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PATH 2. FURNITURE REUSE
Teams are encouraged to conduct an inventory of existing furniture and furnishings early in the design process to determine what products could be incorporated into the project design. Teams should develop a tracking list of all actual and potentially reusable furniture and furnishings to help efficiently identify, document, and manage items that can be incorporated into the project. Teams must d etermine the total cost of the project’s furniture and calculate the percentage of reused items used. When determining the total cost of reused furniture, ensure that the costs reflect comparable products of similar quality and condition. The cost assigned to each reused item should be based on its current state and market value relative to the equivalent product. Resources like Rheaply and All for Reuse provide an exchange platform to share, buy, or sell reused furniture and can be good sources of cost information.
Equation 2. Percentage of reused furniture
𝑅 𝑅 𝑅 𝑓 𝑓 𝑓 𝑓 𝑓𝑓=
𝐶 𝐶 𝑜 𝑟 𝑟 𝑟 𝑓 𝑓 𝑓 𝑓 𝑓
𝑇 𝑇 𝑇 𝑐 𝑐 𝑜 𝑟 𝑟 𝑟 𝑎 𝑎 𝑛 𝑛 𝑓 𝑓 𝑓 𝑓 𝑓 [ × 100 ]
𝐶 𝐶 𝑜 𝑟 𝑟 𝑟 𝑓 𝑓 𝑓 𝑓 𝑓
Option 2. Materials Reuse
This option rewards projects for incorporating off-site reused elements into the building. The sources for reused materials can be from on-site or gathered off-site from vendors, other projects, salvage yards, donations, and can leverage local resources and community networks to locate quality materials. For instance, organizations such as Habitat for Humanity ReStores [76] and Salvage Yards also offer gently used and reclaimed furniture at discounted prices.
Teams are encouraged to maintain a set of photos to document and verify the reuse of materials. These include photos per material being reused which includes a record of the materials, both before and after reuse, and images of materials being processed or repaired for reuse (if applicable).
In the credit Table 2, specific materials are targeted due to their higher impacts and the potential for greater reuse and recovery in the near term. The prioritization of these materials is based on several criteria, including high embodied carbon, toxic impacts in landfills, and significant potential for recovery in existing or emerging salvage and reuse markets. These targeted materials receive a 2x multiplier compared to other reused materials. However, all forms of reuse are recognized in this credit and can be quantified in the various material types listed in Table 2, or the “project defined other” category.
76 “Home page”, Habitat for Humanity ReStores, accessed March 31, 2025, https://www.habitat.org/restores.
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