Building Materials Reuse - From Off Site

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What is It?

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• As with the reuse of on-site building materials obtained from deconstruction, the reuse of (used) building materials from off-site providers also extends the cradle to grave life cycle of building materials. Local sources can provide deconstructed materials in all categories.

• Also known as: Used building materials; reuse building materials; reusable materials

Why is it Important?

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• Our Relationship with the Earth is strengthened by reuse of materials that would have otherwise been buried in a landfill.
• Building strong communities by utilizing local historical buildings.
• Creating opportunity by acquiring reclaimed materials from local businesses.

When to Use It?

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• When there are any number of reusable materials available locally.

Green Garage Use of Used Building Materials from off-site

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Sustainability Goals

• Limit use of new materials as much as feasible. First goal is to reuse 90% of existing materials on site. [Building Materials reuse on site]
• At least 25% of "new" material is reused.
• Reduce the amount of material used by minimal designs.
• Design to match manufacturers dimensions to mitigate waste.
• At least 50% of the "new" material is recyclable.
• Expected Durability of material is at least 100 years.

Strategy and Conceptual Design

• Describe how we plan to achieve these goals
• Explain why we chose this specific strategy and design (our rationale)
• Include pictures, drawings or videos(flickr)

• Supporting science:

Proposed Materials / Suppliers

Material	Use	Supplier
Brick/Block	Prospective Flooring Solution Front Garden Pavers Short Walls	Historic Brick Co.
Structural Wood		Architectural Salvage Warehouse (Lumber)
Windows and Doors		Architectural Salvage Warehouse (Doors)
Wood Flooring		Architectural Salvage Warehouse (Flooring)
Tile		Bottles for use as tile (article)
Hardware		Architectural Salvage Warehouse (Hardware)

Development Story

The ?? - Development Story page contains many images and videos documenting the process used at the Green Garage to design, build and operate our ?? system.

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Resources

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• Provide valuable links to help make it easier for others to pursue this pattern.
• Architectural Salvage Warehouse