( 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.

    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.

    100%
    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

    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