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Episode: Rescuing Architecture: Saving Homes From Demolition with Glyn Lewis, Founder at Renewal Development
Description: Send us Fan MailIn this enlightening conversation, Glyn Lewis, Founder and CEO of Renewal Development, reveals the surprising economics behind home relocation: each rescued home contains 100 tons of raw materials and 23 tons of embodied carbon that would otherwise go to waste. His company operates as a comprehensive service provider—handling demolition contracts for developers, coordinating the complex logistics of moving structures, and renovating them to become energy-efficient, affordable homes in non-urban communities. The result? Housing that costs 40–60% less than new construction.What makes this approach truly groundbreaking is how it transforms a wasteful process into...