( 01 ) — Use Case · Deconstruction & Urban Mining

    Buildings are material banks — deconstruction meets the next site.

    Deconstruction and urban mining across demolition contractors, hauliers, processors, and manufacturer take-back schemes. We match what a site releases (steel, mineral aggregates, timber, building products) with what the next site needs, routed to the highest-value reuse and documented end to end.

    Or start with a 30-minute conversation.

    Structural · steel beams, rebar, precastMineral · concrete, brick, aggregatesBuilding products · cladding, fixtures, MEP, incl. manufacturer take-back
    ( 02 ) — The Challenge

    Turn demolition waste into a documented material supply.

    Construction and demolition is Europe's largest waste stream by mass. Public procurement, taxonomy alignment, and CSRD reporting increasingly ask for pre-demolition audits, material passports, and verified recovery rates. Tipping receipts alone no longer suffice. ContainerGrid runs the operational layer that produces those artefacts as a byproduct of the physical work.

    Building Owners & Developers

    Public and private clients who need pre-demolition audits and taxonomy-aligned recovery evidence per project.

    Demolition & Site Contractors

    Executing selective demolition, deconstruction, and material segregation at the source.

    Processors & Aggregate Producers

    Recyclers turning demolition streams into certified secondary aggregates, structural steel, and recovered timber.

    The platform adapts to your operating model. References available on request.

    ≥95%
    Evidence Completeness
    30–50%
    Site-Admin Reduction
    10–20%
    Net Value Uplift
    3,800+
    Drop-off Points Served
    ( 03 ) — How Deconstruction Programs Run

    Five steps from pre-demolition inventory to documented reuse.

    ( 01 )

    Pre-Demolition Inventory

    Digital building survey covering what the building holds: quantities, qualities, hazard flags, R-strategy per element.

    ( 02 )

    Recovery & Grading

    Selective deconstruction and on-site grading: steel, mineral aggregates, timber, building products separated and quality-banded at source.

    ( 03 )

    Match to Demand at Active Sites

    Released materials matched against demand from the next site, including manufacturer take-back schemes for building products.

    ( 04 )

    Route to Highest-Value Reuse

    Beam-scale reuse before shredding, certified secondary aggregate before landfill. Every stream routed to the highest R-level available.

    ( 05 )

    Documentation & Material Passport

    Per-project evidence pack: material passport, recovery rates, chain-of-custody, taxonomy-aligned reporting.

    ( 04 ) — What's Recoverable

    Every stream tracked, quality-banded, routed to certified processing.

    Mineral (concrete, brick, aggregates)70%
    Structural steel & rebar12%
    Timber & wood10%
    Other (glass, gypsum, MEP)8%

    Structural Steel

    Beam-scale reuse cascaded before shredding: highest circular value.

    Recycled Aggregate

    Concrete graded and certified for structural or non-structural re-use.

    Hazardous Streams

    Asbestos, contaminated soil, treated timber: segregated with certified handling.

    Regulatory Tailwind · Taxonomy · CSRD · Public Procurement

    Documented recovery is becoming a procurement gate, not a reporting footnote.

    EU Taxonomy DNSH criteria, CSRD ESRS E5, and green public procurement rules increasingly require pre-demolition audits, material passports, and verified recovery rates. Programs on ContainerGrid produce those artefacts as a byproduct of the physical work, not as a year-end reconciliation.

    ( 05 ) — Connects to Your Ecosystem

    Integrate with existing systems and partners.

    Design & Planning

    • BIM / IFC integration
    • Pre-demolition audit tools
    • Digital building surveys

    Site & Logistics

    • Weighbridge & haulier apps
    • Subcontractor portals
    • eANV / hazardous waste

    Compliance & Reporting

    • EU Taxonomy / CSRD (ESRS E5)
    • Material passports
    • Recovery-rate reporting

    Commercial

    • Offtake data rooms
    • Aggregate / steel buyers
    • Financial clearing
    The cost of waiting

    The revised Construction Products Regulation introduces environmental performance declarations, and deconstruction material increasingly needs documented provenance to count toward recycled-content claims. Documentation you do not capture at deconstruction is gone for good.

    70+
    Recyclers on the Platform
    3,800+
    Drop-off Points Served
    1M+
    Orders Processed
    ~99.5%
    uptime in production since 2021

    Turn your next demolition into your first documented loop.

    Scoped with your project pipeline and contractor network. Not a generic demo.

    Typical pilot: 8–12 weeks to first material passport.

    You can stop at every step, and everything produced up to that point stays with you.

    If you are unsure which path fits, start with the 30-minute conversation. It is the right first step for nearly every team.