Reuse of building materials - easy and profitable

Frequently asked questions 

• Why is it better to start Reuse Survey early?

  For both building materials and interiors, it is appropriate to start surveying resources as early as possible. The earlier you have obtained an overview, the earlier you can decide what you want to do with your materials. Typical questions to ask when mapping:
  
  

  • Can the material be reused directly without any kind of upgrade?
  • Do the materials need to be processed before they can be used further?
  • Is there a need for special planning of dismantling, logistics or storage?
  • Do regulations require that the properties of the material be documented before further use?
    
    Once you have an overview of what is required to use the materials further, you can choose to reuse them in your own organization - in the same building as today, or in another building that belongs to your organization. Maybe it turns out that you can cover some of your own needs with existing resources? In that case, the subsequent procurement process and the job descriptions for your ongoing project may be affected by the mapping results.
    
    

    External reuse

    The same applies if you want to sell materials to third parties, ie to a company with a different organization number. Potential recipients need plenty of time to plan their material choices.
    
    

    Material selection

    In construction projects, the architects often make concept choices and material choices several years before construction starts on the construction site. The longer in advance an architect or contractor can decide on a design choice or material choice - the greater the chance that the need can be covered by available reusable materials.

• Can we use data from Loopfront in procurement?

  Once you have surveyed materials in your building or project, you can share the information with others. You can invite providers in your value chain to your Loopfront locations. With read access, they can familiarize themselves with the scope of surveyed materials, what assessments have been made for reusability and what needs you have documented with regard to redesign and technical upgrades, as well as what existing Facility Management documentation you have.

  Procurement

  Data from Loopfront can also be used as a basis for competitions to plan and provide offers for everything from dismantling, logistics, intermediate storage, the need for any new product documentation, and other services related to the sale of materials for reuse.

• Who can carry out the Reuse Survey?

  Interiors

  For interiors, anyone can carry out the survey itself, as it does not require special competence when registering. Surveying is often performed by operating personnel, facility managers, internal environmental advisors, project staff, purchasers or others who have a natural relationship with the resources to be surveyed.

  Building materials

  For building materials, more competence is often required to assess usability and details that must be registered. The survey is often carried out by construction consultants, architects, other representatives of building design groups, students with a building or environmental background, or operating personnel with a building technical background.

• We are already working on reuse, why use Loopfront?

  Efficient process

  The advantage of Loopfront is that the database is dynamic, ie it is updated material by material - data field by data field. You do not have to do manual updates of excel sheets, do version checking of mapping reports every time something changes, or obtain status from many different people every time you want an overview.

  Overview

  Loopfront also makes it possible to know exactly where a material is located, even if it is located in an internal storage. In other words, through Loopfront, you always have an overview of all surveyed materials, in addition to all assessments made after the mapping itself.

  Report environmental benefits

  You can also see reports that show how much climate savings you have achieved through reuse, how much waste you avoided creating, as well as how much financial savings it brought with it compared to buying new materials.