How it works
The Steel Reuse Tool is an easy-to-use software program that cross-references a database of available reclaimed steel with the steel elements of the project to identify potential matches, then calculates which steel could be replaced with reclaimed steel without compromising the design.
The tool can be installed on any device and is compatible with any Revit 3D Model. It takes the steel structural elements of the design and finds matches for them, working out how the reclaimed sections can be integrated seamlessly with new sections without any loss of quality.
We work closely with architects and other trades to coordinate where and how reclaimed steel sections can be integrated into the design, with the tool working out the estimated tonnage of steel that could be replaced.
These revised designs can then be reimported into Revit to see how this affects the overall design, giving the design team the flexibility to make changes as necessary.
The tool’s algorithm ensures that, on average, 90% of the available length of reclaimed steel sections is used. It also finds compatible secondary lengths if, for example, you need to add to a reclaimed section of a beam that isn’t quite long enough, say .
What’s more, the available stock of reclaimed steel is constantly changing, so the tool will keep track of this as the project develops. And clients have the ability to reuse the tool as many times as they want throughout the project.
The tool also generates a useful Excel spreadsheet summarising the carbon savings.
Conclusion
The WSP Steel Reuse Tool offers an effective way to reduce embedded carbon in building design, promotes the circular economy, reduces carbon emissions, and helps companies achieve their decarbonisation goals and sustainability reporting requirements.
Why not see what it could achieve in your design and construction project?
CO2e - carbon dioxide equivalent is a metric measure used to compare the emissions from various greenhouse gases on the basis of their global-warming potential (GWP), by converting amounts of other gases to the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide with the same global warming potential. Value report is for module A1-A3.