News and Related Links

Attend the U.S.’s biggest and best deconstruction and reuse conference, DECON 07,  in Madison, Wisconsin, May 14-17, 2007.  For details, visit:

http://www.union.wisc.edu/bmra

NEW BOOK from the publisher of Fine Homebuilding:

UNBUILDING:

***Listen to the NPR (National Public Radio) Weekend Edition story, July 23, 2006, by Jeff Brady, titled "Salvage Construction Prompts Demolition Alternative" that includes the Nail Kicker in action:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5576479
This story is focused on a deconstruction project in New Orleans where materials are being salvaged for reuse.  Some points in the story are that deconstruction allows recovery of irreplaceable materials otherwise destined for the landfill, that denailing the material is a time-consuming disincentive when done manually, and that new technologies like the Nail Kicker are needed to help reuse become a mainstream alternative to demolition.

BMRA - Building Materials Reuse Association

CRC - Center for ReSource Conservation

Resource2000 - Transforming demolition into
deconstruction for reusing quality building materials.

News:

• Groups critical of debris recycling effort
  2TheAdvocate - Baton Rouge,LA,USA - Aug. 25, 2006
  ... someone who’s willing to reuse the recycled ... Deconstruction involves dismantling a home to salvage the ... fixtures, copper pipes and cypress lumber could be ...

• Neighborhood hub envisioned at Market Square
  The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA - Mon. Aug. 7, 2006
  ... Initial bids on the deconstruction of the Intermountain Lumber buildings on site came in ... the property, also hopes to grind up the old asphalt and reuse it as a ...
  
• Tearing down the past
  Globe and Mail - Canada
  ... job has involved a meticulous process that engineers refer to as "deconstruction.". ... cabinets, wiring, sinks and toilets were all removed and examined for reuse. ...
• Fort Collins company built on ideals of service
  The Coloradoan, CO - Jul 28, 2006
  ... “Being in the reuse business is so ... “One aspect of this process that ReSource can facilitate is ‘deconstruction,’ of buildings” Armstrong said. ...
• Kapalua Bay Hotel is being ’upcycled’
  Maui News - Wailuku,HI,USA
  ... fixtures, are saved for reuse. Eight nonprofit and community organizations have received part of the old hotel. “The careful deconstruction and repurposing ...
• Fort Collins company built on ideals of service
  The Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USA
  ... “Being in the reuse business is so ... “One aspect of this process that ReSource can facilitate is ‘deconstruction,’ of buildings” Armstrong said. ...
• The United Way of Summit County Volunteer Center recruits and ...
  Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
  ... Minimum age: 17. • The Stock Pile: This Stark County building reuse warehouse needs volunteers for deconstruction, clerical, cleaning and customer service ...