BioRegional Reclaimed
Overview
BioRegional Reclaimed promotes and facilitates reclamation and re-use of materials across the construction industry. Using reclaimed materials (in their original form) in place of new makes sense, because it saves materials and energy. This is true resource efficiency. Construction and demolition waste is therefore an untapped resource.
We engage with demolition projects and with the salvage sector to reclaim unwanted materials and to find end users for those materials. In doing so, we are diverting materials from landfill and saving our demolition partners money in waste disposal costs. We are working with major contractors, consultants, developers, housebuilders, councils and government agencies.
We work with all types of construction projects, from the Olympics to individual structures, to increase the use of reclaimed materials in the building process. We assist in the demolition (deconstruction) process and offer advice on the use and specification of the reclaimed materials.
We are developing and promoting the business case for a reclamation-led approach to demolition.
The use of reclaimed building materials in place of new is a key aspect of how the construction industry can reduces its environmental impact and become more sustainable. Our "Why Reclaim?" page gives detailed information about the embodied CO2 savings and ecological footprint savings from using reclaimed materials.
If you have any questions at all about our work please do contact us.
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Downloads
- Reclaimed materials guide for WRAP
- Guide to help construction professionals substitute reclaimed alternatives for new products and materials
- Reclamation Led Approach to Demolition
- Case studies show reclamation success. Steps needed to achieve a reclamation led approach are outlined
- Z-squared: Reclaimed Building Materials in the Development of the Thames Gateway
- Feasibility study into the widespread use of reclaimed materials in the construction industry, with particular reference to the Thames Gateway region east of London
- Z-squared: Potential for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Construction Materials
- Study into the potential for reducing the impact of UK construction materials