Remodeling: Reusehttp://www.remodeling.hw.net/green/green-processes-and-practices/reuse/resuse.aspx?view=rss&id=Query_tcm1781454<url /><link /></image><description>The Information Source for the Home Building Industry</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate /><webMaster /><item><title>Kirei Coco Tileshttp://www.remodeling.hw.net/finishes-and-surfaces/kirei-coco-tiles.aspx?rssLink=Kirei+Coco+TilesCreate a tropical and tactile wall covering with Coco Tiles.Tips for deconstructing http://www.remodeling.hw.net/remodeling/web-extended-q-and-a-deconstruction.aspx?rssLink=Web+Extended+Q%2bA%3a+DeconstructionAccording to the National Association of Home Builders Research Center, residential demolition and remodeling account for over 50 million tons of debris going to landfills every year. Landfills are a limited resource, as is the fuel required to transport materials to them. Anything saved from a job and reused or recycled reduces the energy and resources required to produce the new product that it replaces.Builders Are Urged To Consider the Green Benefits of Deconstruction Vs. Demolitionhttp://www.remodeling.hw.net/reuse/mind-the-waste-deconstruction-vs-demolition.aspx?rssLink=Mind+the+Waste%3a+Deconstruction+Vs.+DemolitionDemolishing an existing house for a renovation or infill project may be quick and easy, but a lot of those building materials unnecessarily end up in land fills. According to the EPA's 2003 estimates, 164 million tons of waste was generated from building activities, including construction, renovation, and demolition. Demolition alone accounts for 54 percent of the total waste stream, says Brad Guy, president of the Building Materials Reuse Association. Guy estimates that deconstruction and re-use currently recapture only about .2 percent of the total waste stream.Panel discussion on green remodeling and practiceshttp://www.remodeling.hw.net/green-remodeling/think-process-not-products.aspx?rssLink=Think+Process%2c+Not+ProductsFor the hundreds of attendees at the Remodeling Leadership Conference, a successful event is all about networking and asking questions - and when it comes to green, boy, are there a lot of questions! With the conference theme of The Color of Money: Green and the Future of Remodeling, a three-member panel of construction and architecture pros well-versed in sustainability provided a useful forum for inquiring minds to find out just how the panelists' companies turned green theories into realities for their clients.Adaptive-reuse project on 19th-century hospital http://www.remodeling.hw.net/reuse/beforeafter-granting-asylum.aspx?rssLink=Before%2bAfter%3a+Granting+AsylumA clever adaptive-reuse project saves a 19th-century state hospital from demolition and proves profitable.