Demolition follow-up plan
Tailored demolition follow-up plan
Tracimat guidance, inventory and material flows for your demolition permit. On quote, delivery 2 to 4 weeks.
What it is
What is a demolition follow-up plan?
A demolition follow-up plan inventories, per material flow, which materials are released during demolition and how they are processed. The document is mandatory for large demolition works in Flanders and ensures that materials are correctly recycled or removed.
This includes by default a destructive asbestos inventory, in which we also examine hidden materials in the structure (walls, floors, technical shafts) through targeted drilling and breaking.
Under Tracimat guidance you receive a low-environmental-risk declaration (LMRP). With it, your contractor can remove construction and demolition waste without additional sample analyses, saving time and money on site.
When required
When do you need a demolition follow-up plan?
- For the dismantling or demolition of non-residential buildings larger than 1,000 m³.
- For the dismantling or demolition of predominantly residential buildings larger than 5,000 m³.
- For infrastructure works with a volume greater than 250 m³.
- For thorough renovation releasing large quantities of material.
- When the environmental permit specifically prescribes it.
The plan is drawn up before the start of the demolition. Our expert visits the property, inventories all materials and links them to certified processors.
Content
What does the plan contain?
- Identification of the property and the client.
- Inventory per material flow: rubble, concrete, brick, wood, metal, glass, plasterboard.
- Destructive asbestos inventory with any sample results of suspect materials.
- Estimated quantities in cubic metres and tonnes per flow.
- Chosen processing chain per flow (recycling, incineration, landfill class).
- Any management measures for hazardous material.
- Tracimat-compliant drafting and application for the LMRP certificate.
Method
How does the process proceed?
- Quote request with information about the property, area and nature of the demolition.
- Site visit by our expert (typically 3 hours).
- Material inventory and, if necessary, sampling of suspect materials.
- Drafting of the demolition follow-up plan and application for the Tracimat conformity declaration before the start of the works.
- Inspection visit(s) by our demolition supervisor during the demolition works and review of the disposal certificates.
- Application for the LMRP declaration via Tracimat after successful completion of the demolition works.
- Delivery of all documents, ready for your contractor and the environmental permit application.
Lead time: between 2 and 4 weeks for a standard residential project. Rush cases possible by appointment.
Wetgeving
Demolition legislation in Belgium
Flemish demolition legislation evolved from general waste management in the nineties to the current Tracimat system and strict material recovery. Below are the milestones that shape your demolition file today.
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- 1995Flanders
VLAREM II enters into force
The Flemish Regulation on the Environmental Permit governs waste processing during demolition for the first time.
VLAREM II sets the general rules for waste removal and noise nuisance during demolition works. The contractor must draw up a waste management plan, but still without formal guidance.
- 2008Flanders
VLAREMA decree
The Flemish Regulation on the Material Cycle and Waste develops the framework for selective demolition.
VLAREMA introduces the idea of the material cycle: construction and demolition waste must be recovered and reused as much as possible. It is the run-up to the Flemish circular economy for the construction sector.
- 2014Flanders
Demolition follow-up plan introduced
The demolition follow-up plan becomes mandatory for large demolition works (above 1,000 m³ non-residential).
The demolition inventory and the demolition follow-up plan are integrated into the environmental permit for large demolition projects. The document inventories, per material flow (rubble, wood, metal, plasterboard, asbestos, etc.), what is released and how it is processed.
- 2018Flanders
Tracimat tracing system operational
The Tracimat management system ensures traceability of demolition waste, with the low-environmental-risk declaration (LMRP) as a label.
Tracimat is a non-profit that traces selectively demolished materials to a high quality standard. A demolition plan drawn up under Tracimat guidance produces an LMRP, with which the waste processor receives discounts and guarantees. For the developer it means fewer costly samplings afterwards.
- 2018Flanders
Mandatory for works above 1,000 m³
The demolition follow-up plan under Tracimat guidance becomes formally mandatory for large demolition works.
From 24 August 2018 mandatory for non-residential buildings above 1,000 m³ and for predominantly residential buildings above 5,000 m³.
- 2022Flanders
Infrastructure-works threshold: 250 m³
For infrastructure works with a volume greater than 250 m³, a demolition follow-up plan is mandatory.
The 250 m³ threshold applies specifically to infrastructure works (roads, civil structures, …). Residential buildings only fall under the obligation above 5,000 m³, non-residential above 1,000 m³.
- 2023Flanders
Stricter material recovery
Higher recovery quotas for inert material, wood and metals are gradually enforced.
Contractors must be able to demonstrate that a significant percentage of demolition waste goes to certified processors. The demolition follow-up plan links the material flows in advance to concrete processors and transporters.
- 2025+Flanders
Course towards circular construction
Flanders aims for material passports and reuse of building elements in large-scale demolition.
As part of the Flemish circular-construction strategy, material passports and reusable elements are encouraged. For clients this translates into even more preparatory work before demolition starts, but also into lower disposal costs and possible extra income from reuse.
Benefits
Your benefits of the Tracimat system
- Faster removal on site without additional sample analyses.
- Predictable cost for your contractor.
- Full traceability of your waste flows, ready in the event of an inspection.
- Possible subsidies for selective demolition and reuse.
- LMRP declaration afterwards, an extra quality label for your file.
Accreditation
Tracimat-accredited expert
Demolition follow-up plans are drawn up by a Tracimat-accredited demolition-supervision expert.
Ready to book?
Fixed price, certificate within 7 business days, pay after the visit.