Projects.

As Derwent London's Circular Economy Partner we facilitate, manage, and report on circular economy and material exchange across their portfolio.

For John F Hunt, we carried out a Material Reclamation Audit, developed a Material Tracking Dashboard, and facilitated brokering for Hadley Property Group's GSK Brentford project at 980 Great West Road.

Material Index conducted a Material Reclamation Audit (MRA), and brokering services, of 1 Knightsbridge Green. Instructed by Blackburn & Co, over £8,000 was returned to client and an estimated Carbon saving of over 60 tCO2e.

The London Legacy Development Corporation engaged Material Index to provide environmental reporting, capture residual value, and minimise waste on their ‘Old Ford’ Wastewater Recycling Centre site in East London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

A pre-refurbishment audit for this office building in Islington was driven by the client’s policy to divert material from landfill. A Material Index audit facilitated off-site reuse of kitchenettes, toilets, hand dryers, and specialist lighting in collaboration with Collins.

A pre-refurbishment audit of an office building in Holborn. Material Index worked with the design team at Orms and Artists at Studio Tip to establish on-site reuse opportunities. Material available for off-site reuse is being explored for resale or donation through the Material Index Exchange.

Working closely with Derwent London, Material Index have been involved from Stage 2 through to Stage 4. The online material management has allowed tenants and the building owner to explore portfolio reuse opportunities.

Material Index was appointed by Deconstruct UK to conduct a brokering survey and facilitate the reuse of glass partitions from a London office demolition site.

We were asked to secure a reuse solution for 2,500m² light grade panels from a British Land site in Mayfair, saving 46.5 tCO₂e of embodied carbon.

We worked with Structure Tone London to salvage 12.2 tonnes of steel beams from Google’s HQ, keeping them in the supply chain.

Engaged by the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, we found reuse pathways for over 800 bricks from a recent exhibit.

80 CMD RAF floor boxes were set to be stripped out from a commercial site in Poplar. Material Index intercepted the process and secured a buyer.