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Building Deconstruction Institute:  
Training and Innovation for the Building Material Reuse Industry

We have taken over the Building Deconstruction Institute from Jesse White at Sarasota Architectural Salvage.  We plan to generate several resources like infographics that show the benefits of reuse, provide training to,groups wanting to start their own reuse operation, and continue to come up with innovative methods to maximize reuse and recycling via building deconstruction.

RE-USE NEWS: Top Stories:
12-8-19
We were sooooo busy in 2019, we forgot to update the website.  By the numbers:
2,500,000+ pounds diverted from landfill
16 jobs created!
6 new reuse companies!
5 States travel to
35+ structures removed, deconstructed for reuse, and recycled
Building Deconstruction Institute reborn here!

12-10-18
2018 was a break out year for us and our understanding of the benefits of what we do.  
We explored the benefits of building material reuse as the relate to zero waste, zero energy, and zero carbon efforts around North America.  Embodied carbon is being recognized as an important metric to track and our materials rank among the very best being produced.

12-18-17
We were sooooo busy in 2017, we forgot update the website.  By the numbers:
3,000,000+ pounds diverted from landfill
20 jobs created!
6 new reuse companies!
7 States; 1 Province visited
45+ structures removed, deconstructed for reuse, and recycled
1 award: National Reuse Educator of the Year

To see previously published RE-USE News updates, 
go to our RE-USE in the News page and scroll down.