Oregon Library Renovation Includes C&D Recycling

An Oregon town has implemented construction and demolition recycling as part of the renovation of its library, according to a report in the Beaverton Valley Times (Portland, Ore.).

The $9.1 million renovation of the Tualatin, Ore., library will follow several Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards, including pulling material from the demolition portion of the project for recycling, according to the report.

The city expects some 75 percent of the waste generated by the project, including debris from demolition, to be recycled, including materials like cardboard, lumber, cans, bottles and food.

According to LEED statistics from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in the report, construction and demolition projects generated about 136 tons of debris in 1996 and about 57 percent of that material was from nonresidential construction, renovation and demolition projects.

The expansion will increase the Tualatin library’s square footage from 8,455 square feet to 22,162 square feet, and construction is expected to be completed by late summer 2008.