Aerial view of scaffold, rebar and timber stored across a construction site
Impact

LYS in practice

Two real examples of how LYS is being used to keep products or materials in circulation.

From recording surplus products or materials across live projects to creating a post-demolition reuse report, these examples show how LYS can be used in different situations — and the value the data can reveal.

1. Live projects
2. Demolition & deconstruction
Example 1

Making surplus products or materials visible across live projects

11 products · 7 live projects · ~2 hours

One user recorded 11 spare products across seven live projects in around two hours.

The products or materials were captured in LYS so their potential for reuse could be seen across projects — rather than being treated as isolated surplus.

The result
€73k

Cost saved vs buying new

44.7t

Embodied CO₂ avoided

132t

Waste diverted

What this shows

LYS can make surplus products or materials visible across projects, helping teams identify what they already have before buying new.

From one user and a few hours of work, the data revealed significant financial and environmental value.

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Example 2

Turning demolition data into a reuse report

Post-demolition reuse reporting for a major regeneration project

A Tier 1 contractor was asked by its client to provide a post-demolition reuse report for a major city-centre regeneration project.

LYS was used to capture and analyse products or materials removed during demolition, strip-out and deconstruction — creating a detailed record of what came out of the building and what could happen to it next.

What the report captured
Material types and quantitiesWhat was removed and how much there was.
Embodied carbonThe carbon associated with the materials recorded.
Recovery pathwaysWhat happened to materials after removal.
Reuse opportunitiesWhere materials could potentially remain in circulation.
Visual recordsPhotos and descriptions providing a traceable record.
What was recorded
46

Product lines registered

36 of 46

Product lines retained for reuse

4.9t

Embodied CO₂ avoided

3.2t

Waste diverted

What this shows

LYS can turn material information captured during demolition and deconstruction into usable evidence for clients, project teams and sustainability reporting.

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What the two examples show

One platform. Different reuse opportunities.

The two examples are very different:

Live projects

Find and reuse surplus products or materials before buying new.

Demolition & deconstruction

Record what comes out of a building and evidence what happens to it.

But the principle is the same:

Capture→Understand→Reuse→Evidence

LYS creates a digital record of the product or material, its quantity, value, carbon and reuse outcome.

The value is in the data

Across these examples, LYS has helped make three types of value visible:

Financial

Cost saved by reusing products or materials rather than buying new.

Sustainability

Products or materials reused, carbon avoided and material diverted from disposal.

Evidence

A traceable record of what products or materials were identified, where they went and what happened to them.

Start with one product or material.

You don't need to catalogue everything. Choose one project, one yard or one product or material and see what you can find.

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