--- title: ReCapturit Blog | Brit-Simone K. description: Hot takes on reclamation --- [![E-Mail Template Logo](https://blog.recapturit.com/hs-fs/hubfs/E-Mail%20Template%20Logo.jpg?width=107&height=65&name=E-Mail%20Template%20Logo.jpg "E-Mail Template Logo")](https://www.recapturit.com/) Open main menu Close main menu - [return to recapturit.com](https://www.recapturit.com) # ReCapturit Blog Select Category adaptive reuse affordable housing antiques architectural architectural salvage architecture building industry building materials built environment carbon footprint circular economy concrete construction craftsmanship deconstruction eco-friendly ecommerce events forest get involved historical renovation home improvement hospitality integrity interior design learning online marketplace ReCapturit recapturit features recapturit news recapturit road trip recapturit values reclaimed recycling restoration retrofitting reuse salvage shipping containers small business solar stewardship sustainability sustainable sustainable design sustainable tourism traveling upcycling #urbanplanning vintage Posts by: ## Brit-Simone K. ![](https://blog.recapturit.com/hubfs/Reuse%20Hawaii.png) [learning,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/learning) [reuse,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reuse) [sustainability,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainability) [eco-friendly,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/eco-friendly) [traveling](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/traveling) ### [Say Aloha to the Landfill. How Hawaii is Shifting to Re-Use!](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/say-aloha-to-the-landfill.-how-hawaii-is-shifting-to-re-use) Nov 15, 2022 8:45:00 AM **Re-Use Hawaii Reimagines Refuse into Reuse** [Brit-Simone K.](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/brit-simone-k) [Read More](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/say-aloha-to-the-landfill.-how-hawaii-is-shifting-to-re-use) ![](https://blog.recapturit.com/hubfs/Self-Healing%20Living%20Concrete%20Improves%20Construction%20while%20Reducing%20the%20Carbon%20Footprint.png) [sustainable,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainable) [construction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/construction) [concrete](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/concrete) ### [Self-Healing Concrete Improves Construction, Reduces Carbon Footprint](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/self-healing-concrete-improves-construction-reduces-carbon-footprint) Oct 19, 2022 11:23:00 AM **Concrete’s Current Carbon Footprint** [Brit-Simone K.](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/brit-simone-k) [Read More](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/self-healing-concrete-improves-construction-reduces-carbon-footprint) ![](https://blog.recapturit.com/hubfs/12%20-%20Earthships.png) [sustainable,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainable) [architecture,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architecture) [solar](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/solar) ### [Are You Ready to Board Earthship?](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/are-you-ready-to-board-earthship) Oct 17, 2022 8:50:00 AM **Welcome to Earthship Biotecture** [Brit-Simone K.](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/brit-simone-k) [Read More](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/are-you-ready-to-board-earthship) ![](https://blog.recapturit.com/hubfs/The%20Carbon%20Footprint%20%E2%80%93%20How%20it%20Relates%20to%20Construction%20and%20Architectural%20Salvage.png) [ecommerce,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/ecommerce) [learning,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/learning) [circular economy,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/circular-economy) [construction,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/construction) [carbon footprint](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/carbon-footprint) ### [Carbon Footprint – Relation to Construction and Architectural Salvage](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/carbon-footprint-relation-to-construction-and-architectural-salvage) Oct 14, 2022 6:15:00 AM **Inevitable Growth** [Brit-Simone K.](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/brit-simone-k) [Read More](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/carbon-footprint-relation-to-construction-and-architectural-salvage) ![](https://blog.recapturit.com/hubfs/Shipping%20Containers.png) [sustainability,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainability) [shipping containers](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/shipping-containers) ### [Hip, Cool and Sustainable Used Shipping Containers Ideas](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/hip-cool-and-sustainable-used-shipping-containers-ideas) Oct 10, 2022 8:07:00 AM Shipping containers revolutionized international trade in the mid 20th century. In today’s modern world, shipping containers have evolved once again, yet this time it’s the with the oldies but goodies. Used and retired containers that is, are now part of the architectural salvage movement morphing into ingenious repurposed dwelling creations. And with sensitivity to the carbon footprint from human consumption, reinventing, reusing, and reclaiming used shipping containers has transformed their demise from a very slow rusty withering abandonment. [Brit-Simone K.](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/brit-simone-k) [Read More](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/hip-cool-and-sustainable-used-shipping-containers-ideas) ![](https://blog.recapturit.com/hubfs/11%20-%20Old%20Growth%20Wood.png) [reclaimed,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/reclaimed) [forest](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/forest) ### [Why Work with Reclaimed Old Growth and Salvaged Wood?](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/why-work-with-reclaimed-old-growth-and-salvaged-wood) Oct 6, 2022 10:54:56 AM **Climate Change, Sustainability, Salvage & Ecological Protection** [Brit-Simone K.](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/brit-simone-k) [Read More](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/why-work-with-reclaimed-old-growth-and-salvaged-wood) ![](https://blog.recapturit.com/hubfs/Auctions%20Aren%E2%80%99t%20Just%20for%20Luxury%20Art%20and%20Antiques!.png) ### [Auctions Aren’t Just for Luxury Art and Antiques!](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/auctions-arent-just-for-luxury-art-and-antiques) Oct 3, 2022 9:09:00 AM **Architectural Salvage Finds New Clients Through Auctions** [Brit-Simone K.](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/brit-simone-k) [Read More](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/auctions-arent-just-for-luxury-art-and-antiques) ![A yellow suitcase belonging to an eco-friendly tourist sits upright on a white sand beach.](https://blog.recapturit.com/hubfs/How%20Do%20You%20Take%20Sustainability%20on%20Vacation_%20(27%20Sensational%20Eco-Friendly%20Hotels).png) [sustainable tourism,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainable-tourism) [traveling](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/traveling) ### [How Do You Take Sustainability on Vacation? (27 Eco-Friendly Hotels)](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/how-do-you-take-sustainability-on-vacation-27-eco-friendly-hotels) Sep 26, 2022 1:03:32 PM At home, we are in control of most of our carbon footprint choices, but what happens when we go on vacation? How does one embrace a holistic approach to living while traveling? [Brit-Simone K.](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/brit-simone-k) [Read More](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/how-do-you-take-sustainability-on-vacation-27-eco-friendly-hotels) ![A turn of the century building slated for architectural salvage, examples of antiques, and vintage clothing](https://blog.recapturit.com/hubfs/Salvage%20Antiques%20Vintage.png) [architectural salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architectural-salvage) [antiques,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/antiques) [salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/salvage) [vintage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/vintage) [architectural](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architectural) ### [Architectural Salvage, Antiques & Vintage – What’s the Difference?](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/architectural-salvage-antiques-and-vintage-whats-the-difference-and-why) Sep 19, 2022 10:14:38 AM Discerning the type of salvage shopping that best serves a project involves quite a bit of investigation. It’s easy to go down a rabbit hole of research for architectural salvage, antiques, vintage, and the like, when the lines between categories are blurred. [Brit-Simone K.](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/brit-simone-k) [Read More](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/architectural-salvage-antiques-and-vintage-whats-the-difference-and-why) ![Environmental, social, economic sustainability](https://blog.recapturit.com/hubfs/Seven%20Leading%20Sustainable%2c%20Salvage%20and%20Circular%20Economy%20Focused%20Companies-1.png) [architectural salvage,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/architectural-salvage) [sustainability,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/sustainability) [upcycling,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/upcycling) [circular economy,](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/circular-economy) [eco-friendly](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/tag/eco-friendly) ### [7 Leading Sustainable, Salvage and Circular Economy Focused Companies](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/7-leading-sustainable-salvage-and-circular-economy-focused-companies) Sep 12, 2022 6:26:00 AM **Architectural Salvage Companies Make an Eco-Friendly Difference** [Brit-Simone K.](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/brit-simone-k) [Read More](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/7-leading-sustainable-salvage-and-circular-economy-focused-companies) [1](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/brit-simone-k) [2](https://blog.recapturit.com/blog/author/brit-simone-k/page/2) ### Follow ReCapturit on Social [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ReCapturit/) Follow us on LinkedIn [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/recapturit/) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7adlg2Y6a5kJ0pWYayoqBQ) ### Subscribe for Updates