BiG! Press & Job Opening

Build It Green! gets a nice mention in today’s New York Times as part of an article on the growing trend of home deconstruction. As an alternative to demolition, deconstruction is a great way to reduce the flow of material into landfills, to reduce the use of virgin building materials and even to save some money. Among the more interesting points from the article:

Today, according to the Building Materials Reuse Association, up to 85 percent of the average house can be recycled or reused; the hard part is harvesting the materials in a way that preserves their integrity

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While the standard demolition quotes were around $25,000, the couple spent $38,000 to have a contractor….unpiece it over six weeks last summer. They expect to come out even or better after selling door hardware, windows, appliances and other components at a salvage auction and reaping a tax deduction by donating the rest to a reuse store.

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Build it Green! NYC, a reuse shop in Astoria, sells sets from nearby film studios alongside items rescued from residential demolitions. Recently, $25 diner stools from “The Knights of Prosperity,” a short-lived ABC show, were for sale alongside $40 doors from “The Sopranos” and a set of cherry-finish kitchen cabinets removed from an Upper East Side apartment.

We encourage anyone considering a home improvement project to check out the great (and cheap!) stuff that Build It Green! has to offer. And if you’re interested helping to broaden the market for reuse in the NYC area, they’re also hiring a warehouse & sales associate.


Posted on Thursday, October 18th, 2007 at 11:19 am | Tagged in Build It Green, Green Building, Recycling, Waste | posted by Jamie

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