Preventing construction and demolition waste reduces the need for extracting and processing of raw materials
Reusing local materials requires less money and energy for transportation and extraction
Deconstruction diverts construction waste from landfills
Using salvaged materials preserves valuable local heritage
Lifecycle Building Challenge>> Annual competition to promote local building materials reuse through designing building materials, components, and management practices for adaptability and disassembly
Lifecycle Construction Resource Guide>> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guide to lifecycle building, deconstruction, material re-use, and design for deconstruction
Design for Disassembly (DfD) >> Guide to closed-loop design and building
Deconstruction Institute>> Educational materials, tools and techniques, networking, case studies, and articles about deconstruction and material re-use
A Guide to Deconstruction>> Overview of deconstruction with a focus on community development opportunities (2000) by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD)
Habitat ReStores>> Retail outlets operated by Habitat for Humanity where quality used and surplus building materials are sold at reduced prices
Building Materials ReUse Association>> Non-profit educational organization whose mission is to facilitate building deconstruction and the reuse/recycling of recovered building materials
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency>> Information on construction & demolition (C&D) materials
The Resourceful Renovator: A Gallery of Ideas for Reusing Building Materials>> by Jennifer Carson (2000), instructive book on environmentally-friendly renovations and material reuse
Building Resources>> San Francisco source for reusable, recycled and remanufactured building and landscape materials
2 Good 2 Toss>> Washington state online materials exchange for small or large quantities of used or surplus building materials and large household items
The Green Project>> New Orleans nonprofit organization dedicated to creatively promoting and encouraging environmental sustainability by recycling building materials and paint, deconstructing homes and salvaging usable materials
Building Materials Resource Center>> Boston co-operative with high-quality new and used building materials at reasonable prices
NY Wa$teMatch Reuse Calculator>> Program to estimate the environmental benefits of salvaging and reusing building materials
“Old to New: Design Guide, Salvaged Building Materials in New Construction”>> Guidelines to encourage material re-use in typical new construction projects
