Sara Badiali
Circularity Consultant Portland, Oregon
Meet Sara Badiali, a visionary consultant specializing in circular economies through building recycling.
Sara's expertise extends to education, sustainable materials management, and she played a pivotal role in Portland's Building Deconstruction Ordinance. She's the Founder of Reclamation Administration, a groundbreaking database that provided insights into building material reuse and sustainable practices for thirteen years. She collaborates with artists and advocates for policy changes in construction and demolition through her published work.
Sara is a true leader in transforming defunct buildings into sustainable assets.
Turning Buildings Into Possibility
I work at the crossroads of imagination and practicality: taking apart what no longer serves us and reimagining it as something new. I help cities, nonprofits, and businesses design systems where defunct buildings don’t become waste, but instead feed back into communities as jobs, resources, and inspiration.
Think of this as a menu with plenty of room for improvisation. These are starting points, not fixed packages.
Ways We Can Work Together
Policy & Program Design
Crafting deconstruction and reuse ordinances, shaping pilot programs, and creating pathways for materials to flow back into local economies.
Research & Storytelling
Reports, surveys, and market studies that not only inform policy but also tell the bigger story of why reuse matters.
Reuse Product & System Development
Exploring practical, creative, and profitable uses for salvaged materials - whether that’s new product lines, material streams for local businesses, or community-centered reuse projects (like my work helping a rural transfer station develop reuse opportunities).
Community Engagement
Helping people see the value in reuse - through outreach campaigns, public events, and creative educational tools.
Project & Event Collaborations
Design/build contests, pop-ups, or unique partnerships that bring reuse into public view in fun and unexpected ways.
About Costs
Every collaboration has its own rhythm. Some projects are short and nimble, others are more in-depth and layered. I usually work in three ways:
By the hour for focused conversations and problem-solving
By the project for research, reports, or reuse development work
By retainer for ongoing partnerships or long-term initiatives