Equipment and materials
Put what we already have to work.
A useful tool can sit idle while a project buys another. A fixture can leave a renovation with years of use still in it. Built By DAO gives members a way to record those resources, offer them to the community and track their use on projects.
The value begins with knowing what exists, who owns it and whether it is available. That makes reuse and sharing something a project team can plan around.
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Give an item a useful record
Describe a resource and its availability before choosing how to offer it.
Choose what you are offering
The sample form shows a loan selected, with other listing types and project-use choices available.
From a personal item to a project resource
- Record the item. Members add tools, materials, consumables, vehicles or fixtures to their own inventory, including a category, quantity, description and an estimated market value where useful. Adding an item does not offer it to the DAO.
- Choose how to offer it. Create a listing and choose a loan or one of the give-away options below. Set whether it may serve any DAO project, projects in your cohort or only selected projects.
- Wait for review. The listing remains waiting for review until a manager decides. You receive the decision. Giving an item away takes effect on approval, so review the ownership change before submitting.
- Follow its use. A project lead or administrator can assign approved stock to an eligible project. Assignment, check-out and return records connect the item with its project and holder, while available quantities reflect open assignments.
Choose the offer that matches your intention
Loan to the DAO
Keep ownership while offering an item for approved projects. You choose the permitted projects; once the listing is approved, a project lead can assign it within those choices without asking again each time.
Donate to the DAO
Give the item to the DAO when a manager approves the listing. It then leaves your personal inventory.
Give for a project to use up
Offer materials or consumables with the intention that a project uses them. Approval transfers ownership to the DAO.
Give to restore and sell
Offer an item with restoration and sale as its intended use. Approval records that intention and transfers ownership so the team can plan the next steps.
Give to restore and install
Offer an item intended for restoration and installation. Approval records the intention and transfers ownership so the project can plan the work.
For a loan, you are notified when an item is assigned. You can withdraw an open listing while the item is off a project. A donation can be withdrawn before approval; once ownership transfers, the item belongs to the DAO.
Why this matters for adaptive reuse
Reusing a building also means making careful choices about what is inside it. A record of available fixtures, tools and materials can help teams find a use for serviceable items before buying replacements or discarding them. Sharing equipment can reduce duplicate purchases when a suitable item is available at the right time.
In an illustrative project, one member offers a working drill on loan while another offers a set of fixtures for restoration and installation. The team can see those resources, check their suitability and coordinate their use instead of starting every purchasing decision from scratch.
When teams reuse a serviceable fixture or share a drill, they can avoid unnecessary purchases and keep useful materials out of waste. The wider ambition is to keep more of the value in the community, with resources moving toward shared needs.
Recognizing what members contribute
The aim is for accepted goods and equipment to receive Contribution EQTBLT recognition under an agreed review and valuation process. The registry currently records the offer, review and ownership; it does not award EQTBLT automatically. An estimated market value describes the item rather than establishing an EQTBLT award.