Client & General Contractor:
The Rafn Company

Project Details:
A renovation project to build a new corporate office and workshop on a previously conventional looking office building of which the structure, exterior intact and gutting were left while the whole interior was remodeled.

Waste Minimisation Measures Highlights:

Planning for waste reduction

• Design to maximise material reuse
• Use of hand demolition to preserve materials for reuse and recycling

Waste management

• Allocate areas to store items that intended for remodel
• Store easily damaged materials properly
• Serve unwanted piled studs as "free wood" for recycle use
• Transport doors and interior windows to recyclers for reuse
• Salvage items such as doors, casings, hardware and plumbing accessories

Outcomes:

• Cost savings of approximately US$6,500
• 42% recycling rate of materials
• 24 tonnes of materials being recycled or salvaged