fiat Dino (with Ferrari engine) there some time.
I really like the two Mercedes convertibles
I've seen this gallery in fifth gear TV show:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mEFadqk9VYlook at 3.35 the backyard magazine
Speedhunters is an international collective of photographers
writers and drivers with a shared passion for uncovering the world's most exciting car culture stories
neo-classical brick palace has been luring customers to Brummen every day since its opening in 2000
insisting that the cars are the real stars
the acquisition of such cars comes after years of desire
So it's important that there's a suitable and professional framework for the purchase.”
Aaldering has spent over 30 years in the classic car business and much of his experience has been passed on to his son
with whom he jointly manages The Gallery today
there is also an in-house professional workshop
where eight experienced mechanics not only inspect and repair
The dedicated auto-parts section of the workshop provides the mechanics with a vast stock of spare parts to rely on and potentially to speed up repairs.
including famous marques such as BSA and Norton
Other facilities include a shop offering automobilia and accessories
The Gallery Brummen is situated on the N348 between Arnhem and Zutphen
Whether you are planning on buying a car or simply want to go and walk among the countless classics
we’d strongly encourage you to visit at least once.
Photos: © Steve Hall for Classic Driver
Classic cars and motorcycles for sale at The Gallery Brummen can be found in the Classic Driver Market.
Anna Van Brummen '17 (second from right) and Katharine Holmes '17 (right) with their medals at the 2017 World University Games
WUG teammate Barbara Vanbenthuysen is second from left
Nixon Earn Silver at World University Games August 23
- Anna Van Brummen considered leaving the sport of fencing several years ago but now she will compete for Team USA in the Olympics
The 26-year old is a replacement athlete meaning that she will compete in the team Epee event but not individually
Van Brummen is optimistic that the team will bring back a medal from Tokyo
"Two years ago the team won World Championships and this season we have come in third twice
so there is a very good chance that we can come home with a medal and that is what we are aiming for," she said
Van Brummen took a brief break from fencing after she failed to qualify for the 2016 Olympics
However she realized that she loved the sport but had to stop putting so much pressure on herself
She followed her worst year of competition with an incredible performance in 2016
Van Brummen won gold at the Suzhou World Cup becoming the only modern U.S
women to win first place in Epee at a World Cup
Epee fencing allows for full body contact compared to foil and sabre fencing
In 2017 she won the individual NCAA Epee as a senior at Princeton
Following Princeton Van Brummen earned her master's degree in geophysics at ETH Zurich
She and her boyfriend moved to Santa Barbara and Van Brummen works as an environmental consultant for the company Blue Tomorrow
She has been training at Presidio Fencing Club and has a coach in Los Angeles as well
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A circular economy means being able to reuse a building’s components to build
Two projects in the Netherlands are leading the charge towards truly recyclable structures
Planet Earth works as a ‘circular metabolism’ or ‘closed loop’
where ‘waste’ from one system is ‘food’ for another
In other words there is no such thing as waste in the natural world
humans have practised a different mode of existence
namely a ‘linear economy’ where we take material and make it into things and then throw them away – perhaps only moments later
Humans are are the only species to process raw materials into stuff that is difficult or even impossible to unpack back into raw materials again
The consequence of this is visible to all of us as rubbish in landfill sites
or old smart phones left in our kitchen drawers – all dumb products or materials with no end of life strategy – all part of the human-made geological epoch known as The Anthropocene
Projects addressing the massive challenges of turning linear metabolisms onto circular systems are discussed in the final ‘Step 4’ published in my Re-Use Atlas
Buildings designed to these principles are ‘material stores for the future’
Products are ‘designed for re-manufacture’; but crucially
where BMW claims its cars are 80% recyclable
they are not recyclable into more BMW cars
In a circular economy they will be a resource for future cars
Two recent RAU Architects building projects that are worth considering are both in The Netherlands
They are the new HQ for Alliander in Duiven
which involves the re-working and extension of existing buildings
and a new-build extension to Brummen Town Hall
Both projects are extensions to existing buildings
although the latter has the added challenge of conservation of a designated monument
The original town hall in Brummen was designed as a stand alone villa in 1890
As with many municipal buildings the original fabric had been altered and extended to such an extent as to almost obliterate the original valuable architectural heritage
RAU Architects’ approach was to restore the original fabric of the villa using materials that matched the original 19th century specifications which support the idea of designing for re-manufacture to ensure that it was clear to discern this from the new additions surrounding it
It should be noted that materials from the original extensions were mostly ‘re-manufactured’ – that is
stone was crushed and the block work used for the facade of the basement
The new extension is designed to use as little material as possible
This all helps reduce the initial ecological footprint of the development and allows for simple dismantling at the end of the building’s life
This approach also reduced construction time significantly
is the design of the new timber columns and beams
They have been designed as popular sections and lengths to ensure the widest options for re-use at the end of their life at Brummen Town Hall
They are not designed for the specific situation on site
Many other components and materials used on site are ‘Cradle to Cradle’ certified
which means that during their whole lifecycle they have a minimum environmental impact
The lighting and flooring are on the Turntoo-type lease agreements mentioned in previous articles
The second RAU Architects project is its headquarters building for energy network company Alliander in Duiven
At first glance this looks like a brand new building
However it is actually another retrofit and extension of an existing structure
an overcrowded 30-year-old office building
It was originally designed to accommodate 600 people but the new brief asked for facilities to be expanded to make room for 1,500 people
On this occasion the original buildings are not immediately apparent
have had an additional layer or ‘skin’ of second-hand low-grade timber overlay
This provides additional insulation which reduces heat loss and gain
The timber has been ‘cooked’ or heated up in a controlled environment
which adds to the material’s weatherproofing
the insulation used with this new layer of cladding was made from shredded clothing
A new roof over-sails both the original and new enclosed accommodation
allowing for well light communal social spaces and environmental ‘buffer zones’
Large windows open onto a new central atrium
helping create better levels of natural ventilation
and increased levels of natural light and therefore greater levels of wellbeing
RAU says that despite what appears to be a wholesale rebuild
the following statistics make this an unusual construction project:
Second-hand salvaged timber was specified for the new-build elements as well as the retrofit elements
Re-use on the site included concrete and steelwork stripped out of some of the existing buildings
The steel structure for the new mega-roof was designed with the help of a roller-coaster construction company which has experience in designing with a minimal amount of material
The resulting structure was 30% lighter than normal
using 35% less material and allowing for disassembly at the end of the building’s life
‘Raw material passports’ are given to all materials supplied to this development
RAU says this will ensure that the potential for this building to be a material depot for future developments will be met
systems and knowledge to support an authentic circular system
RAU Architects appears to have ensured that this building will in time become a valuable material resource for future generations who may not have access to the raw materials we tend to take for granted today
in 2010 Rau formed ‘Turntoo’ together with Sabine Oberhuber
a company dedicated to working on new ‘circular’ business models
The company now develops ‘closed loop’ systems; products and services for private and public organisations that it hopes will ‘facilitate the continuity of life on Earth’
Its ambition is to develop an open network of companies that act as ‘closed loop’ suppliers for its architectural projects
the buildings can be considered as ‘material depots’ for future schemes
Turntoo has also created the concept of ‘material passports’ for second-hand material flows and components
By researching a particular waste source Turntoo adds value to it: ‘information turns waste into valuable material’
A material passport is a fascinating concept that will document all the materials used in a building
categorised by their exact specification including level of toxicity
and their ability to be dismantled for reuse or recycling
Perhaps the most famous partnership Turntoo has developed is its ‘circular lighting’ concept with Philips Lighting
they lease the appropriate lux level for the function required
Leasing lux for 10 or 15 years instead of buying light fittings puts the responsibility for the maintenance
and disposal of said fittings firmly with the manufacturer
The idea is that this will encourage far greater levels of corporate responsibility
as manufacturers will have to deal with the light fittings at the end of their functioning life
perhaps they will be more inclined to design them for re-manufacture: perhaps they will consider their products as a material resource to re-use in the future
Many ‘pathfinder’ designers have had to invent systems
Michael & Patty Hopkins developed hi-tech
prefabricated steel and neoprene cladding systems for their early buildings
because the established supply chain couldn’t deliver on their futuristic designs
Turntoo critically unpacks conventional procurement methods
contracts with suppliers and maintenance agreements
Rau Architects has established a reputation as an imaginative architect testing ideas of sustainable development
it is with Turntoo that it has the potential to create the mechanisms (specifications and contractual agreements) and crucially the new concepts (leasing products
buildings as material stores) that the design and manufacturing industries need if we are to start changing well established unintelligent linear processes into genuine circular closed loop systems
So is the architecture community up to this task of designing for re-manufacture
Although it is still a peripheral occupation
consultancies such as The Agency of Design
together with academics such as my colleague Professor Jonathan Chapman and Professor Dirk Hebel of ETH Zurich
and of course The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the RSA
are all making progress testing this concept
While researching my book I was struck how many multinational organisations were taking these concepts very seriously
are all putting the weight and reputation of their brands behind the concept of closed loop systems
and crucially they are making money from proving that there is no such thing as waste
Architect Duncan Baker-Brown is author of The Re-Use Atlas: A Designer's Guide Towards a Circular Economy
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The owner of a Paihia store hit by a donation box thief is giving $250 to the charity to make sure sick kids don't miss on help as a result of the crime
A man stole a Kidney Kids donation box containing up to $60 from the counter of the Paihia Four Square
a store worker recognising him a short time later at another shop and alerting the police
An off-duty officer found the alleged thief and arrested him
then chased him across Paihia when he ran off
The thief was believed to have spent most of the money on cigarettes and alcohol
Four Square owner-operator Scott Jackson said he would donate $250 to the charity so it wouldn't end up out of pocket
We deal with theft - it comes with the territory of being a retailer - but when it's a charity that really cuts deep
Jackson praised the "outstanding" police officers
She was off duty but just jumped into action
She is a model of what a police officer should be," he said
Kidney Kids chief executive Keith Mackenzie said he was grateful to Paihia Four Square
which was a long-term supporter of the charity
and to those who gave chase and caught the culprit
The charity supported about 450 children and their families
"You get very upset when you hear about incidents like this
It's hard to believe that anyone is that much of a lowlife to steal a donation box from a charity," he said
and don't understand the needs those kids have."
The donation would be particularly valuable now because the charity's income had all but dried up during the Covid-19 lockdown
and was not expected to recover for the next six months
so it was able to continue work that was now more important than ever
because children with kidney conditions were at greater risk from infections such as Covid-19
"Anyone who has chronic kidney disease will have a had a transplant
which means they're on immune-suppressant drugs for the rest of their lives
and they have to be extra cautious," Mackenzie said
adding that donation boxes were not the charity's biggest revenue stream
and they helped keep the Kidney Kids name in the public eye
has appeared in the Whangārei District Court charged with theft
escaping custody and possession of cannabis
He was allegedly also breaching his bail conditions
WILLEMSTAD - Over 100 psychologists from 22 different countries have come to our island this week to participate in the 4th annual World Conference on Personality Psychology
The event took place at the University of Curaçao
The aim of the conference is to bring together personality psychologists
and policymakers from countries such as Japan
participants also have the opportunity to explore much of our island.
organized in collaboration with the World Association for Personality Psychology (WAPP)
various perspectives on personality within diverse cultures were presented
and discussions were held on how to encourage collaboration across cultural boundaries
The opening ceremony was officially inaugurated by the Rector Magnificus of the UoC
in the presence of the Vice President of the WAPP organization