Material reclamation audits.
Find the value before the skips arrive. A material reclamation audit targets the items most likely to be reused or resold, so they leave site for a second life, not landfill.
Image: Reclaimed raised-access floor tiles stacked and tagged, ready for collection
What is a material reclamation audit?
A material reclamation audit is a faster, focused survey that concentrates on the materials and products with the best reuse potential: raised-access flooring, partitions, lighting, kitchens, sanitaryware, furniture and more.
It is the practical choice when you need action quickly, or alongside a full pre-demolition audit when the formal report is needed for planning.
- High-value reclaimable items identified first
- A diversion plan for each item, timed to the strip-out
Why you need a material reclamation audit.
The waste hierarchy puts reuse ahead of recycling, and clients increasingly set landfill diversion targets for strip-outs. Without a plan made before works start, reusable items are lost in the rush to clear the building.
Reclaimed items have real value. Selling or redeploying them offsets strip-out costs and gives you verifiable reuse figures for your sustainability reporting.
Image: Office pendant lights and partitions carefully removed and boxed for reuse
The Camio difference
Camio material reclamation audits.
We capture the high-value items in the Camio app in a few hours per floor, with AI identifying each one and estimating weight, materials and carbon. Items go straight into a live inventory, ready to share.
From there you can list them on the Camio marketplace, offer them across your own estate or pass them to partners, and track each item through to its new owner.
Image: Camio marketplace listing of reclaimed office furniture on a laptop
How it works
From site visit to finished report, in days not weeks.
01
Focused capture
Auditors capture the items with the best reuse potential in the Camio app.
02
Value and carbon
Each item gets a condition, embodied carbon value and an indication of reuse value.
03
Plan the diversion
Reuse, resale and recycling routes are set for each item and timed to the strip-out.
04
List and share
Items are offered across your estate, to partners or on the Camio marketplace.
05
Track to exchange
Every item is tracked to its new home, with reuse figures ready for reporting.
What's included in a Camio MRA.
Deliverables
Reclaimable items list
The items worth saving, with photos, quantities and condition.
Diversion plan
A route for each item away from landfill, timed to your programme.
Marketplace listings
Items ready to list for resale or redeployment.
Reuse reporting
Verified reuse, carbon and waste figures for each item that leaves site.
Compliance
- Waste hierarchy: reuse before recycling
- Supports BREEAM Wst 01 diversion targets
- Client and contractor landfill diversion targets
- Data in European Waste Codes
Ideal for
- Strip-out and demolition contractors
- Occupiers leaving or consolidating offices
- Fast-moving programmes that need action quickly
- Projects with reuse or diversion targets
Every asset, every life
Most audits describe a building on one day. Camio follows every asset for life.
Each item keeps its record through every life, every location and every owner. That is what makes Camio the natural fit for BREEAM In-Use, SKA and estates where assets move between projects again and again.
Asset record · Glass display counter
One item, followed across four stages
- Life 1
Retail unit, Building A
Owner: Tenant A
2019 to 2026
- Audit
Pre-refurbishment audit
Captured, tagged, carbon calculated
Oct 2026
- Life 2
Floor 3, Building B
Owner: Landlord
2026 to 2029
- Life 3
Resold to a new owner
Via the Camio marketplace
2029 onwards
Multiple lives
Reuse, refurbishment and resale are recorded against the same item, so carbon savings add up over every life.
Multiple locations
Moves between floors, buildings and projects are tracked, so the inventory always shows where things really are.
Multiple owners
Items keep their history when they change hands, from landlord to tenant to buyer, across your whole estate.
Audit enquiry
Tell us about your project.
We will come back with a scope and a fee proposal.
It helps to include
- The site address and approximate floor area (GIA)
- The audit you need, or the planning, BREEAM, GLA or SKA requirement it is for
- Your programme: when you need the report and when strip-out or demolition starts
- Drawings, asbestos surveys or previous audits, if you have them
[We aim to reply within X hours and can be on site within X days.]
Questions we are often asked
How is a material reclamation audit different from a pre-demolition audit?
A pre-demolition audit records every material in the building for planning and BREEAM. A material reclamation audit is faster and focuses on the items most likely to be reused or resold, so you can act on them quickly.
How long does it take?
A typical office floor can be captured in a few hours, with the inventory available straight away.
Can you sell the items for us?
Items can be listed on the Camio marketplace straight from the inventory, and offered across your own estate or to partners first if you prefer.