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Deconstruction Publications
Alameda County Waste Management Authority Heralded as One of the Nation's Best
 ILSR's new 20-page booklet, Innovation, Leadership, Stewardship, features Alameda County's (California) record-setting recycling programs. The county diverts almost 60% of its municipal solid waste. The Alameda County Waste Management Authority and the Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board deserve much credit. This glossy booklet -- chock full of case studies and photographs -- features the Board's source reduction, reuse, construction material recycling, composting, market development, green building, and outreach initiatives.
View press release (October 2002)
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Printed copies available for free from ILSR (only shipping & handling)
Building a Deconstruction Company:
A Training Manual for Facilitators and Entrepreneurs
April 2001 (96 pages) Download PDF file. (4.3 MB)
This manual provides an excellent resource
for anyone interested in starting a deconstruction company. No matter
whether you are an entrepreneur, community-based organization, construction-related
company, or governmental organization, this manual will introduce to
you to many of the steps needed to form a deconstruction company. The
manual takes the reader from setup and funding, to planning, deconstruction,
and material resale.
Building Savings:
Strategies for Waste Reduction of Debris from Buildings
2000
(20 pages) Download PDF File
This fact sheet packet profiles seven
building projects, from new construction to renovation and deconstruction,
that are recovering 42 to 82% of materials otherwise destined for disposal.
Policymakers wanting to encourage building material recovery, building
owners and developers interested in green building design, and contractors
seeking a competitive edge will find this document useful.
Deconstruction:
Salvaging Yesterday's Buildings for Tomorrow's Sustainable Communities
1999 (34 pages) View Executive Summary - Download PDF file. (2.5 MB)
Deconstruction is the process of carefully
dismantling a building in order to salvage components for reuse and
recycling. This report provides information to understand and advocate
for deconstruction locally, regionally, and nationally, emphasizing
partnerships with local nonprofit organizations, government agencies,
and for-profit practitioners. A collaborative project of the Materials
for the Future Foundation (San Francisco) and ILSR.
Regulatory and Policy Issues for Reuse and Remanufacture of Wood Materials Coated With Lead-Based Paint
by Thomas R. Napier, Robert H. Falk, George B. Guy, Susan Drodz; December 2005, 8 pages
Susquehanna Deconstruction Pilot Project Report
by ILSR in cooperation with Penn State's Hamer Center; 36 pages
Unbuilding: Salvaging the Architectural Treasures of Unwanted Houses
by Bob Falk, Brad Guy
Deconstruction at Work
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