It is with huge excitement and delight that we are able to announce the launch of the Australian chapter of ‘Don’t Waste Buildings’ . (Photo via BkBook/Shutterstock)

Don’t Waste Buildings…the song…is released! Performed by Jonny Awsum, this little ditty proves to be quite a fun, yet serious, earworm. (Photo of Jonny Awsum by Chris Mathison.)

Don’t Waste Buildings is pleased to release our Retrofit Policy Roundtable Report. We organised a private, invitation-only roundtable, hosted by the Institute of Directors Property and Built Environment Group, on 27th November 2024. We gathered about 50 people representing a cross-section of government and industry to discuss ideas and proposals to achieve the introduction of policy clarity, sensible regulation and financial incentives around retrofit for the real estate and construction industry. Read all about it!

“Futurebuild is what you would get if a wedding, Glastonbury, and the LETI guide had a baby.” Colourful analysis from DWB Emerging Policies Lead, Tania Jennings, who was on site with our own Co-Founder, Will Hurst, at the Futurebuild 2025 exhibition and conference at ExCel in London yesterday. (Photos by Tania Jennings)

How do you bring a fire-ravaged Grade II listed building back to life? That was the question ably answered by another great case study tour from the Don’t Waste Buildings group at Walworth Town Hall on Friday, February 7, 2025. (Story and photos courtesy of Matt Bullivant)

Estelle Dehon KC talks to DWB co-founder, Will Hurst, about the recent changes to the UK National Planning Policy Framework, and that they mean for growth, the building industry and climate change.

Don’t Waste Buildings new West Midlands Chapter held a tour in Birmingham of Cornerblock, a 1980s commercial building that was brought back from obsolescence for modern tenants. (Image courtesy of Howells)

Don’t Waste Buildings has launched a new North West Chapter! (Image: SAKPhotography/Shutterstock.com)

DWB had a bumper 2024, and we are looking forward to an even bigger 2025! (Images courtesy of BVN Architecture)

The co-founders of Don’t Waste Buildings – Will Hurst, Leanne Tritton and Richard Nelson – were featured on the Zero Ambitions Podcast. Check it out! (Image: Zero Ambitions Podcast)

DWB now has a West Midlands chapter! (Image: Mark N Dowell/Shutterstock.com)

Don't Waste Buildings held a day of tours and talks in Birmingham to highlight social, economic and environmental benefits of retrofit. (Image: Richard Nelson)