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ReNew is a non-profit business with a retail store and a deconstruction service.  Deconstructing unwanted buildings feeds a steady supply of quality used building materials for our retail store.  Additional items come from contractor and homowner donations.  All are affordable priced and support our three-part mssion of contruction waste reduction, affordable building materials, and affordable housing creation.  Surplus from our operation is distributed to several local Habitat for Humanity Chaspters, a land trust, etc.

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What is Deconstruction?

By renew Icon_missing_medium Most do it yourselfers have deconstructed something, whether tjhey used the term or not http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction_(building) .  Since a wrecking ball is rarely the tool for remodeling, who hasn't laboriously removed sheetrock/plaster and 2x4s to expand a room?  What about saving a built-in corner cabinet or window for a later project?  All over the country businesses have sprung up to fill the need for larger-scale building salvage reuse and deconstruction.  Many people may have heard of the great finds at architectural salvage stores.  The trade group Building Materials Reuse Association www.buildingreuse.org has a list of hundreds of deconstruction and reuse stores; many are non-profit with strong social » READ MORE
June 03, 2007
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