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definition of terms: • demolition • de-construction DEMOLITION “yellow-metalway” “crush & bury” crush all parts and dump it in the land-fill DE-CONSTRUCTION reverse construction by hand one “layer” at a time (last added, first removed) “Harvest” re-usable materials sell at retail can achieve 85% “diversion” from land-fill 75% of “diverted” materials can be re-used can yield owner sizable tax-deduction
DE-CONSTRUCTION • TAKING A STRUCTURE DOWN TO THE FOUNDATION BY HAND IN THE REVERSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCEEDURE.
ASWD private residence in the suburbs
SKIMMING • TAKING REUSABLE BUILDING MATERIALS FROM A STRUCTURE FOR RESALE AND/ OR RECYCLING LEAVING MOST OF THE STRUCTURE STANDING
Deconstructed garage and skimmed historic materials from the house:
RESALE • MAKING THE SALVAGED MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR GENERAL USE, OR • REUSE IN RESTORING HOMES OR • ART AND DECORATION