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Building for Deconstruction: Three Things to Avoid
While preparing to write January’s Velvet Crowbar, I decided to do some internet research. When I conducted a Google search on Design for...
Michigan Boosts TRP Footprint in the Midwest
Several years ago TRP made an invited foray into Chicago, establishing The ReUse People of Illinois. Within a few years that office became a leader...
The Promise of Commercial Deconstruction Revisited
Six months have passed since I wrote about the importance of commercial deconstruction and materials salvage, in an earlier e-letter. Since then,...
More on Deconstruction Ordinances and Bylaws
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 Case for Destructive Testing, or What’s Behind That Wall?
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...
Oakland’s Community-Sized Adaptive Reuse Project
My journey from finance and investment banking, to deconstruction and building-materials salvage necessitated that I examine the historic,...
Deconstruction is Alive and Well in Boise
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes, 53 seconds Idaho has a libertarian streak. “The hell with government oversight or regulations” come the cries...
The Future Is in Commercial Building Materials
When TRP launched some 30 years ago, I didn’t give a thought to commercial building materials. Eleven years later, after deconstructing elaborate...
Training Is Busting Out All Over
It almost feels like spring. People are traveling, having picnics, crossing borders, eating out, staying in hotels, building things and even taking...
How to Qualify Nonprofit 501(c)3 Donees and Appraisers: Part 3 of 3
The criticality of qualifying deconstruction contractors was explained in the previous installment of this three-part series. Here, I’ll explain why...