Circular Economy

Built By DAO operates on circular economy principles—keeping materials in use rather than sending them to landfills.

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♻️ Circular Economy Overview

🏚️ Recover	🔧 Process	📦 Reuse	🔄 Repeat
Salvage materials	Grade & repair	Use in projects	Continuous cycle

🎯 Purpose: Eliminate waste by designing materials to stay in productive use

🌍 Impact: 90% waste diversion, 50%+ salvaged materials in construction

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🔄 Principles

🔄 Circular Economy Principles

Linear vs Circular

Linear Economy	Circular Economy
Take → Make → Dispose	Recover → Process → Use → Recover
Resources depleted	Resources circulate
Waste created	Waste eliminated
Value extracted	Value maintained

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Core Principles

Principle	Application
🔧 Design out waste	Build for disassembly
📦 Keep materials in use	Salvage, repair, reuse
🌱 Regenerate systems	Restore rather than deplete

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Material Hierarchy

Priority	Action	Example
1️⃣	Prevent	Build less, design smaller
2️⃣	Reuse	Use salvaged materials
3️⃣	Repair	Fix rather than replace
4️⃣	Recycle	Process for new use
5️⃣	Recover	Energy recovery
6️⃣	Dispose	Last resort only

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Every Building Is a Material Bank

Traditional View	Circular View
Building is permanent	Building is temporary
End of life = demolition	End of use = disassembly
Materials = waste	Materials = resources

🏚️ Material Recovery

🔧 Processing

📦 Reuse

🗑️ Waste Reduction

📊 Impact

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📊 Circular Economy Impact Calculator

Example Project: 1,500 sq ft Home Deconstruction

Material	Recovered	Carbon Saved	Value
🪵 Lumber	5,000 bd ft	2.5 tons CO2e	$3,000
🧱 Brick	2,000 units	1.2 tons CO2e	$1,000
🚪 Doors	8 units	0.2 tons CO2e	$800
🪟 Windows	12 units	0.5 tons CO2e	$1,200
⚡ Metals	500 lbs	0.8 tons CO2e	$200
Total	90% diverted	5.2 tons CO2e	$6,200

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♻️ Close the Loop

• 🏚️ Recover materials through deconstruction

• 🔧 Process and grade for reuse

• 📦 Use salvaged materials first

• 📊 Track and report impact

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🔗 Related Pages

🌱OverviewConstruction🏭OverviewOur Commitment