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SUMMARY:Material Efficiency in the Built Environment
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DESCRIPTION:Dr Rebecca Hartwell\nA deep understanding of material resource
 s across length- and disciplinary-scales is crucial in tackling key societ
 al challenges in the built environment. From recognising the implications 
 of material selection at the nano-scale through to functionality at a buil
 ding system level\, cycles of use\, perceived value\, and decay. This talk
  describes the application of a comprehensive analysis approach developed 
 to inform design strategies across these length- and disciplinary-scales.\
 nFirstly\, it introduces techniques for analysing value- and eco-systems t
 hrough visualisations of resource- and information-flows between stakehold
 ers. The use of these techniques helps to highlight the underlying bottlen
 ecks in preserving material resources\, for example\, lack of producer res
 ponsibility schemes\, complementary policies\, and nuances in social accep
 tance. Next to this\, the development of a new method and metric\, termed 
 the reclamation potential\, is described. The reclamation potential assess
 ment provides an evidence-based quantitative design tool that evaluates th
 e influence of key design and specification decisions (such as component i
 nterdependencies) on resource use across multiple building lifecycles. The
  applicability of this assessment to real-world projects is explained: thr
 ough its application\, the user can identify “hotspot” materials and i
 nterfaces that impair multi-lifecycle resource efficiency. Lastly\, practi
 cal explorations into new assembly and disassembly techniques for building
  elements are described\, with a focus on architectural glass\; a key cons
 truction material for which there are no widely available substitutes.\nTh
 is approach of investigating resource stocks across length scales serves a
 s a blueprint for informing responsive design (and recovery) strategies th
 at align with national and global decarbonisation scenarios.\n 
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