Client:
The Tennessee Stadium Group
Recycling Consultant:
Wilmot & Associates
Project Details:
A redevelopment project to build a 67,000 seat, open air, state-of-the-art NFL stadium on an area occupied by old warehouses, light industrial facilities and small businesses where most of the structures had concrete foundations, retaining walls, masonry load-bearing exterior walls and steel roof structures.
Waste Minimisation Measures Highlights:
Design for reuse
- Salvage material from buildings before demolition to maximise material recovery
- Develop specification for the use of recycled products in new buildings
- Control material properly to create immediate need for the processed materials
- Test and certify recycled demolition materials to ensure high standards and performance
Waste management
- Allocate areas to store and process materials
- Maximise material recycling
- Crush concrete, brick and block on-site for structural fill
Education and training
- Encourage all staff to recycle materials and inform them the benefits of recycling
Outcomes:
- US$421,000 hauling costs and dump fees saved by recycling
- US$508,000 saved by not purchasing crushed stone as raw material
- A salvage revenue of US$120,000
- Gained a great deal of news exposure and positive recognition both locally and nationally
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