Appalachian ReUse Corridor

• Description: "A coalition of businesses, individual stakeholders and communities... poised to connect communities generating supply of recycled feedstocks with primary processors and manufacturers with demand for electronics, cardboard, plastics, organics, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, hard-to-recycle items, construction materials, batteries, and medical equipment."
• Topics of focus: Reuse, upcycling and recycling of various building and non-building materials (see Description above). 
• Where the group is based: Central Appalachia (West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia)
• Frequency of meetings: [Info not yet populated.]
• How to join: [Info not yet populated.]
• Link: https://coalfield-development.org/reuse-corridor

Bay Area Deconstruction Working Group

• Description: "A group of Northern California deconstruction and reuse leaders from government, private, and nonprofit sectors working to improve policies and practices advancing safe building materials recovery and reuse."
• Topics of focus: Building materials recovery and reuse.
• Where the group is based: Bay Area, CA
• Frequency of meetings: 2-3 times per year, based on website
• How to join: Contact Timonie Hood or Nicole Tai; see below link
• Link: https://www.stopwaste.org/at-work/built-environment/construction-demolition-debris/bay-area-deconstruction-workgroup

Bay Area Sustainable Construction Leaders

• Description: "A regional breakout of the larger Sustainable Construction Leaders organization hosted by Building Green, but operates independently based on local market needs and trends."
• Topics of focus: Construction waste, carbon, material transparency, jobsite practices, tools and resources 
• Where the group is based: Bay Area, CA
• Frequency of meetings: Monthly on second or third Thursday
• How to join: See below link for calendar and Zoom invitation
• Link: https://www.bayareascl.org/

Boulder (CO) Deconstruction Working Group

• Description: Meeting with all stakeholders (government agencies, contractors, reuse centers, processors, consultants) who are looking at Boulder's deconstruction ordinance and how to direct deconstruction, connect resources and companies and make suggestions for policy change. 
• Topics of focus: Training, outreach, challenges and solutions, environmental hazards, scope of work and structural components of deconstruction, etc. In the future, this group may discuss design for deconstruction and new build construction requirements.
• Where the group is based: Boulder, CO
• Frequency of meetings: 2nd Tuesday of every month
• How to join: email FreemanE@boulercolorado.gov

Build Reuse

• Description: "Premier national organization encouraging the recovery, reuse, and recycling of building materials in the United States."
• Topics of focus: Building material reuse, waste reduction, social investment, workforce development programs 
• Where the group is based: USA (national, virtual community)
• Frequency of meetings: Conference and all-member meeting held once annually; various workgroup/committee meetings held roughly quarterly, depending on committee
  • https://www.buildreuse.org/workgroups
• How to join: See contact page and/or sign up for monthly newsletter through website below
• Link: https://www.buildreuse.org/

Circularity / GreenBiz Group - Building Product Forum

• Description: "The Circularity 24 Building Product Forum is an invitation-only, half-day gathering of professionals from leading organizations supporting the transition to a circular future for buildings." 
• Topics of focus: Product design, manufacturing, reverse logistics, and the essential infrastructure needed for a thriving circular building ecosystem.
• Where the group is based: N/A
• Frequency of meetings: One time. Wednesday, May 22, from 8:00am - 1:00pm.
• How to join: Request an invitation through link below
• Link: https://www.greenbiz.com/events/circularity/2024/building-product-forum

Circular Philadelphia

• Description: "We are materials management and circular economy professionals who bring together individuals, businesses, manufacturers, institutions, local government, and policy makers to lead the shift to a circular economy in the region."
• Topics of focus: Built environment, food systems, textiles.
• Where the groups is based: Philadelphia, PA
• Frequency of meetings: Not stated on website.
• How to join: View contact page to join a working group https://circularphiladelphia.org/support-circular-philadelphia/volunteer-opportunities/
• Link: https://circularphiladelphia.org/programs/market-transformation/built-environment/

Colorado C&D Council Meetings 

• Description: "Recycle Colorado’s C&D Council stakeholder group and C&D End Market Development Report were launched in 2019 to begin building a circular economy for C&D in Colorado. At the same time, a focus on these materials as the next step beyond traditional household recycling and composting and as a significant part of climate and zero waste goals began taking hold organically across the Front Range and in our mountain communities."
• Topics of focus: C&D materials, circular economy, 
• Where the group is based: Colorado
• Frequency of meetings: Every 3 months; see website.
• How to join: See below link to RSVP.
• Link: https://www.recyclecolorado.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98:c-d-council&catid=20:site-content&Itemid=202#CDInfo

CR0WD

• Description: CR0WD (Circularity, Reuse, Zero Waste Development) is a collaborative network of planners, architects, preservationists, policymakers, salvage and reuse professionals, real estate specialists, academics, and students from around New York State."
  • See here for a list of founding partners each, of which has taken on a lot of behind-the-scenes work related to CR0WD planning, policy, and media development: https://www.cr0wd.org/about-us
• Topics of focus: Policy and practice recommendations, green jobs and skills creation, education and community engagement, research and data collection/analysis
• Where the group is based: Ithaca, NY
• Frequency of meetings: Weekly (alternates between NYS Policy Committee and Tompkins County/Central NY Committee)
• How to join: See contact page here: https://www.cr0wd.org/contact
• Link: https://www.cr0wd.org/

Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) - Material Reuse Deep Dive Forums

• Description: "Free, quarterly Deep Dive Forums (virtual discussions) that  focus on the role of material reuse organizations... Presenters talk in-depth about the programs they’ve developed to provide resources and serve the needs of residents, work toward policy solutions, and create economically viable systems."
• Topics of focus: Reuse of construction materials, consumer and household items, electronics, books, textiles, and fixtures and furnishings
• Where the group is based: Virtual community 
• Frequency of meetings: [Info not yet populated.]
• How to join: [Info not yet populated.]
• Link: https://nerc.org/projects/current-projects/material-reuse-deep-dive-forums

Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) - Boston

• Description: [Info not yet populated.]
• Topics of focus: Carbon, waste reduction
• Where the group is based: Boston, MA
• Frequency of meetings: [Info not yet populated.]
• How to join: [Info not yet populated.]
• Link: https://www.architects.org/knowledge-communities/clf-boston

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Reduce & Reuse (R&R) Working Group

• Description: "A forum for discussion of source reduction and reuse regulations, policies, and programs in Massachusetts. The R&R Working Group was established to help in the development of a MassDEP Strategic Reduce and Reuse Action Plan as outlined in the 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan."
• Topics of focus: Deconstruction, reduction, reuse 
• Where the group is based: Massachusetts
• Frequency of meetings: Roughly quarterly, based on website below
• How to join: Subscribe to Google Group or contact Kathi Mirza; see link below
• Link: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/massdep-reduce-reuse-rr-working-group

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)

• Description: "Through the authority of state and federal statutes and guidelines, the state agency focuses on preventing and reducing the pollution of air, land, and water, and leads Minnesota’s efforts to protect against the devastating effects of climate change."
• Topics of focus: Building material reuse and recycling
  
• Where the group is based: Minnesota state
• Frequency of meetings: N/A
• How to join: See below link for a link to sign up for the newsletter.
• Link: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/business-with-us/building-material-reuse-and-recycling

RECLAIM-NYC

• Description: "The Reuse Exploratory Committee on Legislative Acts Impacting Materials (RECLAIM) NYC are an interdisciplinary group collaborating to develop circular economy policy proposals for New York City’s construction and building removal industry."
• Topics of focus: Deconstruction, building material reuse, policy
• Where the group is based: New York, NY
• Frequency of meetings: Monthly (typically in-person in Brooklyn) 
• How to join: Contact info@reclaim-nyc.org
• Link: https://reclaim-nyc.org/

Reuse Alliance

• Description: "Our goal at Reuse Alliance is to advance a societal transition to a truly circular economy. We advocate for the development of reuse infrastructure, provide support to reuse enterprises, and forge collaborations between the reuse industry and with other stakeholders."
• Topics of focus: Reuse, circularity
• Where the group is based: Virtual network
• Frequency of meetings: [Info not yet populated]
• How to join: Subscribe to newsletter through link below, and/or contact info@reusealliance.org
• Link: http://reusealliance.org/

ReBuildATL

• Description: "The ReBuildATL Coalition includes more than 40 nonprofits, academic institutions, industry partners and local government agencies committed to empowering disadvantaged communities in the Westside of Atlanta."
• Topics of focus: Reuse, economic opportunity, job training
• Where the group is based: Atlanta, GA
• Frequency of meetings: [Info not yet populated]
• How to join: Contact Shannon Goodman; see link below
• Link: https://www.lifecyclebuildingcenter.org/rebuildatl

Reuse Solutions Network (Upstream Solutions)

• Description: "A home base for reuse leaders across the US and Canada." Uses Basecamp, a project management and communications platform which people can use to ask and answer questions.
• Topics of focus: Focused on reuse policy, infrastructure solutions, innovative reuse businesses. Emphasis on reuse with respect to packaging; however, a number of members are also interested in building materials. 
• Where the group is based: Online network. 
• Frequency of meetings: "Bi-monthly basis, on the third Thursday of every other month. Meetings will take place at 2pm - 3:30pm EST / 11am-12:30pm PST, unless otherwise noted."
• How to join: See "Join" page, link below, or reach out to networks@upstreamsolutions.org
• Link: https://upstreamsolutions.org/join

Town + Gown Urban Resource Recovery (URR) Working Group 

• Description: Town + Gown is a "city-wide university-community partnership program" under the NYC Dept. of Design and Construction (DDC). The URR is a working group within Town + Gown that focuses on promoting circularity of building materials in NYC.
• Topics of focus: Closing Loops City Program Initiative (CLCPI) is an initiative developed by URR that focuses on "revis[ing] City agency construction practices and policies in order to leverage the City's capital program to support the private sector to help close construction and demolition waste (CDW) material loops."
  • CLCPI has a focus on "direct reuse" and "intentional indirect reuse" (use as feedstock for manufacturing facilities producing new construction materials)
  • CLCPI is envisioned as a 5-year pilot program (see below "CLCPI - past projects and topics of interest")
• Where the group is based: New York, NY
• Frequency of meetings: [Info not yet populated]
• How to join: Reach out to Terri Matthews https://www.nyc.gov/site/ddc/about/town-gown.page 
• Link: https://www.nyc.gov/site/ddc/about/town-gown-working-groups.page

Valley of the Sun

• Description: "Spotlights Deconstruction, Reuse & Sustainability progress, plans & goals as models for local consideration & implementation."
• Topics of focus: Deconstruction and reuse
• Where the group is based: Arizona
• Frequency of meetings: Roughly quarterly, based on LinkedIn page below
• How to join: [Info not yet populated]
• Link: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14112201/

Zero Net Carbon Collaboration

• Description: "We aim to rapidly accelerate achievement of ZNC for the existing and historic built environment, accounting for both embodied and operational emissions. We monitor technological development and coordinate best practices for the ZNC rehabilitation of existing buildings to facilitate the responsible reuse of built resources."
• Topics of focus: Embodied and operational carbon, existing and historic built environment
• Where the group is based: Virtual community 
• Frequency of meetings: Bimonthly
• How to join: Refer to calendar in link below for meeting date, time, and meeting link
• Link: https://www.znccollaboration.org/events