The Katz Flooring building was built in 1967 and U-Haul acquired the property in 2015. Upon purchase the 60,000 square foot building had been mostly vacant for many years and had become an eyesore to the community. Adaptive reuse building conversions allow U-Haul to promote infill development to meet citizens’ needs while preserving the natural resources and land normally required for new construction. Adaptive reuse also allows resources to be focused on integrating environmentally thoughtful features into the existing building rather than creating waste in the form of demolition and using valuable resources for new construction.

Serving U-Haul customers since 2015, this facility was built through adaptive reuse of an abandoned building. Adaptive Reuse promotes infill development in an effort to strengthen communities, with the following benefits achieved at this site: 

• 43 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented 
• 2,554 tons of new concrete pours avoided 
• 2,624 tons of construction and demolition debris prevented 

Energy-efficiency and waste-reduction programs at this facility provide the following estimated benefits each year for the Irondequoit community: 

• 22,825 kWh annual energy savings 
• 1,217,106 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented 

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  Steel Production 43 tons (39 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date

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  Energy 22,825 kWh annual energy savings

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  Concrete 2,554 tons (2,318 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date

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  Emissions 1,217,106 lbs (552,076 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented

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  Landfill Debris 2,624 lbs (1,190 kgs) of construction debris prevented

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