Because awareness and education are keys
to shifting the paradigm, Emergent Struc- tures creates storyboards that explain the history of all the materials given a new life. These stories encourage people to consider a deeper human connection to place, history and the material world in which we live.
DO YOUR PART If you are a building owner, designer, municipal government or contractor who will be involved in demolition of a building, I encourage you to explore the benefi ts of deconstruction. Reusing building materials allows them to remain valuable, useful and productive items while lessening the impact of construction materials on our landfi lls. In addition, businesses can save signifi cant dollars in disposal by reselling or donating
items that are no longer needed. Donating surplus items to your local reuse store or hiring a deconstruction contractor helps support the community in which you live. You can fi nd deconstruction contractors
in most cities in the U.S. Search your phone book or the Internet. Habitat for Human- ity ReStores and local architectural salvage stores are typically willing to accept most items that can be sold or used again. If you can’t fi nd a local non-profi t involved in material reuse, encourage local contractors and all who have a connection to the built environment to think outside the box and consider deconstruction waste for positive community projects. Do it for the fi nan- cial advantages or for the pay-it-forward benefi ts to your community. Any way you deconstruct it, reuse adds value.
LOCATE DECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS AND REUSE RETAILERS Building Materials Reuse Association,
www.bmra.org, click “Directory” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
www.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/imr/cdm/reuse.htm Whole Building Design Guide Construction Waste Management Database,
www.wbdg.org/ tools/
cwm.php
Roof sheathing from the Savannah Gardens housing development was repurposed into fl oor- ing and installed in a community room, library and two foyers in a new housing development.
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PHOTOS: SAVANNAH GARDENS, MERCY HOUSING SOUTHEAST, NORSOUTH CONSTRUCTION
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