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A modern take on a treehouse, this home's second-level great room, window walls, and balconies keep residents connected to lush outdoor space.
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The online C&D Material Trader Network allows building pros to buy, sell, and donate salvaged and surplus materials.
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Sustainbly built waterfront home connects residents to the outdoors while retaining some inspirations--and materials--from the cabin it replaced.
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Bio-Luminum tiles are made from 100 percent aircraft aluminum alloy.
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Salvaged building products offer a sustainable, one-of-a-kind touch to eco-friendly homes.
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Through the point of installing insulation in his 3,600-square-foot custom home near Columbia, S.C., architect Mark Bostic has yet to make or pay for a trip to the local landfill. In Ft. Wayne, Ind., Jeff Zolnik serves about three-quarters of the area's builders with his construction waste...
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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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For years, there's been a huge global effort to recycle. From aluminum cans to cell phones, Americans are urged to consider recycling rather than just throwing things into the garbage and overloading landfills. But what's the point of all the recycling if there isn't an end use for all that...
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Even with surging interest in green building and sustainability, new construction and renovation projects continue to deplete vast quantities of resources. Remodeling, in particular, is a double-edged sword--the new house consumes materials, the demolition of the old structure generates debris. You...
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Recycling opportunities for construction materials
The worthy goal of diverting construction materials from the landfill is fraught with obstacles, but recycling opportunities are growing.