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Futurebuild 2026 – ACAN Circular Economy: Mapping Exercise
Futurebuild 2026 – ACAN Circular Economy: Mapping Exercise

Abyss Founder & MD and Don’t Waste Buildings Co-Founder, Richard Nelson, will be speaking at Futurebuild this year on a panel entitled ‘Circular Economy: Mapping Exercise’, organised by the Architect’s Climate Action Network (ACAN).

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Richard Nelson to chair panel at FOOTPRINT+
Richard Nelson to chair panel at FOOTPRINT+

Join Abyss Founder & MD, Richard Nelson, as he chairs this event on 13 May 2026 the IoD Property and Built Environment Group at FOOTPRINT+, looking as the socio-economic impact and opportunities of Net Zero.

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UH Architecture Retrofit Lecture
UH Architecture Retrofit Lecture

Abyss Founder & Managing Director, Richard Nelson, had the pleasure of delivering a lecture about the Don’t Waste Buildings group, which he co-founded, to the University of Hertfordshire Architecture programme on October 28th.

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Landmark report ‘The Reuse Dividend’ published
Landmark report ‘The Reuse Dividend’ published

Abyss Founder & MD, Richard Nelson, co-authors THE REUSE DIVIDEND, published by Don’t Waste Buildings, launched as a 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.

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Richard Nelson contributes to Connected Capital research report
Richard Nelson contributes to Connected Capital research report

Richard Nelson, Founder & MD of Abyss Global Ltd., contributed to Connected Capital: London and the World’s Built Environment, new research from NLA highlighting the scale and global reach of the UK’s built environment sector.

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Economic Confidence: Have we finally bottomed out?
Economic Confidence: Have we finally bottomed out?

The latest Property and Built Environment Directors' Economic Confidence Index (PBE DECI) survey from the Institute of Directors Property and Built Environment Group shows a very pessimistic industry indeed.

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Futurebuild 2026
May 12
Futurebuild 2026

Join Abyss Founder & MD and Don’t Waste Buildings Co-Founder, Richard Nelson, as he speaks at this year’s Futurebuild on a panel entitled ‘Circular Economy: Mapping Exercise’, organised by the Architect’s Climate Action Network (ACAN).

IoD PBE @ FOOTPRINT+
May 13
IoD PBE @ FOOTPRINT+

Join Abyss Founder & MD, Richard Nelson, as he chairs this event on 13 May 2026 for the IoD Property and Built Environment Group at FOOTPRINT+, looking as the socio-economic impact and opportunities of Net Zero.

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