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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jonathan Prynn

Pioneering City office block uses "materials passports" technology to stop waste

CGI of Edinca building Fetter Lane - (Mace)

A new net zero office building in the City will pioneer the use of “passports” that will make it easier for all the materials used in its construction to be used again in the future to reduce carbon emissions.

The recently completed 12 storey building at 100 Fetter Lane uses QR codes to log information about its steel, facades, flooring, floor slabs and substructure so their life is extended long beyond the lifespan of the structure itself.

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