John F Hunt Demolition

http://www.johnfhunt.co.uk/demolition/

Reclamation of Site Material for Sustainable Furniture

Published 4 March 2026 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCircular economy Community engagement Engage with community facilities
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This contractor has partnered with social enterprise Prima Materia to turn phased demolition into a circular design programme. During works high-quality timber, metal, stone and glass are salvaged that would otherwise be downcycled or landfilled. Prima Materia’s ex-RCA designers reimagine these materials into a collection of circular furniture for London Design Festival 2025. This reframes demolition from a waste-handling task...
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Recycling Glass On Site

Published 4 December 2023 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCarbon reduction Circular economy
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This contractor’s partnership with Saint-Gobain in the Glass Forever programme is a new approach to sustainable glass recovery. This initiative involves recycling glass directly from their construction sites to create new glass products. The process consists of several key steps to maximise the recovery of glass, including breaking and separating the glass, preventing contamination and storing it in specialised cullet...
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AI Briefing System

Published 4 December 2023 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesDisadvantaged and minority groups support Engagement and commitment from the workforce Facilities designed to accommodate equality and diversity needs Induction and training
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This contractor employed the Synthesia AI avatar system to voice over in house videos using  3D modelled images and animations to visually communicate a variety of systems to the workforce. This is an AI avatar system that can voice over any animated document developed by simply typing the text into the system. The system allows you to choose from over...
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Site Scale Fungal and Bacteria Treatment Trial for PAH Contaminated Soil

Published 24 September 2018 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
CategoriesConserve of resources
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Bacterial treatment of soils lightly contaminated with Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) is an established soil remediation technique and has been undertaken at the Sugar House Island development site. The treatment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) has proved significantly more difficult for the construction industry and material with this classification is typically landfilled. Recent laboratory studies have...
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