Case Study
| PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS |
| Use: New Commercial/Retail
Size: 68,000 square feet Location: City of Poulsbo Type: Steel and Concrete General Contractor: Architect: Buy-Recycled Consultants: Sound Resource Management Dana Sheppard Concrete Facts: 29,001 concrete blocks were used in the building, each weighing 25 pounds and including 15 percent recycled content. This amounts to almost 109,000 lbs or 54 tons of recycled concrete in the building! |
This fact sheet is part of an ongoing series of case studies sponsored by the Clean Washington Center (CWC) to highlight projects utilizing recycled content building materials.
The Central Market is a large warehouse-style grocery store located on Highway 305, in the City of Poulsbo, Washington. The Associated Grocers Store, completed in late summer 1995 and leased by Town and Country, Inc., will appeal to shoppers because it i ntends to provide affordable goods without sacrificing quality. This is important because the same can be said for the recycled-content products used in the building. Over a dozen such products were used in the building, and all meet the standards set b y a design team taking a hard look at cost and quality, as well as other issues.
"It's been professionally rewarding to be involved in the Central Market project. As part of being environmentally responsible we now ask every supplier if a product is recyclable and if it has recycled content. We prefer recycled content if cost & qual ity are acceptable"
- Miles Yanick, Project Architect
The Central Market owner & tenant agreed to participate in a recycled content building products demonstration funded by CWC and Kitsap County Solid Waste. The main purpose of the project was to show that recycled-content building products can be used cos t-effectively in a commercial building. Consultants were hired to help the building team identify products and find suppliers. Products (see chart below) used in the building range from those that have been available with post-consumer recycled content f or some time (such as steel framing) to those that have more recently become available with recycled content (such as fiberglass insulation).
Product Approval
In a commercial building where, more than ever, "time is money" it is important not to cause delays because of the introduction of a new product. For the Central Market building, the project team avoided this by meeting with Mike Gee, a building official with the City of Poulsbo, bringing product samples with them.
Building Products Used
Gee's response was positive and plan review and inspections went smoothly. "Since the products met specifications and testing standards set forth in the building code, they had no problem meeting approval," said Gee.
County Specifications
The Central Market demonstration is only part of Kitsap County's campaign to encourage the use of building products manufactured with recycled content. In addition to making product information and specifications available to all contractors bidding on p rojects in the County, the County is planning to incorporate a preference for recycled-content in its specifications for all county construction projects.
Building Products Used
| CSI | Product | Benefits / Comments | Supplier |
| 02-510 | Asphalt Hot Mix | Minimum 10% recycled mix; meets standard specifications; asphalt can be recycled. |
Ace Paving, Roy Kristofferson, W. Bremerton (360) 479-4200 |
| 02-700 | Enviroflow Drainage System | 100% recycled polyethylene; easy installation | Enspec, Nick, Seattle (206) 623-9508 |
| 02-840 | AAA Ribbon Bike Rack | 25-30% recycled steel; 100% recyclable. | Creative Pipe, Mark Pappas, Portland, OR (800) 644-8467 |
| 02-840 | Hammer Parking Stops and Curbs | 100% recycled plastic; blue, yellow, gray available; no cracking or painting; 7 yr. warranty. |
Charles R. Watts Co., Jim Kiley, Seattle (206) 783-8400 |
| 04-220 | Concrete Masonry | 15% recycled concrete block; meets UBC; concrete can be recycled. | Mutual Materials (206) 455-2869 |
| 03-330 | Pozzolith Fly Ash Concrete Additive | Recycled fly ash from Centralia coal power plant; enhances ready-mix performance; provides superior finish. |
Fred Hill Materials, Bob McDonald, Poulsbo (206) 842-6100 (any concrete mix supplier) |
| 05-120 | Structural Steel | 25% recycled steel; 100% recyclable. | JL Brooks Welding, Don Boring, Everett, (206) 252-1606 |
| 05-160 | Angeles Metal Steel Systems (Interior Studs) | 65% recycled steel; 100% recyclable. (Mfr. plans to go to 100% recycled content by '96.) |
Olympic Drywall, Dan Huff, Port Angeles (360) 452-4161 |
| 05-310 | Steel Roof Decking | 30-35% recycled steel; 100% recyclable. | Verco Steel Decking, Redmond (206) 883-8250 |
| 05-730 | BHP Sheet Metal Roofing (Decorative) | 25% recycled steel; 100% recyclable. | BHP, Tacoma (800) 733-4955 |
| 07-210 | Schuller Fiberglass Blanket and Acoustic Batt Insulation | 25% recycled glass; 18% post-consumer, 7% post-industrial. | Insulation Supply, Steve Popkes, Kent (800) 742-5122 |
| 07-410 | GenFlex PVC Roof Membrane | Post-industrial content, % varies. | Pioneer Builders Supply, Eric Weller, Tacoma (206) 474-6000 |
| 09-250 | Domtar Gypsum Wallboard | 18% recycled gypsum, 12% post-consumer; 100% reycled paper backing; recyclable. | Olympic Drywall, Dan Huff, Port Angeles (206) 452-4161 (any drywall supplier) |
| 09-510 | USG Acoustical Ceiling Tiles (Auratone & Vinyl Coated) | 54-82% recycled mineral wool, % depends on plant. | NW Acoustical Supply, Terry, Woodinville (206) 488-9555 |
| 09-900 | Latex & Primer Paint | 100% "reworked" paint (factory and store returns, mistints); 5 neutral colors available. |
Fuller O'Brien Paints, Roger Belieu, Seattle, (206) 789-2550 |
| 12-620 | Rehrig International Grocery Carts & Hand Baskets | Up to 100% post-industrial plastic content ("regrinds"). | Associated Grocers, Tom Phillips, Kent (206) 251-6506 |
| 12-690 | Miller Mats | 80-85% recycled rubber (tire stock); standard and custom. | Millers Mats, Leroy Miller, Oak Harbor (360) 675-1951 |
| Note: Costs for recycled-content products listed above were similar to costs for conventional products made from virgin materials. The building was not complete at this writing, this chart includes only confirmed products. Additional dec or items that include recycled content may be specified. | |||
Why Use Recycled-Content ?
Recycled-content products are just like any other product you might use. In
fact, many established industry standard materials contain recycled-content and
have for many years. New technologies are allowing the development of many new
products utilizin g recycled materials. These products are price competitive,
with high quality and durability.
Correspondingly, construction projects are turning to source separated recycling as a cost-effective method of handling waste. Recycled-content building products can be manufactured using recycled feedstocks from these wastes, offering a closed-loop recy cling opportunity.
These products are an efficient use of our energy, economic and environmental resources. They create needed markets for waste materials and simultaneously reduce the strain of enormous virgin resource consumption by the construction industry.
Information in this project summary was researched by O'Brien & Company, Sound Resource Management Group and Dana Sheppard. For more information on this project and others, or on the use of recycled-content construction materials, call the Clean Washi ngton Center at 464-7040.