Repurposed materials may be defined as surrogates, or materials which are used in the place of materials conventionally

used in an application. Repurposed materials provide several benefits, such as replacing precious raw materials with

less precious, more plentiful ones; diverting products from the waste stream; implementing less toxic manufacturing

processes; and simply defying convention. As a trend, repurposing is important because it underscores the desire for

adaptability in industry, as well as an increasing awareness of our limited resources. While the performance of repurposed

materials is not identical to that of the products they replace, sometimes new and unexpected benefits arise from their

use.

Sustainable Metropolis 

http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/sustainable.php

Five principles of Sustainability

http://bfi-internal.org/sustainability/principles

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Sustainable design

http://inhabitat.com/

http://www.branchhome.com/

Recycled materials

http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=2910

Aluminium flooring

http://www.aluminumfloors.com/  

Ecopanel systems 

http://www.ecopanelsystems.com/types%20of%20material.html  

Bamboo flooring 

http://www.plyboo.com/flooring.html#  

Palm & Bamboo

http://www.durapalm.com/

Natural Surfaces

http://www.naturesquared.com/

Wheatboard 

http://www.primeboard.com/partbd.htm 

Banana fiber laminate 

http://www.laminart.com/products-samples/collections/abac-8.html

Kirei Board 

http://www.kireiusa.com/newkirei/applications.php  

Corn fibers 

http://www.ingeofibers.com/ingeo/home.asp 

Bio-degradable carpet 

http://www.earthweave.com/BIO-FLOOR.html  

Re-cyclable and partially organic carpet 

http://www.interfaceflor.com/service/flor/environment.html?id=NXw94P9b 

Cardboard

http://www.cardboardchair.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv 

Building a cardboard school

Cardboard furniture

Interview with Shigeru Ban

Works of Shigeru Ban

Complete online works of Shigeru Ban

Frit (recycled glass chips) used as terrazzo 

http://www.trivitro.com/vitrohue_tum/colors_sizes.html

Textile wallpaper 

http://www.tracykendall.com/