Design for Disassembly Hackathons

As part of the CIRCuIT (Circular construction in regenerative cities) project we challenged students from the University of Brighton to “use design-for-disassembly to build exhibition furniture that lasts over five years”. The focus of the hackathons have been around the creation of modular exhibition display furniture, able to be disassembled […] more »

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Plaster works

In 2021 CIRCuIT partner Clear Village invited GoodWaste, a London based design studio breathing life into discarded materials to join them in a three month hackathon, Urban Mined, with the aim to find diamonds in the rough from London’s demolition waste. Urban Mined researched demolition materials, investigated how well they […] more »

Urban Mined at London Design Festival

For the London Design Festival in September Clear Village exhibited the results of the CIRCuIT Urban Mined hackathon with Good Waste and Other Today alongside other designers from Hackney Depot. The exhibition showcased material samples made from demolition waste – fused glass architectural forms and reprocessed marble like plaster alongside […] more »

Urban Mined Hackathon

As part of CIRCuit, Clear Village organised the Urban Mined Hackathon. A novel response to COVID restrictions, instead of hosting an event with 30 people in a room, we programmed an extended 3 month hack with three designers from Good Waste, Other Today and Batch Space. The elongated timeframe has […] more »

CIRCUIT

Clear Village is a partner in CIRCuIT – Circular Construction in Regenerative Cities – a collaborative project involving 29 ambitious partners across the entire built environment chain in Copenhagen, Hamburg, Helsinki Region and Greater London. Funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme, the project will support the creation of regenerative […] more »

A trip to European Metal Recycling

Last week we had the pleasure of visiting the Canning Town site of European Metal Recycling or EMR and met site manager Tom Fenton to discuss how EMR separates, treats and transports different metal recycling streams.  “A great experience to get a true insight into the sheer scale and complexity […] more »

Circular City Hack

In June Clear Village hosted a successful CIRCuIT City Hack which attracted designers, architects, engineers and built environment experts from around the globe as part of the CIRCuIT circular economy event for#CEWeekLDN2020. The first Circular City Hack which is a part of a series of hackathons in London, explored creative […] more »