Ferran Vizoso Architects created a new roof for the building that gave it new life while preserving its historic presence. The roof is an enormous transparent skylight that fills the church’s interior with natural light.
via Clear Roof Breathes New Life Into Historic Spanish Church | Designs & Ideas on Dornob.
making in London, october of 2014, with Mando (amanda marie) seeyouthroughit
i make stuff from junk. i pick up one mess, one pile, and make another mess, and another pile. i use the junk from the city, i use the stuff from the field, i use the bits in the forest, and the things in the trash. i hunt, i collect, i gather, but only what i need for the work, for the play. color, shape, composition. some lost stuff gets found again.
‘Light Moves’ Lost Object piece in Beacon, New York. Part of the Beautiful Times tour with Amanda Marie. Our friends Dan and Kelene from Thundercut / Open Space Beacon / Electric Windows made it possible.
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“Our new contractor services program is designed to give local builders better access to CARTM, making it easy and affordable to dispose of construction and demolition (C&D) debris, and to divert valuable materials from that debris for reuse and recycling.”
“We realized in the aftermath of the China’s “green fence” last year, when the markets for recycled materials disappeared almost overnight—and are still recovering—that staying proactive and nimble to opportunity is the name of the game,” said Karen. “CARTM has a strong, dynamic board who is committed to the challenge of Leading Our Community To Zero Waste—they mean it, and I am ready to evangelize for it!”
The demolition of Linda Faulkner’s downtown Duncan building began earlier this month after five year’s of wrangling that still has be settled in court. — Image Credit: File
The city ordered the demolition of the 107-year-old building — located at the corner of Station and Craig — in September, five years after a protracted process that began when the building was damaged when it was hit by a Duncan snowplow.
Citing safety and nuisance reasons after Worksafe BC closed the site, the city eventually rejected a bid by Faulkner to negotiate a deal to repair and save the building.
via Old Red Balloon building demolition underway – Cowichan News Leader Pictorial.
The notion is inherently eco-conscious, upcycling structures that would otherwise be destroyed or left to the elements. But there’s also a notion of salvaging infrastructure so solid that it’s lasted years without help, sometimes relics but architectural marvels that have withstood the test of time.
These old boats became a winery in Baja, Mexico. (Taller de Arquitectura Contextual)
via PHOTOS: 12 Architectural Wonders and Spaces Reclaimed – weather.com.
Grant Koenig, Philip Bruckbauer and Blain Mikkonen, from left to right, own Grain Designs in West Fargo and sell furniture from reclaimed wood including the bleachers from the NDSU Bison Sports Arena. Dave Wallis
“When we first started, we’d go tear down a barn and build as much from it as we could,” Mikkonen said. “That’s kind of what we still do. We don’t necessarily tear down the barns ourselves anymore, but we’ll buy reclaimed lumber.”
The partners are strong believers in using sustainable materials for environmental reasons, but they also find value in the history and the story reclaimed wood gives a project.
Bison designs and logos made at Grain Designs in West Fargo. Photo by Dave Wallis
via Reclaimed wood company Grain Designs building on success of NDSU memorabilia | West Fargo Pioneer.
Milan’s rawest yet most refined restaurant, Carlo e Camilla in Segheria, is located in a former 1930s sawmill (segheria is Italian for sawmill).
Sharp and sleek, the glossy white surface of this futuristic desk design is crafted from a reclaimed Boeing airplane wing.
via High Flying Design: Boeing Wing Recycled into Futuristic Desk | Designs & Ideas on Dornob.
Not only were some frames attached to the new front facade of the West Village townhouse as super unique bay windows, they were also used to build a sophisticated penthouse surrounded by a thriving rooftop garden.
via LOT-EK uses recycled truck bodies to create a rooftop penthouse in NYC | Inhabitat New York City.
For construction and demolition waste the DoD set a goal of 58 percent to be recycled – Fort Leonard Wood exceeded that by diverting 79 percent of that waste from landfills.
via Fort Leonard Wood goes beyond Army green | Local – KY3.com.
Antonio “Shades” Agee holding up a student’s artwork STEPHANIE BATTAGLIA
Shades acknowledges what might be considered a unique situation, given his commercial success in the urban art: “I’m blessed. I’m an artist. People are paying me for what I do with a God-given talent. So there’s no problem with me giving back,” the graffiti artist said, chuckling. “Any child that gets to see anyone of success doing art … is awesome. Kids love that.”
At the heart of this village sits the dome home designed by british furniture manufacturers timothy oulton, used as a creative space where people can interact and consequently innovate new design ideas. The structure, as well as the supporting village created around it, were both built almost entirely of reclaimed material.
via timothy oulton erects the dome home from reclaimed material.
This line of stylish headphones made with reclaimed wood also has a deeper mission – to help restore hearing to a person in need.
via Beautiful headphones made with reclaimed wood help to fund hearing restoration : TreeHugger.
The space is located within a two-storey building by the city’s South Bund dockyard, described by the firm as the “gangsters’ warehouse” in reference to its former proprietor.
via Historic Shanghai “gangsters’ warehouse” renovated into office.
“As far as we’ve been able to tell, there are not actually any antiblight clinics that operate this way,” said Schaffzin, a clinical professor at the law school. “The goal is for students to understand blight from a policy perspective and from a neighborhood-impact perspective.”
via Law Students Combat Urban Blight in Memphis | National Law Journal.
Coney Island’s Boardwalk is scheduled to have the rest of its wood ripped out. So for NYC designers looking to get their hands on some, it’ll soon be time to start sniffing around.
Officers say he didn’t remove any of the household items such as furniture, food and belongings. Instead, he dumped everything into large construction debris bins.
via New York Man demolishes home without telling wife, police say | Fox News.
We started by cutting the shipping pallets to approximately 18 inch lengths and scrubbing them clean. The pieces were roughly laid out to determine the configuration we wanted on the wall. The reclaimed wood was installed using Liquid Nails on a plastic, waterproof backsplash.
via before & after: reclaimed-wood kitchen backsplash | Design*Sponge.
The Derelict Building Program was established to provide small Iowa communities and rural counties financial assistance to address neglected structures in order to improve the appearance of their streets and revitalize local economies. In accordance with the statutory requirement on how these funds are to be used the emphasis will be on landfill diversion through the recycling and reuse of building materials.
At PEVETO, everything has its day as a work of art – including used shipping crates.
via PEVETO – A Fine Art Resource Management Company – Services.
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We wanted the look of a stacked stone accent wall in our bathroom. However, we were unable to find a stone veneer that would fit behind our toilet. We decided to use reclaimed pine which we got from used pallets.
The former Tilley Ladder factory, right, on Second St. Friday Jan. 16, 2015, in Watervliet, NY. (John Carl D’Annibale / Times Union)
“This adaptive reuse of a former industrial facility is not only a perfect example of historic preservation, it goes above and beyond by incorporating solar power and other ‘green’ elements that will make this early 20th century building LEED certified” he said in a prepared statement. “The city will continue to work with the developers to bring this project to fruition as soon as possible.”
While proponents of LEED v4 tout its emphasis on the life cycle of building products, to many in the recycling and demolition industry, it is viewed as impractical. It certainly has implications for demolition contractors if more sorting of materials is required on site and for the C&D recycling facility that counted alternative daily cover toward its diversion rate.
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Old schools, shacks and warehouses get a second life through Montana Reclaimed Lumber near Bozeman.(Photo: TRIBUNE PHOTO/KRISTEN INBODY)
Wormy chestnut is Ferguson’s favorite reclaimed lumber, extending the life of trees that an accidentally introduced fungus wiped out more than a century ago.
“We can recover material you can’t get anymore,” he said.
Crews could begin transforming the long-vacant Tennessee Brewery property Downtown later this year and the first residents could move in during the fall of 2016.
But redeveloping the historic stone and cast iron brewery, which opened in 1890 and has been vacant since 1953, will require a herculean effort with heavy lifting from the public and private sectors, said developer Billy Orgel.
“It’s going to take a leap of faith from a lot of people that will be involved with this to say, ‘Hey, we can do this,’”
via Brewery Developer Calls for ‘Leap of Faith’ – Memphis Daily News.
The works with homeowners and business owners to salvage material during a remodeling or other construction project. The group aims to keep unnecessary waste from piling up at landfills. PHOTOS: COURTESY OF DECONSTRUCTION AND REUSE NETWORK
“There’s a growing awareness of the (deconstruction) process,” Schilling said. “Younger developers are looking for more progressive solutions or looking for competitive advantages.”
The Deconstruction and ReUse Network has averaged 35 to 60 deconstruction projects per year since they started in 2007, Schilling said. The vast majority are residential projects, though commercial businesses have begun reaching out over the past three years.
“That’s a trend we definitely hope continues. That’s where there’s a great deal of waste,” Schilling said.
via Deconstruction and ReUse Network helps salvage remodel materials – The Orange County Register.
Stained glass artist Shelley Rae Wood says she loves bringing joy to people through her work. PROVIDED BY SHELLEY RAE WOOD
“I believe too many things are thrown away,” she explains. “I make it into art and make it pretty.”
Sometimes, she uses whole pieces and adheres them together, creating high-relief sculptures within a frame. In others, she either breaks pieces or uses already broken pieces to create whimsical compositions that resemble more traditional stained glass work.
via Artist Returns to Glass Work of Her Youth | TheLedger.com.
In the 1970’s David Easton began his innovative work modernizing rammed earth building techniques to
fit into California’s stringent building codes. Despite his success with Rammed Earth Works, David noticed that rammed earth was a hard wide-spread sell because engineers were apprehensive to understand it and upfront cost-focused contractors did not want to wait through the lifecycle for its benefits. He decided to make sustainable impact by focusing on a more familiar and lower cost alternative, which led to the development of the Watershed Block.
Image Credit Jacob Snavely
David’s company, Watershed Materials supplies low-concrete masonry blocks that are used like common CMUs, concrete masonry units, with half the embodied energy. By piggy-backing onto the already known CMU standards and uses, these blocks are an easy-to-sell green alternative. Watershed Blocks have many of the same benefits as rammed earth including long lifespan, high thermal mass, and natural material use at a much lower price.
“I like to believe we are not only reducing carbon in our atmosphere, but saving a time honored building technique” adds Watershed employee, Dan Alvarado. Revitalizing the art of masonry is a great asset of this company as they open up a sustainable job market for these skilled craftspeople. The beauty of the natural colors of the local aggregate that make up Watershed Blocks is apparent in the pixelated masonry walls they create that attract architects and designers. When speaking of his favorite building material, earth, Dan states “there is a character to earth buildings that is hard to define. You feel connected to it, protected by it.” That connection is essential to sustainable structures and truly unique to buildings of natural materials.
Image Credit Jacob Snavely
Image Credit Jacob Snavely
Image Credit Jacob Snavely
Watershed Blocks are still a little more expensive than their CMU counterparts but the company projects that improvement in production and inevitable larger market adoption will lower retail prices. If more companies consider full life cycle costs, the savings are apparent even now. Green materials that supply LEED points are already desirable and Watershed is clearly getting noticed, recently being selected as a finalist for SXSW’s Eco Startup Showcase Competition. As more companies like Watershed modernize and familiarize natural building techniques the beauty and health of our built environment will benefit.
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“There’s almost no limit to the materials that can be used to create clothing and accessory designs that can be modeled at the Hatch Trashion Show,” Rost said. Designers can enter in categories ranging from “Unconventional Materials” to “Altered Clothing”; both require that 60 percent of the materials used are repurposed or recycled. New this year: the “Paper” category, in which source material can be any type of paper product (with an 85 percent repurposed/recycled requirement); and a division just for accessories.
via Hatch 2015 Trashion Show seeks designers for February 27th event : SPlog : Smile Politely.
Anyone who considers themself an entrepreneur or innovator in waste prevention, or would like to become one, can find out more and apply at http://www.wrap.org.uk/iwp2.
via Funding available for waste prevention entrepreneurs (From Watford Observer).
The reclaimed scaffolding boards which we use for the majority of our commissions are super quirky and no two are ever the same… they have had a colourful life on building sites and often display some of the following “imperfections”… we think these are actually “perfections” though, and the reason the boards have so much character and appeal!
Daniel Ballou and Dashdot are developing a system that transforms the humble cinder block into a high fidelity speaker. Concrete is a low resonance material that minimizes vibrations and reduces coloration of pure sound delivered by the drivers. A drawback of course is that it’s heavy to handle and ship, and labor intensive to mold. However, cinder blocks are available throughout the world for about a buck (or free in a construction site trash pile).
via Ballou Projects.
She met with the Olson Kundig team and expressed her desire to preserve the essence of the old structure but restore it to a degree that allows for a sleek modern interior to be housed inside it.
Many of the problems that have prevented waste reduction in the C&D sector have little to do with the reuse or recyclability of the material being thrown away. In fact, StatsCan released a report in 2008 which noted that 75% of material sent to landfill still had valuable life left in it.
via It’s time to tackle construction and demolition waste on Environmental XPRT.
Courtesy photoMario Davila and Wesley Updike of Longleaf Lumber stand with one of the loads of reclaimed wood from the former Abbot Mill barn on Red Spring Road bound for re-milling in Maine.The wood is expected to be re-purposed for use in the main Abbot Mill building, pictured in the background.
The wooden floors, joists and decking of the early 19th century structure were salvaged by a reclaimed and antique lumber company and are expected to be reused in the redevelopment of the still-standing brick mill building on the site.
COURTESY PHOTO Workers from Longleaf Lumber remove wood from the former Abbot Mill barn that is being re-milled for reuse in the redevelopment of the main mill building on the property.
A piece of plastic scooped from the North Atlantic Ocean. It shows the tell-tale bite marks of a fish. A new study estimates how much plastic floats throughout the world’s oceans — trash that puts many marine creatures at risk.
The researchers found that more than half of the weight of all ocean plastics is made up of such tiny pieces. This discovery concerned the team because smaller particles have a greater surface area. This allows them to absorb more pollution per unit weight than larger pieces will.
via Plastics at sea create raft of problems | Science News for Students.
Habitat for Humanity of Summit and Wasatch counties recently held a contest to see who could best upcycle used furniture. A bench made from an old headboard was the winning piece, submitted by Joli Pichot, of Ogden. (Courtesy of Habitat for Humanity)
via Upcycling makes the old look brand new – The Park Record.
A piece of art in itself, this 1484 sq. ft. rambler features open-concept living areas, tasteful, rich paint colors and accent lighting to enhance your decor. And mid-century truly meets modern in the updated kitchen where high-end Fisher Paykal appliances add contemporary conveniences accented by lovingly restored vintage cabinets. Step inside the one of a kind shower and enjoy the hand-tiled mosaic tub with an original design of artist’s own creation.The light-filled space also features a unique office area down the hall from an Art Studio.
City and North Baldwin Utilities officials worked together to salvage items which held historical and sentimental value to the community, the news release said, including interior doors and transom windows, as well as exterior wood doors and windows.
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Kith&Kin’s penchant for reclaimed woods reappears in other works like this beautiful set of drawers featuring salvaged oak.
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via Gorgeous furniture made with a patchwork of reclaimed wood : TreeHugger.
To make recycled nylon from old fishing nets, EcoAlf works with organizations in Asia and Spain that collect ocean rubbish. “There’s a whole process of collecting and cleaning, which is difficult as [the nets] come mixed with a lot of other materials. Once they have been cleaned and cut, they are processed to create yarn,” says Múgica.
via Fashion from fishing nets – PRAGUE POST | The Voice of Prague.
This photo of the summer kitchen at the Hoke House in Spring Grove was taken on New Year’s Day. It is slated to be torn down next week, and Paul Nevin has asked Rutter’s Farm Stores if some of the salvageable pieces can be saved. (Submitted)
He thought it was a frame structure until earlier this week when more clapboards were removed from the building. It revealed old logs underneath, and Nevin believes the summer kitchen dates to the early 1800s.
via Friends of the Hoke House hope to salvage some pieces in demolition – The York Daily Record.
More than just a salvage shop, SAS offers a place to explore and be inspired. While the original warehouse space still has salvaged architectural elements and raw material, the new store showcases diamonds in the ruff transformed into finished original pieces giving fresh, new life to forgotten relics.
“Repurposing and reusing our natural and manufactured resources makes hard-headed sense. Examples and tools are at the Reclamation Administration.”
Elizabeth Boris
Director, Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at Urban Institute
“Keep up the good work!”
Ruth Trocolli
State Archaeologist at DC Government
“The immense amount of material that is wasted in our country needs to be highlighted to help educate people on what we can all do to help change how we view “waste” verses “reusable”. The Reclamation Administration is an amazing resource for people to learn about this topic.”
Britton Walker
The frame of the artpieces is a historical deep-sea mine of AGSB-type, made in Russia in 1942. It was a big galvanic deep-sea mine, equipped with “Blok” device and two contact electro-magnetic antennas. The upper antenna was kept steady by a buoy. The mine was used to fight submarines. It was still manufactured in the 50-ies.
The author and designer of the Marinemine furniture is Mati Karmin, whose career is characterised by an intense and remarkably versatile activity.
via Mine | Marinemine.
And the new materials that he introduced are either salvaged or left raw.
via Super Whatnot: An Urban Hotspot That’s an Extension of the Street: Remodelista.
Furniture maker Greg Klassen builds intricately designed tables and other objects embedded with glass rivers and lakes. Inspired by his surroundings in the Pacific Northwest, Klassen works with edge pieces from discarded trees (often acquired from construction sites, or from dying trees that have begun to rot) which he aligns to mimic the jagged shores of various bodies of water.
via Table Topography: Wood Furniture Embedded with Glass Rivers and Lakes by Greg Klassen | Colossal.
We also partner with local conservationists who work with the city and other businesses to reclaim wood from old buildings and demolition sites in and around Southern California.
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