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` 3 in a series of 10 case studies <br />Public Health Clinics <br />Austin, TX <br />ssa <br />Ate. _. <br />i <br />� l <br />3 ((:SYwLrVATICN _ <br />'1 �iN i:CV ♦'uh <br />-_- _7'LY <br />How specifications were used to <br />reduce construction waste <br />Specific materials were required to be recycled. These included branches <br />and trees; lumber; bricks and blocks; metal; cardboard; plastic; and paints, <br />stains, solvents, and sealants. The specifications also followed the City of <br />Austin's Green Builder Program guidelines in requiring other waste <br />reduction measures such as setting aside lumber cut -offs for use as blocking <br />or spacers. As a general requirement, the specifications stated that an <br />"underlying commitment to sustainable architecture and construction <br />practices shall be reflected in all aspects of the project." The bids on the <br />project were comparable to what they would have been otherwise. <br />Printed by Triangle J Council of Governments, publishers of WasteSpec: Model <br />Specifications for Construction Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling. For further <br />information or a WasteSpec order form, call 919 -549 -0551 or visit our Website at <br />www.tjcog.dst.nc.us/TJCOG /. <br />Printed on 20% post- consumer recycled paper <br />