Architect Magazine: Trash is becoming a new treasure in building construction with advances in digitalization. Escalating prices for new building products and supply chain hurdles, coupled with the vast quantity of waste generated, have motivated the construction industry to improve its resource efficiency using digital tools.
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Material waste is such a big problem in today's society. Especially in America we have a tendency to buy the new shiny thing and then toss the old thing in the landfill to rot away. I knew that CDW was bad, but contributing to a third of all solid waste worldwide is wild. If we were able to figure out how to more easily recycle our materials, we could do a lot to help reduce waste. While this article did a good job of informing about companies and software designed to connect sellers and buyers, there wasn't a lot of information about the best ways to recycle materials. While we don't make as much waste in theatre as perhaps a professional construction company that is dealing with houses and larger buildings, it is still important for us to try and do our part. I am curious to see exactly how much waste theatre companies make compared to other industries built around the building of things.
I’ve seen many Facebook posts offering scrap for sale at extremely reduced prices! Sometimes I wonder if the sellers even know what they have and its true value. It can be a gold mine—perfectly straight lumber, intact granite countertops—or just wood full of nails and broken leftovers.It’s exciting to see this underground market becoming more organized, especially with the potential for the entertainment industry to reintroduce and repurpose the massive amount of material waste we’ve grown used to discarding.However, I do have concerns. If it’s limited to only unused raw materials, or if too many restrictions are placed on how the material must be delivered or the quality it must meet, I’m not sure how viable it will be for use in the entertainment industry.Still, I believe there’s real opportunity here—to recycle what can be salvaged and responsibly discard what cannot. It just requires that this approach be built into the mission of the company or organization sourcing these materials.
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