Project Manager’s Guide to Material Reuse in Commercial Buildings

Executive Summary

This guide is for owners, architects and contractors looking to integrate circularity into the design, construction and operation of buildings by utilizing reclaimed materials and by implementing deconstruction. A number of guides and reports address the topic of deconstruction, but as an industry we cannot focus exclusively on deconstruction. To close the loop and create a circular economy, owners and architects must include reclaimed materials in new designs.