Upcycling commercial buildings – Circular Economy at a whole new level

ByLeigh Baker December 15, 2022January 18, 2024

I loved the detail in this recent article on upcycling a Sydney office tower. The list of financial AND environmental benefits – from increased floor space and construction time savings to reduced greenhouse gas emissions – was heartening.

Have you noticed that when you’re sensitised to a subject, you start finding resources everywhere?

I’m not even sure what online trail I followed, but while I was exploring the subject, I found a Google paper on
Accelerating the Circular Economy through commercial deconstruction and reuse

So together you have a real world example of building upcycling along with more information. Enjoy!

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Flowers, oysters and regenerative thinking in action

ByLeigh Baker July 25, 2017January 23, 2023

There have been some fascinating examples of regenerative thinking in action through my Inbox recently. Here are a few that illustrate the great ways that rethinking systems and technologies delivers profit, community benefit and environmental benefit.

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Meet the bottom up revolutionaries of Yackandandah

ByLeigh Baker March 15, 2019January 23, 2023

Innovation comes up from the bottom and in from the sides. Local innovators in Yackandandah are leading a quiet revolution (or two).

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Bottom up community action on renewable energy

ByLeigh Baker April 8, 2020January 23, 2023

I’ve been watching the good folk of Yackandandah developing energy independence for years. It started when I first saw cute “golden yaks” on fences in this quiet country village when visiting family there.