Built By DAO applies sustainable construction principles throughout the building process—from deconstruction to new construction.
Careful disassembly
Salvage & reuse
Sustainable methods
90% diversion
🎯 Purpose: Build responsibly at every stage of the construction process
♻️ Principle: Every building is a material bank for future construction
🏗️ Quick teardown
⏱️ Careful disassembly
🗑️ Everything to landfill
♻️ Materials salvaged
💨 Dust and debris
🔧 Clean removal
📉 Value destroyed
📈 Value captured
1️⃣ Assessment
Survey materials, plan sequence
2️⃣ Soft strip
Remove fixtures, finishes
3️⃣ MEP removal
Electrical, plumbing, HVAC
4️⃣ Structure
5️⃣ Foundation
Concrete recovery
🪵 Lumber
Remove nails, stack
🚪 Doors/windows
Careful removal
🧱 Brick
Clean mortar
🔩 Hardware
Sort by type
📦 Fixtures
Test functionality
⚡ Metals
Sort by grade
🦺 OSHA compliance
All workers certified
☠️ Hazmat survey
Before any work
📋 Work plan
Approved sequence
🔧 Equipment
Proper tools
85%+
🧱 Masonry
80%+
95%+
🚪 Architectural
90%+
Overall
🚛 Receiving
Log incoming materials
📋 Sorting
By type and quality
🧹 Cleaning
Initial processing
📦 Staging
For depot or workshop
📦 Storage
Protected inventory
🏷️ Inventory
Tracked in system
🔍 Grading
Quality assessment
🛒 Access
Available for projects
🔧 Denailing
Remove fasteners
📏 Sizing
Cut to standard sizes
🛠️ Repair
Fix salvageable items
✅ Certification
Quality stamp
📋 Source
Where material came from
📊 Quantity
Amount available
⭐ Grade
Quality rating
📍 Location
Where stored
💰 Value
For project costing
🔩 Mechanical fasteners
Screws over nails
📦 Standard sizes
Easy future reuse
🏷️ Labeling
Document materials
📐 Modularity
Replaceable components
📋 Detailed planning
Reduce waste
📏 Accurate cutting
Minimize scraps
📦 Prefabrication
Controlled waste
🔧 Skilled labor
Quality work
🗑️ Waste stations
Sorted bins
🧹 Clean site
Organized workspace
📦 Material protection
Cover, store properly
🌧️ Erosion control
Protect site
🏠 Foundation
Minimize excavation
🏗️ Structure
Efficient material use
🔧 Envelope
Air sealing, insulation
⚡ Systems
Efficient installation
✨ Finishes
Low-VOC products
1️⃣ Prevent
Don't generate waste
2️⃣ Reduce
Minimize waste
3️⃣ Reuse
Use again on site
4️⃣ Recycle
Process for reuse
5️⃣ Dispose
Last resort only
🪵 Wood
Clean lumber scraps
Concrete, brick
⚡ Metal
Steel, copper, aluminum
📦 Cardboard
Packaging
🗑️ Landfill
Only non-recyclable
📊 Diversion rate
📋 Per-stream tracking
100%
💰 Cost tracking
Optimize
📐 Accurate takeoffs
Order right amounts
📏 Optimize cuts
📦 Return unused
Supplier programs
🔧 Train crews
Best practices
📋 Waste management plan
Project requirements
📊 Hauling tickets
Track removal
♻️ Recycling certificates
Verify diversion
📈 Final report
Project summary
🦺 PPE
Appropriate for task
📚 Training
📋 Site plans
Safety protocols
🚨 Emergency
Response procedures
☠️ Asbestos
Survey, licensed abatement
🎨 Lead paint
Survey, safe work practices
🧪 Chemicals
Proper handling, disposal
🔋 Batteries
Recycling required
💨 Dust control
Protect workers, neighbors
🔊 Noise limits
Community consideration
🌿 Low-VOC products
Healthier install
🌬️ Ventilation
During finish work
🦺 OSHA 10
All workers
🦺 OSHA 30
Supervisors
☠️ Lead RRP
Renovation work
⚡ Trade licenses
Specialty work
Before backfill
🏗️ Framing
Before close-in
⚡ Rough-in
MEP before drywall
Before finish
✅ Final
Before occupancy
🌬️ Blower door
Air tightness
🔌 Duct leakage
HVAC efficiency
📊 Commissioning
Systems performance
🔍 Visual
Workmanship
📸 Photos
Each stage
📋 Checklists
Per inspection
📊 Test results
As completed
📂 As-builts
Project close
1️⃣
Walk through with checklist
2️⃣
Document issues
3️⃣
Assign corrections
4️⃣
Verify completion
5️⃣
Final sign-off
Pre-Construction:
Deconstruction assessment done
Material sourcing plan complete
Waste management plan in place
Safety plan approved
During Construction:
Waste being sorted
Materials documented
Quality checkpoints passed
Diversion targets on track
Post-Construction:
Final waste report
Testing completed
Documentation assembled
Lessons learned captured
🏚️ Deconstruct, don't demolish
📦 Salvage and reuse materials
♻️ Sort and track all waste
🏗️ Design for future disassembly
Last updated 15 days ago
Site → Yard (sorting) → Depot (storage) → Workshop (prep) → Project (use)