3 million lbs
historic building material kept out of the landfill
650,000 lbs
wood reused for home, community and preservation projects
800,000 lbs
historic brick repurposed
7,000 lbs
wood reused for community garden projects
4,000 lbs
cinderblock redirected to the Burroughs and Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies at Coastal Carolina University to be reused in artificial and smart reef projects off the South Carolina coast
Deconstruction and Reuse
Gains Momentum Across the Nation
Deconstruction requirements and ordinance information (City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation)
Treasure in the walls: Reclaiming value through material reuse in San Antonio (PlaceEconomics)
Deconstruction and building material reuse: A tool for local governments (Delta Institute)
Deconstruction, salvage and reuse policies (Carbon Leadership Forum)
Why taking apart buildings piece by piece is a climate solution (National Public Radio)
Sustainability advocates ask: Why demolish when you can deconstruct? (The New York Times)
Treasure in the walls: Reclaiming value through material reuse in San Antonio (PlaceEconomics)
Deconstruction and building material reuse: A tool for local governments (Delta Institute)
Deconstruction, salvage and reuse policies (Carbon Leadership Forum)
Why taking apart buildings piece by piece is a climate solution (National Public Radio)
Sustainability advocates ask: Why demolish when you can deconstruct? (The New York Times)
