Build Reuse - General
Root
- About the Build Reuse Wiki
- Brief History of the Build Reuse Wiki
- Why Deconstruct and Reuse
- Envisioning a Circular Building Sector
- GENERATING SUPPLY - DECONSTRUCTION
- GENERATING DEMAND - DESIGN
- CONNECTING SUPPLY AND DEMAND
- Related Policies
- Deconstruction and Reuse Networks
- Deconstruction and Reuse News Outlets
- RFIs / Opportunities to Give Feedback
- Funding Opportunities
- Conference and Webinar Materials
- Research Papers
- US DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Circularity for Secure and Sustainable Products and Materials: A Draft Strategic Framework
- Purpose: "The focus of this document is addressing and overcoming the unique challenges related to recirculation of products and materials at the end-of-use (EOU) or end-of-life (EOL) back into the economy. This document aims to describe EERE’s economic and environmental impact goals related to increasing product and material circularity and to communicate EERE’s work in advancing the approaches, strategies, and technologies that contribute to achieving those goals."
- Status: Comments close December 16th, 2024
- Link: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId27ffe66b-e7d3-4068-8922-cd1b7180ad67
- US EPA IRA Programs to Reduce GHGs Associated with Construction Materials and Products
- Purpose:
- Lowering embodied carbon in the building sector
- Status: Comments closed May 1st, 2023
- Link to more info: https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-programs-fight-climate-change-reducing-embodied
- Purpose:
- U.S. Department of Energy Seeks Information on Increasing the Recyclability and Reusability of Materials to Reduce Waste and Decarbonize the U.S. Economy
- Purpose:
- Not specific to building sector; motivated by Biden's clean energy and net-zero emissions goals
- Interested in circular economy, EPDs and LCA data, reducing demand for virgin materials, and e-waste
- Status: Comments closed May 1st, 2023
- Link to more info: https://www.energy.gov/eere/ammto/2023-circular-economy-request-information-challenges-and-opportunities-increasing
- Purpose:
- ECJ Grant Program
- Purpose:
- ECJ = Enviro and Climate Justice
- EPA has gathered public input on ECJ Grant Program to distribute IRA funding
- Status:
- Funding opportunities expected to be announced mid-summer
- Link to more info: https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-environmental-and-climate-justice-program
- Purpose:
- EPA Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution
- Purpose: Focuses on actions to reduce, reuse, collect, and capture plastic waste.
- Status: Written public comment submission deadline extended to July 31, 2023.
- Link to more info: https://www.epa.gov/circulareconomy/draft-national-strategy-prevent-plastic-pollution
Federal
- US DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Circularity for Secure and Sustainable Products and Materials: A Draft Strategic Framework
- Purpose: "The focus of this document is addressing and overcoming the unique challenges related to recirculation of products and materials at the end-of-use (EOU) or end-of-life (EOL) back into the economy. This document aims to describe EERE’s economic and environmental impact goals related to increasing product and material circularity and to communicate EERE’s work in advancing the approaches, strategies, and technologies that contribute to achieving those goals."
- Status: Comments close December 16th, 2024
- Link: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId27ffe66b-e7d3-4068-8922-cd1b7180ad67
- US EPA IRA Programs to Reduce GHGs Associated with Construction Materials and Products
- Purpose:
- Lowering embodied carbon in the building sector
- Status: Comments closed May 1st, 2023
- Link to more info: https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-programs-fight-climate-change-reducing-embodied
- Purpose:
- U.S. Department of Energy Seeks Information on Increasing the Recyclability and Reusability of Materials to Reduce Waste and Decarbonize the U.S. Economy
- Purpose:
- Not specific to building sector; motivated by Biden's clean energy and net-zero emissions goals
- Interested in circular economy, EPDs and LCA data, reducing demand for virgin materials, and e-waste
- Status: Comments closed May 1st, 2023
- Link to more info: https://www.energy.gov/eere/ammto/2023-circular-economy-request-information-challenges-and-opportunities-increasing
- Purpose:
- ECJ Grant Program
- Purpose:
- ECJ = Enviro and Climate Justice
- EPA has gathered public input on ECJ Grant Program to distribute IRA funding
- Status:
- Funding opportunities expected to be announced mid-summer
- Link to more info: https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-environmental-and-climate-justice-program
- Purpose:
- EPA Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution
- Purpose: Focuses on actions to reduce, reuse, collect, and capture plastic waste.
- Status: Written public comment submission deadline extended to July 31, 2023.
- Link to more info: https://www.epa.gov/circulareconomy/draft-national-strategy-prevent-plastic-pollution