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Deconstruction, Reuse Centers

Urban Miners Puts Old Home Materials To Good Use – New Haven Living – Hartford Magazine – Hartford Courant

Urban MinersUrban Miners, a company that salvages buildings and materials for reuse and resale is full to the ceiling with door knobs, doors, windows, hardware and an eclectic mix of other odd items. (Stephen Dunn)

“I was looking at an 1810 house that needed to come down,” he says. “Walking in there was like being transported back to a lumberyard from the Revolutionary War. It was timber-framed, with wide boards for the flooring and roof sheathing. Someone has preserved all this wood for 200 years, and it’s still good, lots of it better than you can buy today. And then someone comes along with a bulldozer and throws it all away? It drives me nuts.”

Joe DeRisi

Joe DeRisi is the owner of Urban Miners, a company that salvages buildings and materials for reuse and resale. His former factory building is full to the ceiling with doors, windows, hardware and an eclectic mix of other odd items. (Stephen Dunn)

via Urban Miners Puts Old Home Materials To Good Use – New Haven Living – Hartford Magazine – Hartford Courant.

Reuse Design

Learn to build a tiny house from salvaged building materials : TreeHugger

Tiny Texas Houses

But there are already a huge number of houses and structures already built, but that aren’t usable in their current state, either because of years of neglect or being located in an area that isn’t desirable to live in, that could be “mined” for their building materials, which could be repurposed into a tiny house.

via Learn to build a tiny house from salvaged building materials : TreeHugger.

Deconstruction

Newhall Deconstruction Project – Open House and Holiday Party

Newhall Deconstruction Project – Open House

Thursday December 13th – 3:00 PM – 5PM

482 -484 Shelton Avenue, Hamden Connecticut

Urbanminers, LLC of Hamden is proud to announce an open house event at two sites in Hamden, 482 and 484 Shelton Avenue. Urbanminers, in collaboration with Hamden Economic Development Corporation, will deconstruct two uninhabitable homes in Hamden.

Come learn about deconstruction and how it directly impacts you, your community and the future. Joseph DeRisi, owner of Urbanminers, will discuss WHY and HOW the c. 1930 duplex will be deconstructed and how deconstruction is a necessary alternative to demolition. Items in the house will be available for pre-sale before the public to those who attend the open house.

People are invited to review and order materials not yet removed from the house. This may include doors, flooring, appliances or any other piece of the home. Delivery of paid items is available.

This deconstruction project is a part of the Newhall Remediation Project. More information is available at the Hamden Economic Development Corporation website: www.hamden-ct.com

From Shelton Avenue come over to Urbanminers retail store. Everyone is welcome to join the staff at Urbanminers at 30 Manila Avenue in Hamden for a holiday celebration. Snacks and beverages will be provided. Discounts, giveaways and door prizes are part of the festivities. Join us anytime between 5 – 7pm.

For more information, contact Urbanminers at

203 287 0852.

via Newhall Deconstruction Project – Open House and Holiday Party.