Title: Unit 6 Glossary
Course: SUST 1013 Introduction to Sustainable Resource Management > Section: SUST 1013 Introduction to Sustainable Resource Management

Unit 6 Glossary

Terms

Term | Definitions
Adaptive Reuse | The repurposing of a structure that due to age, deterioration, or changes in the economic landscape or personal lifestyles is no longer considered to hold utility for its original use. Adaptive re ...
Building Materials | Products that are commonly utilized to build residential, commercial, industrial, and public facilities.
Construction - Demolition Materials | Commonly referred to as C&D, these are the waste products generated both through building activities, and the practice of demolishing existing structures due to age, or a perceived lack of continu ...
Recovery | The process through which building material waste, including construction and demolition materials, are secured, recycled, reused, and/or repurposed.