DEMOLITION MATERIALS CHECKLIST for SALVAGE, REUSE, RECYCLING Item
Comments & Concerns
Owner Re-use/Recyc.
Contractor Re-use/Recyc.
NEWLINE
Air conditioning equipment
CFC
Air conditioning: Computer room packages
CFC
Air conditioning: Mini central systems
CFC
Air conditioning: Window units
CFC
Aluminum
Aluminum handrails
Appliances, white goods
Asbestos: Various possible materials
Testing, removal
Asphalt
Asphalt: Paving
Asphalt: Shingles
Batteries
Brass
Brick
Bronze
Cabinets
Cable: Various
Cardboard
Carpet
Cast iron: Radiators, pipes
Cast iron
Clay tile blocks
Compressors
CFC
Computer equipment
Computers, monitors
Concrete
Concrete masonry units
Decking: Wood
Door frames: Metal
NEWLINE
Doors: Elevator vintage
Doors: Heavy vault
Doors: Thin panel and various
Non-rated
Doors: Wood, Metal
Ductwork
Earth
Electric switchgear, feeder cables, conduit
Electrical equipment
Electrical: Cable
Elevator cabs, machinery, shaft equipment, rails
Fabric
Fiberglass
Fire suppresion equipment
Fixtures & Fittings: Plumbing
Fixtures: Electrical
Flooring: Carpet
Flooring: Vinyl
Flooring: Wood
Fuel storage tanks
Furniture: Metal
Furniture: Metal shelving
Furniture: Reusable
Furniture: Systems
Furniture: Wood
Glass: Interior and exterior
Glass: Plate
Glass: Wired, Laminated
Glazing compound: Asbestos, lead possible
Testing
Gutters and flashing
Gypsum blocks
Gypsum board
NEWLINE
Hardwood
Hazardous materials
Heavy timbers
Inert materials: Clay tile block, cinder block
Inert materials: Gypsum board, plaster
Insulation
Interior air handlers and controls
Lamps: Fluorescent
Mercury retrieval
Lead: Paint and other possible material
Testing, removal
Light bulbs
Light fixtures: Decorative
Light fixtures: Fluorescent and utility fixtures
Light fixtures: Vintage fluorescent, incandescent
PCB Ballasts
Marble: Toilet partitions
Marble: Walls
Metal: Brass
Metal: Bronze
Metal: Cable
Metal: Cast Iron
Metal: Conduit
Metal: Galvanized Steel
Metal: Miscellaneous
Metal: Steel
Mirrors
Other considerations
Paper
Partitions, demountable panels
Partitions: Aluminum tracks, misc. framing
PBX/ telephone equipment, conduit, cables
Petroleum products
Photocopy machine
NEWLINE
Piping
Plaster
Plastic: ABS
Plastic: Polyethylene
Plastic: Polystyrene
Plastic: PVC
Plumbing fittings, faucets, etc.
Possible lead waste pipes
Pressure treated wood
Precast concrete
Pumps
Radioactive materials
Raised access flooring
Rock
Roofing: Asphalt and stone
Roofing: Membrane, various
Roofing: Metal
Rubber
Sand
Sheet metal: misc
Software, floppy discs
Discs recyclable
Stainless steel
Standpipe
Steel
Steel: Heavy
Steel: Reinforcement
Steel: Sheet
Steel: Stairs, handrails
Steel: Structural
Steel: Studs and misc framing
Stone
NEWLINE
Telecommunications equipment
Terrazzo
Textiles
Toxic materials
Transformers
PCB
Treated lumber
Trees
Vinyl
Water fountains
Window mounted room air conditioning units
CFC
Windows: Steel frames
Windows: Wood frames, cast iron weights
DEMOLITION MATERIALS CHECKLIST #
courtesy of Design Coalition, Architects. , Madison, Wisconsin, USA ~~ www.designcoalition.org