February 2023
Approval of Schedule 3 in England
DEFRA have recently announced the approval of Schedule 3 of Flood and Water Management Act 2010. But what does this mean and what are the implications for developers and designers?...
September 2022
What’s Stopping us from Replacing our Kettles?
Considering the issues around whether or not to replace a household appliance could help us communicate better with clients, writes Anna Beckett In a recent speech Boris Johnson suggested that...
July 2022
Earth Overshoot Day 2022
Today, the 28th July 2022, marks the date that us humans are now using the earth’s ecological resources and services 1.75 times faster than our planets ecosystem can regenerate it,...
July 2022
Net Zero Panel Discussion
Net Zero Design Challenges With Industry Specialists Matteo Attanasio our Head of Sustainability at Symmetrys, is speaking on a panel for Meshwork by Mesh Energy next Wednesday at 12pm on...
June 2022
Updated Steel Reuse Guidance
See below our updated steel reuse newsletter which now includes some important updates regarding CE marking requirements. We will continue to update this as our journey continues. Download the document...
May 2022
Consider Super-Structure Options
This is fashionable topic, and rightly so. Often the learning curve of the construction industry gets compared to the learning curve of the automotive industry, which clearly clarifies the significant...
April 2022
Reduce Carbon in the Substructure
In the market we talk a lot about carbon savings in the superstructure but very little time is spent having a similar conversation with the substructure. It is industry standard...
April 2022
Make the ‘Must Have’ Item One You’ve Already Got
Sustainability in all things is key to how we work at Symmetrys. In #6 of Velocity we highlighted the difficulty faced with trying to recycle old Lycra cycling (and other...
March 2022
Don’t Demolish, Refurbish
This can feel counter-intuitive as we are often “talking ourselves out of a job”. Refurbishments are often a more cost-effective, more carbon efficient and socially accepted solution than demolition. For...
February 2022
Steel Reuse – Guidance Document
Please download our Steel Reuse Guidance Document here: Steel Reuse Summary Or scan the barcode below: Watch a recording of our webinar here:
December 2021
Steel Reuse Webinar
A huge thank you to everyone who attended our webinar on the reuse of steel – we hope you enjoyed it and learnt something new. If you have any further...
November 2021
Pushing Boundaries in the Reuse of Steelwork
We can’t keep making stuff. Wouldn’t it be good if we could take apart an old building and reassemble those materials somewhere else, as something different? The 3 ‘R’s now...