State of the Deconstruction and Used Building Materials Industry

1. State of the Deconstruction and Used Building Materials Industry

2. Strengths • Vermont is well represented by variety of reuse stores ranging from architectural salvage to wholesale building material reuse centers. • Many institutions have included reuse/recycling in their bid specifications. • Large and small construction firms have made waste reduction a priority. • State is home to a permanent professional deconstruction service regarded as one of best in the country. • Reuse activities serve a variety of different needs including business profit, economic development, job training, and affordable housing.

3. Deconstruction Jobs 2004

4. Deconstruction Stage 1

5. Deconstruction Stage 2

6. Deconstruction Stage 3

7. Flooring Salvage and Reuse

8. Job Training and Affordable Housing Benefits of Reuse

9. Waste Not Products

10. Weaknesses • Reuse and recycling represent only a small fraction of total C & D waste. • Deconstruction is labor intensive and mostly done by nonprofits. Investment in time and labor saving equipment is minimal. Costs are high. Bidding is difficult. • Reuse effort has not been institutionalized and incorporated into standard operating procedures. Time and cost constraints thwart many good intentions. • Supply is uneven

11. Deconstruction is an exception to the demolition rule.

12. The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina • 50 million cubic yards (CY) of debris in Louisiana • Trucking will require 20 million gallons of diesel fuel and produce 430,000 tons of CO2 emissions. • Burning would result in 22.5 million tons of emissions. • Landfilling will require an area the size of a football field to a height of almost 5 miles. • 275,000 homes were destroyed. Building material costs across the country will skyrocket.

13. Opportunities: lumber

14. Opportunities • LEED: Leadership in energy & environmental design. • Economic trends that point toward an expansion of deconstruction opportunities • Value added. Marketing to higher income and environmentally conscious consumers. • New construction methods and techniques that facilitate reuse and recycling • Broader public understanding of salvage and reuse process and benefits. Marketing to environmental consumer. • Deconstruction efficiency improvements. Investment in UBM Store Front.

15. Opportunities: Equipment

16. Opportunities: Space

17. Survey: Perceived Barriers to Reuse • Education 19.4% • Markets (matching supply and demand) 13.9% • Costs of labor 11.1% • Environmental regulations 11.1% • Perception of low quality 8.3% • Storage needs 8.3% • Damage to wood/Contamination nails 5.6% • Insurance and workers compensation costs 5.6%

18. Barriers • External environmental costs of alternatives to reuse resulting in low margins for industry. • Large need for education/marketing • Product standardization, dependability, supply consistency • Time • Capital • Construction techniques • Inertia • Health and Safety

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21. Cold and Snow 1

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23. Other Barriers?Other Opportunities?Questions? Contact Info: Tom Longstreth Executive Director ReCycle North 266 Pine Street Burlington, VT 05401 TLongstreth@recyclenorth.org 802-658-4143 x. 14