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Six months have passed since I wrote about the importance of commercial deconstruction and materials salvage, in an earlier e-letter. Since then,...

Earlier this month I was invited to the historic town of Victoria to give two workshops for a range of people tasked with implementing the city’s...

A fascinating Google alert recently landed in my in-box. When I read the title, “235-Year-Old Home Deconstruction,” the first thought that jumped...

My journey from finance and investment banking, to deconstruction and building-materials salvage necessitated that I examine the historic,...

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 53 seconds Idaho has a libertarian streak. “The hell with government oversight or regulations” come the cries...

When TRP launched some 30 years ago, I didn’t give a thought to commercial building materials. Eleven years later, after deconstructing elaborate...

It almost feels like spring. People are traveling, having picnics, crossing borders, eating out, staying in hotels, building things and even taking...

The criticality of qualifying deconstruction contractors was explained in the previous installment of this three-part series. Here, I’ll explain why...

Donating building materials that have been salvaged through deconstruction is a smart, easy alternative to demolition. Just as when choosing an...

It has been my observation that a bunch of folks involved in building-materials salvage are lumber centric.Ask almost anyone in our business which...