Case studies across
Audits, Exchange
& Circular Procurement.
Reuse in Action on real projects.
From pre-demolition audits for British Land and Derwent London to reclaimed fit-outs for Overbury, these are the projects behind our numbers: what we found, where it went and what it saved.
Start a Project.
Whether you need an audit before a strip-out, material passports for your building or reclaimed materials for a fit-out, tell us about your project and we'll match you with the right team.
We can help with:
- Pre-demolition, pre-refurbishment and material reclamation audits
- Material passports for BREEAM, GLA and ESG reporting
- Finding new homes for the materials you are removing
- Reclaimed furniture, office pods, lighting and flooring for fit-outs and site set-ups
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FAQ.
A pre-demolition audit catalogues the materials in a building before it is demolished or stripped out, and sets out which can be reused, recycled or need disposal. It supports BREEAM Wst 01 credits and the GLA Circular Economy Statements (opens in new tab) required for referable planning applications in London. More about our audits.
A pre-refurbishment audit is carried out before a strip-out where the structure is being retained, focusing on fit-out, finishes, services and FF&E. A pre-demolition audit is carried out before a building is fully or partly demolished and covers the structure and fabric as well.
Circular procurement means sourcing reclaimed, refurbished and surplus materials for a fit-out or site set-up instead of buying new. In these case studies Material Index supplied furniture, office pods, lighting and flooring through its marketplace, sourced from strip-outs and trade partners.
Across the circular procurement case studies here, clients saved between 32% and 96% against the price of new, and between 730 kg and 18,547 kg CO2e against specifying new. The saving depends on what is supplied, its condition and how far it travels to site.
We broker them to over 300 registered Trade Partners, from manufacturers to reclamation specialists, coordinating collections with the strip-out programme and tracking every item with a Goods Transfer Note. At Peninsular House that meant 9,326 assets reused and 300 tonnes kept out of landfill.
A material passport is a digital record of the materials and components installed in a building: what they are, where they are, their condition, and their environmental and technical data. Material Index passports live on our platform, so the information stays useful through operation, refurbishment and the next reuse of each material.
Yes. Reused materials can contribute towards BREEAM credits, and our reports cover weights, embodied carbon, reuse rates and diversion from landfill in the form needed for BREEAM Wst 01 and GLA Circular Economy Statements.
We work on offices, retail, hotels, housing, education, healthcare, museums and industrial sites across the UK, US and Australia. Tell us about your project with the form above and we will match you with the right service.
