Wise Words from the Past to Guide Our Future
You may know I am a fan of R. Buckminster Fuller. He was an Architect and inventor of the geodesic dome. My Junior high school architectural drafting teacher was friends with him. He called him, “Bucky."
Searching the Future of Building Materials Reuse - 1
Greetings to all of you in the building materials reuse world who are prone through personal propensity to the wonky side of this industry. I am, too. I am looking at trends, tools, opportunities, and connection points outside of the existing model of recaptured building materials distribution into larger potential.
Say Aloha to the Landfill. How Hawaii is Shifting to Re-Use!
Re-Use Hawaii Reimagines Refuse into Reuse
Self-Healing Concrete Improves Construction, Reduces Carbon Footprint
Concrete’s Current Carbon Footprint
Are You Ready to Board Earthship?
Welcome to Earthship Biotecture
Carbon Footprint – Relation to Construction and Architectural Salvage
Inevitable Growth
Hip, Cool and Sustainable Used Shipping Containers Ideas
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.
Why Work with Reclaimed Old Growth and Salvaged Wood?
Climate Change, Sustainability, Salvage & Ecological Protection
Accelerate the shift to a circular economy? Yes please!
We're always so excited when large companies make major pushes to steer away from the broken linear economy toward the circular economy.We all know the phrase "Recycle,...
Auctions Aren’t Just for Luxury Art and Antiques!
Architectural Salvage Finds New Clients Through Auctions