Reuse

  • Kirei

    Kirei Coco Tiles

    Create a tropical and tactile wall covering with Coco Tiles.

     
  • Tips for deconstructing

    According to the National Association of Home Builders Research Center, residential demolition and remodeling account for over 50 million tons of debris going to landfills every year. Landfills are a limited resource, as is the fuel required to transport materials to them. Anything saved from a job...

     
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    Builders Are Urged To Consider the Green Benefits of Deconstruction Vs. Demolition

    Demolishing an existing house for a renovation or infill project may be quick and easy, but a lot of those building materials unnecessarily end up in land fills. According to the EPA's 2003 estimates, 164 million tons of waste was generated from building activities, including construction...

     
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    Panel discussion on green remodeling and practices

    For the hundreds of attendees at the Remodeling Leadership Conference, a successful event is all about networking and asking questions - and when it comes to green, boy, are there a lot of questions! With the conference theme of The Color of Money: Green and the Future of Remodeling, a three-member...

     
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    Adaptive-reuse project on 19th-century hospital

    A clever adaptive-reuse project saves a 19th-century state hospital from demolition and proves profitable.