From construction to deconstruction: How to create a building disassembly plan

From construction to deconstruction: How to create a building disassembly plan

Nothing lasts forever, even in construction. When a building is torn down, the result is usually a lot of rubble sent to landfill. This expert says it doesn’t have to be that way.Joe Karten, Head of Sustainability and Social Impact at construction firm Built, wants engineers to begin planning a project’s afterlife from the moment of its conception.“We design buildings to be put up once and stay there forever, but we know buildings don’t last for…