Join us for our first DWB North East tour, an in depth look at the multi phase redevelopment in heart of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. After sitting under developed for over 20 years, East Pilgrim Street is undergoing a complete transformation, including several new builds which unlocked the rescue and complex restoration of the area’s Grade II listed heritage assets.

DWB Financial & Tax Incentives Lead, Matt Bullivant, will be on a panel at this year’s UK Construction Week entitled ‘From Sustainable to Regenerative: Unlocking Impact Finance in Construction’.

We are pleased to be joining the Institute of Directors Property and Built Environment Group, who will be hosting a panel discussion at FOOTPRINT+ looking at the socio-economics of net zero.

Don’t Waste Buildings’ Case Studies Lead, Scott Farrar, will be on the ACAN! Circular Economy: Mapping Exercise panel at this year’s Futurebuild, which also includes the National Retrofit Conference.

On Wednesday, 6th May another fabulous Don’t Waste Buildings tour is taking place in Victoria, Australia. Join us as we tour the BRUDI regeneration project, an exemplar in what can be achieved through building re-use to re-activate a community and neighbourhood.

Join Don’t Waste Buildings for another top-tier case study tour in Manchester, as Bruntwood SciTech and Sheppard Robson show us around Pall Mall, the recently completed refurbishment of a Grade II Listed office at 61–67 King Street. (Photo courtesy of Bruntwood SciTech.)

Don’t Waste Buildings is pleased to be represented by co-founder Richard Nelson and case studies lead Scott Farrar at this year’s Queen’s University Sustainable Construction Conference 2026. Learn more and book your free place to attend.

Don’t Waste Buildings is delighted to be involved in the next session of Manchester Climate Ready’s Built Environment Challenge; a network dedicated to decarbonising our city centre and accelerating our journey to net zero. This initiative is led by Manchester Climate Ready, supported by their partners Civic, SimpsonHaugh and Deloitte. Join us for this discussion chaired by DWB’s North West Chapter Lead, Lauren Teague, and featuring Trafford Council Leader, Cllr Tom Ross, Dr Paul O'Hare of Manchester Metropolitan University, Nick Fleming of SimpsonHaugh and Dr Sally Stone of Manchester School of Art.

Join us for our first DWB case study tour of 2026 to the historic Hornsey Town Hall, a North London landmark, which has been sensitively reused and transformed by Make Architects, working with FEC and Historic England, into a mixed-use destination combining cultural, residential, hospitality, co-working and F&B offerings for the local community and visitors.

Join Don’t Waste Buildings Australia chapter’s first case study tour to the fabulous Morris Moor development, hosted by UP Property’s managing director, Marcus Jankie.

Join us as we head to Hastings to see one of the UK’s most inspiring examples of community-led regeneration. Hastings Commons has transformed the White Rock area — one of the most deprived parts of England — through a pioneering, DIY-style approach that puts local people in control.

Join us for this very special case study tour led by Basil Demeroutis, one of the leading developers in retrofit first.

Join Don’t Waste Buildings for its first ever Manchester-based case study tour, as we open the doors on a tour of adaptive reuse projects with Capital & Centric’s charismatic co-founder, Tim Heatley.

Join Don't Waste Buildings for a unique event that showcases the transformation of County Hall, one of London’s most iconic Grade II* listed buildings, into a dynamic hub for climate tech pioneers.

Join us at Retrofit Live, where you will meet ChatDWB, our new tool for leveraging the power of AI to help crack the retrofit viability challenge.

Join our next London tour, an exclusive visit to The Acre, a landmark transformation of a 1980s office block in Covent Garden. Originally designed by Richard Seifert & Partners and completed in 1981 as First Chicago House, the building has been reimagined—not demolished—with over 80% of its original structure retained. (Photo: Hufton+Crow)

Join us for the DWB AUS launch party, including speakers and discussions from great minds advocating for Building Re-use in Australia.

Join Don't Waste Buildings in Portsmouth for a compelling case study tour that explores how creative reuse can support regeneration, boost the local economy, and meet urgent housing demands—without losing what makes places unique.

Hot off the press! Only a few tickets remaining! Explore one of Birmingham’s most sustainable office retrofits. Join the Birmingham Architectural Association and Don’t Waste Buildings for a guided tour of 19 Cornwall Street, recently completed by Associated Architects for Kier Property.

Join our Bristol tour to explore the particular opportunities and challenges for retrofit and reuse. We plan to visit four sites throughout the day. Details are being finalised, but we have 20 places for this tour on June 13. Book soon!

Join our chapter in Melbourne for an evening with case studies and expert insights on how retrofitting and adaptive reuse can lead the path to re-thinking how we design, construct and use our built environment. Event hosted by Australian Architects Declare in association with DesignInc Melbourne.

Don’t Waste Buildings has organised a tour of the RIBA West Midlands 2025 Building of the Year: University of Coventry’s College of Arts & Society, the Delia Derbyshire Building.

Please join us in person in central London on 27th May for our next general update meeting and planning session, to be followed by networking with drinks and nibbles on Scott Brownrigg’s lovely terrace (weather permitting).

DWB co-founders Richard Nelson, Leanne Tritton and Will Hurst will be leading this panel discussion at FOOTPRINT+ along with retrofit developer Steve Sanham, Director of Common Projects, and consultant Becci Taylor, Director/Retrofit at Scale Lead of ARUP, exploring the policy and financial challenges of making retrofit more profitable.

DWB co-founders, Leanne Tritton and Will Hurst, (as well as fellow DWB members Sara Edmonds, Simon Sturgis and John Christophers), will be speaking at the ACAN! “Hug the Building” event to launch their groundbreaking Demolition Map.

Tania Jennings, Don’t Waste Buildings’ Policy Co-Lead and Net Zero Carbon Manager at Lewisham Council, will be speaking at the Alliance of Construction Networks (ACN) Residential Planning & Sustainability event on 8th May.

Don’t Waste Buildings co-founder Leanne Tritton will be joining this free panel discussion hosted at the Building Centre, exploring the theme Hearts & Minds, challenging perceptions about building and ownership types to prioritise retrofit over more wasteful alternatives.

DWB co-founder Leanne Tritton will be speaking about Don’t Waste Buildings at the inaugural Cities Forum, hosted by Key Cities at the University of Staffordshire in Stoke-on-Trent.

DWB co-founder, Richard Nelson, speaking on a Concrete Communities panel discussing ‘reuse’, at the official launch event of the Twentieth Century Society’s 2025 Risk List. (Photo: Richard Nelson)

THIS TOUR IS SOLD OUT! After being ravaged by a fire in 2013, General Projects was appointed by Southwark Council to redevelop Walworth Town Hall, a focal point for the local community since 1894. (Image courtesy of General Projects)