Buildings used iron from sunken ships centuries ago. The use of recycled materials should be business as usual by now
- Written by: Salman Shooshtarian, Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
shutterstockAt Fremantle Prison in the 1850s, when metal was scarce, the prison gate and handrails were made from iron recovered from sunken ships. As I toured the prison recently, I reflected on how similar the situation was when COVID-19 disrupted building supply chains across Australia. The shortage of materials such as steel, which is still an...
