New Good Practice! Reuse and recycling in public buildings

What can you do after demolishing a gymnasium and school complex?

Region Sud not only had an idea but it also managed to convince the city of Six-Fours in France to sign a green deal and give life to this idea. This is how Six-Fours built a kindergarten, elementary school, school restaurant, and medical center reusing and recycling inert waste streams from the former gymnasium and school complex.

An architect, aided by a circular economy project manager, incorporated specific circular economy requests into the public procurement process. A detailed resource assessment identified materials for reuse and recycling, including furniture, ceiling slabs, a gas boiler, stone rubble, electrical equipment, and sanitary ware. Some items were reused on site, while others were recovered by local associations and residents.

In total, more than 2,000 tonnes of inert waste were reused and recycled on site!

Learn more about the deconstruction process and the approach followed in our Good Practice.