Read our response to the recent UK Budget announcement.

Read our latest tour report, which looks at two former Broadmead department stores that have been transformed by community-led groups. (Photo © Campus Skateboarding)

Don't Waste Buildings (DWB) UAE has today published The UAE Retrofit and Reuse Commitment. It is a public call to move the country's construction sector from a demolition-first to a reuse-first mindset.

Read our response to the latest NPPF update.

Don't Waste Buildings establishes Southeast Asian presence with the launch of its Singapore Chapter and appointment of architect WingSee Wong as inaugural Chapter Lead.
(Photo © Kharl Anthony Paica)

Don't Waste Buildings announces the launch of its UAE chapter, led by Muhammed Arafath – marking a significant step in the organisation's international expansion. (Photo ©Markus Mainka/shutterstock)

Don’t Waste Buildings launches groundbreaking report, The Reuse Dividend: Unlocking Economic Growth from Britain's Existing Buildings, at a reception in the Palace of Westminster on 14 April, hosted by Labour MP Rachel Blake.

THE REUSE DIVIDEND: HOW BRITAIN'S EMPTY BUILDINGS CAN REBUILD COMMUNITIES AND DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH. DWB launches landmark international study showing how other countries are unlocking billions from building reuse – while Britain's tax system holds it back – with key recommendations for the British Government.

Don't Waste Buildings is thrilled to welcome Aoife O'Gorman, Director at BCR-Infinity Architects, as our new East Chapter Lead.

DWB Co-Founder, Leanne Tritton, attended the Circularity in Practice initiative launch, where she had the honour of meeting His Majesty King Charles III.

Last week, we submitted our response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), written by our co-founder Will Hurst with expert guidance from member Estelle Dehon KC.

Don't Waste Buildings (DWB) was proud to be part of this year's 2026 Annual Sustainable Construction Conference at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) on 24th February.

Our first DWB case study tour of 2026 took in this landmark building which was removed from the at-risk register while demonstrating a low-carbon alternative to demolition and new construction.

A great start to 2026 as Nick James joins Don’t Waste Buildings as our new Chapter Lead for the South West UK, where he will be co-ordinating and leading on projects across Bristol, Bath and the region.

Don’t Waste Buildings finishes 2025 on a high note with the government’s release of the updated UK National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), including several proposed passages to give ‘substantial weight’ to reuse of existing buildings.