When Siobhan Spain and her family deconstructed an old barn on their family farm a few years ago, she re-used the barn wood instead of sending it to the landfill. “My brother works in construction,” ...

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Two buckets. That’s all that was left at the end of the day when Nexii, a concrete alternative start-up, tore down one of its first demonstration projects. A 700-square-foot showroom and model home ...

Although demolition appears to be the more economical option now, a Cornell professor believes deconstruction might be the better method after practices are fine-tuned and environmental benefits are ...

But when the city of San Antonio reached out to her firm, Washington, D.C.-based PlaceEconomics, for help conducting a study on deconstruction — a process of carefully pulling apart buildings to ...

EDMONSTON, Maryland, April 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - T he cavernous Maryland warehouse housing Community Forklift bulges with doors, windows, flooring and light fixtures, some lightly used, ...

FORT CARSON, Colo. -- One brick wall and wood beam at a time, building deconstruction is gaining ground as an attractive alternative to traditional demolition of old buildings past their prime.

Want to buy floorboards that come with a rich history? Turn to D-Build, an online marketplace for reclaimed home materials. The prototype site, designed by Rob Englert and Grant Meacham, will sell ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Shifting from wasteful demolition practices to a circular construction economy in New York state could create thousands of green jobs and advance ambitious climate goals – while ...

Once again, deconstruction of the former Deutsche Bank building across from Ground Zero has been delayed. Now, according to a status update from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the tower ...

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - A week after being placed on the list of Alabama's 'Places in Peril', the sale and deconstruction of the historic Webber Building in downtown Montgomery was approved, per an ...

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — Deconstruction has begun on one of the most historic buildings in Conway. The JT Henry building was built more than 60 years ago on Church Street, off Highway 50, but the lumber ...