Specifying recycled: understanding UK architects' and designers' practices and experience

Chick, Anne and Micklethwaite, Paul (2004) Specifying recycled: understanding UK architects' and designers' practices and experience. Design Studies, 25(3), pp. 251-273. ISSN (print) 0142-694X

Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2003.10.009

Abstract

This paper presents some of the findings of a funded research project entitled Recycling By Design (Phase 1). The importance of developing new markets for recyclate in the UK is first established. Selected research findings are then presented from a questionnaire survey response obtained from 539 architects and 142 designers, and follow-up interviews conducted with 20 of those respondents. These findings identified that UK architects and designers do not currently specify recycled products or materials, and that there are a range of obstacles to their doing so. A concluding discussion briefly examines the UK Government's current position on addressing such obstacles.

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