Project Case Studies

Project Case Studies

Buy Recycled Business Alliance, a Partnership of the National Recycling Coalition, Inc., 1727 King St., Ste. 105, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703/683-9025, 703/683-9026 (fax).

The Buy Recycled Business Alliance has compiled approximately 20 project profiles of commercial and institutional facilities that have made extensive use of recycled-content materials. Each case study features a concise, one-page, full-color, glossy sheet describing the project and the recycled-content materials used in it, along with key information such as location, size in square feet, architect, and contractor. Additional details about the project are then described in a multi-page companion write-up. Included in these more detailed profiles is very useful discussion of the challenges and difficulties encountered in using recycled-content materials, and information on project cost. Some of the technical companion write-ups include specific product information with addresses, phone numbers, and contact names. Among the facilities profiled are:

•National Public Radio Headquarters, Washington, D.C.;

•Women’s Humane Society Animal Shelter, Bensalem, Pennsylvania;

•The Body Shop American Headquarters, Wake Forest, North Carolina;

•Metro Regional Headquarters, Portland, Oregon; and

•Erickson’s Corporate Headquarters, Hudson, Wisconsin.

Case studies and the supporting technical write-ups are available free of charge. Contact Bonnie Fedchock at ext. 209 (phone number above) or by e-mail (brbainfo@nrc-recycle.org).