ME 310A

Mission 8 Needfinding
Team Volvo CE

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Glass
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Current Not recycled

Wood
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"Issue
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Current Chipped or repurposed

Chipping down-cycles lumber and
nail removal is manual
Autonomous de-nailer

Asphalt
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"Issue
"Need

Current Ground up from road

Often transported off-site
Machine to allow for immediate reuse

Too many glass varieties for standardized recycling

Sorting mechanism by chemical composition

Concrete
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"Need

Current Crushed into aggregate

Crushed concrete doesnt store well
Urban-friendly on-site concrete to
concrete plant

Dirt
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"Issue
"Need

Current Used as infill when possible

Often extra needs to be hauled off-site
Process to repurpose dirt on-site

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Meetings:

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Naomi Porat - Transform Urban

Visited Kirkham Project Site
Mark DeBrosse - Product Segment Strategy Volvo
Connected with him to get Volvo contacts in the Bay Area
Brian Carilli - Building Manager Stanford
Talked with him about his experience in large building demolition

Future Work:
Meeting with General Contractor, Architect, & Landscape engineer
from Kirkham project
Kharon Hathaway: Meyer Deconstruction Manager to talk through
details of the job
Going to a local Volvo distributor
On-site deconstruction project visit (with Kirkham GC or ReBuild
Green)

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Sweden Research:
Municipal waste: two site visits
Visiting e-waste and recycling plant later this week