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Reclaim and Reuse for Materials
July 24, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Agenda:
We introduce the people in the room (10 Minutes)
What is Eastern Market Park? (5 Minutes)
What is LEED for Neighborhood Development? (5 Minutes)
What is the credit we’re trying to teach?
Reusing materials on site for construction
At least half of the infrastructure such as lots, retention tanks, base materials, etc are made from recycled or reused content
25% of the Commercial Building made from reclaimed material.
Page 36 of guide 5 credits.
At least 75% of construction waste is sorted and diverted from landfill
Page 38 of guide
All new materials need to be verified as sustaianable, need verifications for materials
What should we have accomplished by the end (1 hour)
How can we make sure that we reuse 50% of non hazardous construction?
That at least 75% waste in total is diverted.
What are methods for using underground existing material?
To be crushed and using material as media for swales, pathways, gardens, etc.
Wall Barrier as Art Pieces on site
Rock Gardens
Lining for Detention Ponds
Used as the material to berm exterior walls for industrial
Use as foundational medium
What are the costs for converting existing materials
What companies crush concrete?
What kind of techniques exist
for reusing and reclaiming materials
How much would that cost?
What are comparable projects and their costs?
What is the value gained by making these changes?
Are there studies that can show demonstrable dollar value and if so what is that value?
What does it look like? (Remaining Time)
Details