New Report on Material Reuse in Commercial Projects

In April 2021, the architecture firm CallistonRTKL published a report on the opportunities for material reuse within commercial projects, where high turnover of interiors means valuable materials are often going to waste. To strategize around this complex issue, CRTKL hosted a virtual CoLab workshop connecting a diverse group of industry experts.

The report presents the findings of this cross-discipline discussion and demonstrates how traditional sustainability challenges of retail actually create prime starting points to map new pathways for existing materials. Participants included retailers, policymakers, contractors, materials management specialists, skills training and equitable development, technology platforms, and design professionals – enabling a 360-perspective and broad range of insights.

Read the full report.