Developer GPE targets 40% of reused building materials

Great Portland Estates is vowing to use at least 40% of reused materials on new construction sites and major refurbishments.
The developer will start measuring the percentage of reused materials on jobs from next April using its newly developed ‘Circularity Score’.
The target will then rise to 50% for jobs starting after 1 April 2030 and 60% circularity on all new schemes by 2040.GPE has been pioneering circularity on schemes like 30 Duke Street, St. James’s where 1,700 tonnes