A ‘Harvest Map’ is an ethical enterprise method of achieving sustainable construction. By mapping and researching the area surrounding a proposed building site or development a harvest map can identify potential material resources, skills and knowledge that can be used to inform how a building project is designed and constructed. It has the potential to be a catalyst upon which future building projects or social enterprises emerge. This is a key tool for identifying and utilising local resources to achieve strategic sustainable construction in any context.
In July 2009 the Eden Project funded a group of volunteers from ASF-UK to conduct a harvest map of the area within 50Km around the Eden Centre. The grouped mapped all current waste streams arising from local industry and compiled a detailed database of possible materials or components which could potentially be used in new building construction.
Following extensive internet and telephone research the group spent 4 days scouring Cornwall for the most potentially valuable waste streams. A list of over 75 materials were identified.
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