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The Extended Building-Life-Cycle Process

SustainaBuild’s extended building-life-cycle process provides a cost effective and easy-to-use communication interface between all stakeholders in the building-construction industry. As more stakeholders and team participants realize the benefits and act on the opportunity, additional profitable alternatives develop. The extended building-life-cycle process is a combination of experience and proven methodology.

The SustainaBuild extended building-life-cycle process is made up of 4 stages, each with specific functions and benefits:

(1) Pre Deconstruction Audit

• Preliminary Building System Evaluation
• Function: Assess devolumization potential of building/project
• Benefit: Evaluation report on feasibility o deconstruction
• Audit and Site Exploration
• Function: Deconstruct project plans
• Benefit: Cost and revenue estimates

(2) Deconstruction

• Function:
• Coordinate removal of building contents and project materials
• Reduce demolition and landfill costs
• Benefit:
• Building owners and managers list inventory to receive zero cost demolition or to share net revenues within project schedules
• Environmental offset emission credits

(3) End User Identification (Sales and Marketing)

• Function:
• Identification of end users for inventory
• Internet based global marketing
• Real-time inventory (just-in-time availability)
• Benefits:
• Revenue sharing

(4) Reconstruction

• Function:
• Special end-user reconstruction report
• Benefit:
• Extend life cycle of building materials
• Reduce energy and mitigate GHG emissions