Overview A large national manufacturer asked IRN to clean out a retired manufacturing facility in eastern Massachusetts. Originally constructed in the 1930s, the plant had been used for production, storage, and administration. Production was shut down in the 1990s and administrative employees were moved out at the same time. For a number of years the …
OVERVIEW The Sheraton Boston Hotel accumulated an inventory of over 600 pieces of guest room furniture and supplies and administrative furnishings. The inventory was being held for potential deployment in guest and administrative areas, and was stored in several rooms in the hotel basement and an upper floor. Consistent with its commitment to sustainability, when the …
Sheraton Boston Hotel Provides 600 Surplus Items to El Salvador Charity Read More »
SUMMARY Situation: A Fortune 500 technology firm moved its headquarters staff from leased space to a new company building. The firm sought to optimize social, environmental, and financial outcomes by combining repurposing, recycling, and reuse of furnishings remaining after the move. Material Composition: Systems furniture, private and executive offices, cafeteria, IT facilities, storage areas, reception and conference …
Tech Corp Headquarters – Redeployment, Reuse, Recycling, and Zero Waste Read More »
OVERVIEW Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital moved to a new campus in April 2013. After moving and redeployment of furnishings, more than 2,000 pieces of surplus remained in the old facility. The surplus included patient care items from beds to therapy equipment; the hospital kitchen, laboratory, and pharmacy; bookshelves and storage cabinets; plus hundreds of pieces from …
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (Boston) Provides 1,800 Items for Reuse Read More »
OVERVIEW This IRN client is one of the best known environmental consulting firms in the U.S., serving large government and corporate organizations. As such, when they initiated a company-wide program to refresh outdated furnishings and reduce their own environmental footprint by encouraging employees to work from home offices, the firm identified IRN’s Surplus Program as …
National Consulting Firm: 5 States, 14 Projects, 9 Recipient Organizations Read More »
Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Mass. called IRN for a simple mattress replacement. About 180 new hospital bed mattresses coming in; about 180 “gently used” mattresses going out and available for IRN’s surplus program, where they are one of our high-demand items. When we arrived to scope the project, Good Samaritan’s Scott Kenyan …
Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center – Saving Time, Space, and Money Read More »
OVERVIEW Moving to a new corporate campus, this expanding technology firm determined that its most efficient and cost-effective option was to dispose of most of their old furnishings and purchase new, rather than disassemble, move, and reinstall the existing furniture. The firm requested assistance from Steelcase dealer OneWorkplace in disposing of the furniture. OneWorkplace brought …
California Tech Firm Recovers more than 6,200 Pieces from Headquarters Move Read More »
OVERVIEW King’s College purchased the downtown Ramada Inn in Wilkes-Barre for conversion to dormitory and administrative space. Terms of the transaction required the property to be emptied of all Ramada furnishings so that renovation could begin. IRN was given a window of eleven days, including two weekends and the midweek Christmas holiday, to manage removal, …
Wilkes-Barre to El Salvador – a Christmas Present Read More »
Overview This Fortune 100 firm initiated replacement of furnishings from some 375 offices at its West Coast corporate campus. Consistent with corporate sustainability policies, the company asked their furniture dealer to offer a reuse or recycling alternative for the furniture being replaced. The dealer has worked with IRN on other projects, and contacted IRN for …
West Coast Corporate Campus, 2,440 Pieces, 8 Trailers, 6 Weeks Read More »
OVERVIEW This Fortune 500 client is one of the best known environmental and business services firms in the U.S. In 2010 the firm initiated a program to reduce their environmental and real estate footprint by moving toward a hotelling office environment. The firm requested assistance from their longtime Steelcase dealer, Arbee Associates. With dozens of …
A Three-Year Series of Projects Recovers >41,000 Items for Reuse Read More »
Situation: A large nationwide bank refreshed seating and other furnishings at hundreds of branches from western Pennsylvania and Maryland north to Massachusetts. Material Composition & Quantity: Over 16,000 pieces, including about 12,000 office chairs, 1,300 sofas and lounge chairs, 2,300 stools, and other items. Setting: The pieces were consolidated by installers at ten warehouse locations …
10 Locations, 54 Load Dates, 16,300 Pieces to Reuse – Going all out for Red Thread Read More »
Situation: Renovation of 75,000 sq ft of office space housing approximately 1,900 employees. Existing space emptied in phases over a period of three months. Material Composition & Quantity: Adjustable height desks, seating, conference & work tables. Setting: Suburban corporate campus, two-story building with multiple access points. “When we suggested reuse to the client, they were …
A Fortune 100 Tech Firm Places Nearly 2,500 Items for Reuse Read More »
Situation: Renovation of approximately 20,000 square feet of upper-floor office space, Charlotte, NC. Quantity and Composition: 934 freestanding pieces including professional desks, seating, and conference rooms, plus partition systems for 92 workstations. Setting: Downtown urban streets. Overview A top-15 U.S. bank and longtime Steelcase client is undertaking renovations at its offices in Charlotte, NC. This phase …
A Top-15 U.S. Bank, Steelcase, and Sustainability Read More »
