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Architectural Salvage News
Architectural Salvage News provides readers with valuable sourcing information to help locate suppliers of specialty products, both salvaged and reproduction, and introduces readers in the industry to new tools that help them run their business.
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Architectural Salvage: What You Need to Know
An introduction to shopping for architectural salvage.
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Building Materials Reuse Association (BMRA)
BMRA is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to facilitate building deconstruction and the reuse/recycling of recovered building materials.
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Construction Waste Management Database
The Construction Waste Management Database contains information on companies that haul, collect and process recyclable debris from construction projects. Created in 2002 by GSA's Environmental Strategies and Safety Division to promote responsible waste disposal, the Database is a free online service for those seeking companies that recycle construction debris in their area.
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Construction Waste Reduction Reports - Vermont
The state of Vermont commissioned reports on the recycling of mobile homes, gypsum wallboard, and asphalt shingles.
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Directory of Architectural Salvage Businesses
SalvageWeb has compiled a directory of architectural salvage businesses to help in restoration and remodeling endeavors.
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Directory of Wood-Framed Building Deconstruction and Reused Building Materials Companies, 2005
This is a directory of companies involved in wood-framed building deconstruction, dismantling and reused building materials, with an emphasis on those that use, resell, and/or re-manufacture salvaged wood. Published by the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory.
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DrywallRecycling.org
An on-line resource for those interested in recycling gypsum drywall.
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Habitat ReStore Directory
Habitat ReStores are retail outlets where quality used and surplus building materials are sold at a fraction of normal prices. Proceeds from ReStores help local affiliates fund the construction of Habitat houses within the community.
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Lead Safe U.S.A.
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) offers information about the dangers of lead-based paint and dust during the remodeling process.
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Roofing Shingles into Roads
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency presents Roofing Shingles into Roads, a resource of information for recycling roofing shingles.
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Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
OPPT has the responsibility for assuring that chemicals made available for sale and use in the United States do not pose any adverse risks to human health or to the environment, and promotes pollution prevention as the guiding principle for controlling industrial pollution.
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Oikos: Construction Site Waste Management
This site provides useful information about types and quantities of construction waste and disposal costs in the construction industry. Also available are publications and brochures that can be helpful to builders in developing jobsite waste management plans.
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Papers on Sustainable Design and Materials and Recycling
This website has links to the University of Michigan National Pollution Prevention Center for Higher Education’s papers on sustainable architecture. Papers include the Sustainable Design Module, Sustainable Building Materials Module, and the Recycling and Reuse Module.
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Recycler's World
Recycler's World is a world wide trading site for information related to secondary or recyclable commodities, by-products, used & surplus items or materials.
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Recycling Today Magazine
Recycling Today has created a portal for the professional recycling industry.
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Residential Job-Site Disposal of New Construction Waste Gypsum Board
The Gypsum Association recommends the following procedures for disposal of job-site new construction waste gypsum board on residential building lots based on information derived from scientific studies.
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Resource Conservation House Video
Available at the NAHB Research Center Bookstore, this professional-quality VHS video shows the house in various phases of construction. Features shown include: cast-in-place concrete foundation forming system utilizing panels made with post-consumer polystyrene recycle; frost-protected shallow foundation under the garage slab; steel framing; wallboard containing recycled wastepaper; hard-board siding made from sawmill scrap; ceiling panels and insulation made with newsprint recycle; energy-efficient windows; earth-coupled heat pump; roof panels made from recycled computer housings; and deck materials or trim made from wood substitute products.
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Resource Recycling Magazine
Resource Recycling reports the latest information about post-consumer waste recovery efforts for recycling and composting professionals.
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Scrap Magazine
Published by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Scrap Magazine has news, events, resources for the recycling industy.
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Steel Recycling Institute
The Steel Recycling Institute (SRI), a unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute, is an industry association that promotes and sustains the recycling of all steel products. Information about construction and consumer steel recycling.
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