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Trash to treasure - how to use recycled materials to their advantage, and when not to
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Mate, KJH, Trash to treasure - how to use recycled materials to their advantage, and when not to, How to Rethink Building Materials: Creating Ecological Housing for the Designer, Builder and Homeowner, CL Creations, D Clarke (ed), Australia, pp. 30-31. ISBN 978 0 98054 298 1 (2014) [Other Book Chapter]
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Abstract
Salvaging objects from one product and transforming them into another has been
done for millennia. Done well, it can not only be fun and an inspiration, it can also
dramatically improve the sustainability of buildings and interiors. The following guiding
principles explain what is a good re-use and what is not.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Other Book Chapter |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | sustainable materials, interior design, building materials and waste, furniture, materials selection |
| Research Division: | Built Environment and Design |
| Research Group: | Architecture |
| Research Field: | Interior Design |
| Objective Division: | Construction |
| Objective Group: | Construction Materials Performance and Processes |
| Objective Field: | Construction Materials Performance and Processes not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Mate, KJH (Ms Kirsty Mate) |
| ID Code: | 93301 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Deposited By: | Architecture |
| Deposited On: | 2014-07-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2014-07-25 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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