Project name

FutureBuilt

"Since the start of FutureBuilt in 2010, pilot projects have been used as a strategy for changing the way buildings and urban areas are developed, believing that good examples are important for making a change. Our goal is to complete 100 pilot projects that cut carbon emissions by at least 50% compared to current regulations and common practice. This is measured by a greenhouse gas accounting tool, and the reductions must be within the fields of transport, energy and materials.

By May 2024 FutureBuilt includes about 75 pilot projects – both public and commercial – dealing with neighborhoods, housing, schools, kindergartens, office buildings, cultural centres and cycling projects."

FutureBuilt 

"FutureBuilt has nine partners: Oslo, Bærum, Asker, Drammen, Nordre Follo, Lillestrøm, Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger. In addition FutureBuilt collaborates closely with The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation, the Norwegian State Housing Bank, Enova (Norwegian energy national fund), the National Office of Building Technology and Administration, the Green Building Alliance, the National Association of Norwegian Architectsand DOGA - Design and Architecture in Norway."

https://www.futurebuilt.no/English

Project name

Building Reuse Innovation Center

[PROPOSED PROJECT; NOT YET DEVELOPED]

• "Concept for a material reuse facility focused on streamlining deconstruction and redistribution through workforce development, inventory storage and management, and community engagement."
• "The intent of the facility is to increase reuse capabilities and broaden demand for recovered
  commercial construction materials while providing significant benefits for the surrounding community."
• "The proposed concept is based upon a model that assumes easy disassembly and relocation with a typical site occupancy taking place over a roughly 5 year period."
• "Materials would be aggregated at the facility to be channeled to both new construction projects and to manufacturer take-back programs."

SF Environment 

StopWaste

The Reuse People

Madrone

Gensler

Project name

The Baltimore Wood Project 

(Part of Baltimore's Waste to Wealth Initiative)

• "Wood is salvaged from building deconstruction and urban tree care operations, and taken out of the city’s waste stream.
• Collected wood is diverted from space-limited landfills and other waste facilities.
• A local facility is dedicated to sorting and processing salvaged wood for its best use.
• The wood is repurposed and resold locally, creating a closed loop system. Reclaimed and upcycled wood products are available for sustainable building, furniture, energy, and other uses."

Baltimore Wood Project

Sava Tree - The Consulting Group

Parks & People Foundation

Stephenson Tree Care

City of Baltimore

US Department of Agriculture Forest Service

Baltimore Office of Sustainability

Maryland Department of Natural Resourcs

Humaim

Brick + Board

Details

Room & Board

Made in Baltimore

Quantified Ventures

Project name

The Urban Wood Rescue Program

• "Partners with the City of Sacramento and private landowners to salvage logs from trees that need to be removed"
• "These logs are then milled into lumber for use in community projects like benches, fences, and playground equipment. The resulting lumber is also available for sale to artists and craftsmen for furniture and artwork"
• "Program offers custom milling services on a per log basis. It does not offer kiln drying services or log pick up services."

The Urban Wood Rescue Program

• Sacramento Tree Foundation
• City of Sacramento
• CAL FIRE (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection)

Project name

Urban Wood Reuse 

• District Department of Transportation Urban Forestry Division (UFD)
• Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)

• District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)
• Public charter schools

Project name

Facilitating the circulation of reclaimed building elements in Northwestern Europe (FCRBE)

"This project aims to increase by +50%, the amount of reclaimed building elements being circulated on its territory by 2032."

"The project sets up an international partnership involving specialised organisations, trade associations, research centres, an architecture school and public administrations. It is rooted in earlier initiatives that were successfully initiated, on a local level."

• Salvo Ltd
• Embuild
• Buildwise
• Scientific and technical Center for Building
• Brussels Environment
• University of Brighton
• Bellastock
• City of Utrecht
• Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
• Delft University of Technology

Project name

Circular Construction in Regenerative Cities (CIRCuIT)

• The reuse and recycling of materials
• Transformation and refurbishment
• Designing for disassembly and flexible construction