Six leading UK engineering practices have come together to establish The Engineers Reuse Collective (tERC), a not-for-profit group aimed at advancing reuse in the built environment as part of efforts to transition the construction sector towards Net Zero Carbon.

According to the UK Green Building Council, the built environment is responsible for approximately 25% of the UK’s carbon emissions, with embodied carbon accounting for about one-third of this total. The group seeks to address these issues by promoting reuse as a critical component of reducing carbon emissions.

The founding firms – Buro Happold, Civic Engineers, Elliott Wood, Heyne Tillett Steel, Webb Yates Engineers, and Whitby Wood – have formed the collective with support from The Institution of Structural Engineers. Andy Yates, former director of Webb Yates Engineers, is leading the initiative, which aims to align engineering practice with circular economy principles and reduce the carbon footprint of construction projects.

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