Remodeling: Reuse

Prairie Revival: Texas Ranch Remodel

Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:34:28 EST

A rustic Texas Hill Country ranch gets a complete redo, while respecting its hardscrabble past.

Water Better: Rainwater Pillow Rainwater Collection System

Fri, 8 Feb 2013 02:14:53 EST

Upgrade your rain barrel to a water collection, storage, and reuse system from 1,000 to 10,000 gallons.

Do Good. Look Better: Green Demolitions Recycles Luxury Kitchens

Fri, 8 Feb 2013 12:35:56 EST

Clients get a tax deduction and smaller disposal fees while benefiting a nonprofit.

Reclaimed Rustic: Jeld-Wen Reclaimed Wood Windows and Doors

Fri, 8 Feb 2013 12:02:53 EST

New reclaimed wood doors and windows are constructed from Douglas fir salvaged from fences, barns, houses, and factories.

Custom Doors and More: Reclaimed Lumber Products Custom Wood Doors

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:42:12 EST

Wood from barns, mills, and fences is salvaged to create high-end wood doors.

Waste Not: Staybull Flooring Reclaimed Wood Flooring

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:42:10 EST

A high-tech gluing process fuses strips of waste hardwood into boards for flooring.

Billboard's No. 1: Reclaimed Billboard Tarps

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:42:05 EST

Reclaimed billboard vinyls are reborn as construction tarps.

Materials Exchange: Online Building Materials Exchange Site Looks to Expand

Fri, 8 Feb 2013 10:11:26 EST

A building materials exchange site for New York and North Carolina is looking to expand to other parts of the country.

Merit Award, Green Remodeling Over $250,000: Reduce, Reuse, Renew

Fri, 8 Feb 2013 09:44:48 EST

A thoughtful design and skillfully executed adaptive reuse of a turn-of-the-century warehouse.

Web-Based Materials Reuse Exchange Launches

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:05:57 EST

The online C&D Material Trader Network allows building pros to buy, sell, and donate salvaged and surplus materials.

Thinking Outside the Dumpster: Deconstruction and Recycling of Building Materials

Fri, 8 Feb 2013 10:07:07 EST

By collaborating with material-reuse groups now, remodelers can position themselves as leaders in a practice that homeowners will find increasingly attractive.

Leverage Your Gifts: Client Gifts Extend Company's Reputation for Care and Craftsmanship

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:06:51 EST

Meadowview Construction extends its distinctive brand through handcrafted client gifts, many of them recycled from clients' projects.

Historic Woodworks Pickle Vat Wood Doors

Fri, 8 Feb 2013 11:52:57 EST

A range of unique reclaimed-wood doors is available, including pickle vat wood doors, built from salvaged pickle brining containers.

New Life for Old Building Materials

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:28:49 EST

Organizations say demand is up and supply down for products that can be reused and recycled.

Kirei Coco Tiles

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 10:56:41 EST

Create a tropical and tactile wall covering with Coco Tiles.

Reader Panel: What Does Green Mean to Your Company?

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 10:41:41 EST

Most remodelers identify their companies as 'moderately green.' Find out more about what that means.

Tips for Deconstructing

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 09:46:34 EST

According 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.

Builders Are Urged To Consider the Green Benefits of Deconstruction Vs. Demolition

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:36:57 EST

Demolishing 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.

Panel discussion on green remodeling and practices

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 09:42:31 EST

For 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

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 10:02:54 EST

A clever adaptive-reuse project saves a 19th-century state hospital from demolition and proves profitable.