REDEVELOPMENT

All building projects should take account of the legacy and end-use phase.

Lack of attention to these concerns can lead to abandoned buildings, neglected infrastructure, and displacement of local populations. In addition, there are opportunities for developments originally intended for one purpose to be put to new uses that benefit local communities, or, when buildings are demolished, for materials to be reused or recycled.

Click the overarching and stage-specific principles below to review the guiding questions across this stage. These questions will help you to identify the main human rights risks and opportunities and develop a tailored action plan.

Overarching
principles

All human rights standards are upheld

Everyone has the opportunity to participate and engage meaningfully

Trade unions and civil society can operate freely

All decisions are free from corruption

Environmental

stage specific
principles

Vacant or underutilised buildings and land are an opportunity to realise communities’ needs

Demolition and redevelopment workers' rights are respected

Buildings and materials are repurposed

Buildings and materials are repurposed, re-used and recycled responsibly

Tackling climate change is essential for the fulfilment of human rights. Recognising the need for joint climate and social action, the Framework offers high-level environmental considerations but avoids details, given the abundance of existing climate and environmental frameworks, which include:

BREEAM
BREEAM Infrastructure (formerly CEEQUAL)
LEED
Passivhaus
DGNB
Envision
Circular Economy Principles
IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards
GRESB