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.
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.
Cost saved vs buying new
Embodied CO₂ avoided
Waste diverted
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.
Start free →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.
Product lines registered
Product lines retained for reuse
Embodied CO₂ avoided
Waste diverted
LYS can turn material information captured during demolition and deconstruction into usable evidence for clients, project teams and sustainability reporting.
Start free →The two examples are very different:
Find and reuse surplus products or materials before buying new.
Record what comes out of a building and evidence what happens to it.
But the principle is the same:
LYS creates a digital record of the product or material, its quantity, value, carbon and reuse outcome.
Across these examples, LYS has helped make three types of value visible:
Cost saved by reusing products or materials rather than buying new.
Products or materials reused, carbon avoided and material diverted from disposal.
A traceable record of what products or materials were identified, where they went and what happened to them.
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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