Lights earmarked for reuse in London project
A specialist materials cataloguer has earmarked the lighting at a London project for reuse.
The pendants, downlights and other luminaires at 2 Pancras Square in King’s Cross have been recorded by Material Index prior to an interior strip-out ahead of a refurbishment.
Each light is prominently labelled to ensure no confusion over which items are to be stripped out and which are to be retained and reused.
2 Pancras Square is a high-grade office built in 2014, located within the King’s Cross Estate, in the London Borough of Camden.
Ahead of a periodic strip-out of two floors, Material Index was appointed to conduct a pre-refurbishment audit to identify components suitable for resale and reuse using its digital platform, and to oversee the brokering and reuse of these items from site.
The company worked with the site teams of office fit out and refurbishment contractor Parkeray to minimise disruption to their schedule and to maximise the reuse opportunities available.
Learnings from the first floor strip-out were immediately implemented for the second floor, including the clear labelling of all items designated for reuse via the MI service. This has become a practice which the organisation now adopts across all its projects.
As well as the lights, MI also worked with ceiling manufacturer SAS International to recover over 700 square of ceiling tiles for its recently-launched take-back and reuse service.
Other items to be reused include ceiling baffles, kitchenettes, white goods, carpet tiles, sanitary items and Zip taps.
The embodied carbon value of materials sent for reuse was 42 tonnes; this is the equivalent to heating seven three-bedroom houses for a year, or 84 one-way economy class flights from London to New York City.
Material Index works with building owners, contractors and project teams to make reuse happen. Materials are catalogued, managed and exchanged through our digital platform.
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