RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) has published the new Ska rating system for fit-outs. In 2005, interior construction company Skansen looked into measuring the environmental impact of fit-outs, and codifying good environmental practice. This resulted in the launch of Ska Rating by RICS in 2012.
 
Salvage and reuse of reclaimed products comes out top of the rating system for most sections although, like BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable Homes, it seems possible to achieve a high rating by carrying out or specifying a range of lower-ranked activities and products without reusing anything. Targets could be set for reuse within every project below which Ska Rating is not obtainable. A positive sign is that reuse is separated from recycling in the Ska Rating to conform with the EU Waste Framework Directive and the UK 2011 Waste Regulations.
 
Salvo's view is that the minimum reuse target should be set in the Ska Rating no lower than the currently achieved national average of 2% by value or by volume of reclaimed materials or products in every building project. Gold ratings could aim higher at around 5% reuse. Reuse should be on a sliding scale which increases reuse targets every ten years with the aim of achieving higher reuse levels of maybe around 100% reuse by 2100.