“At least we can salvage, and save parts of the building and keep some of these in circulation,” Snyder said. “We’ve done quite a bit of salvage work.”
Source: Historic items removed from Beckett building before razing
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The old, the new, the restored | Mail Tribune
The cupolas on top of the large barn were restored with wood that came from an old barn that was donated for the project.
A salvager’s decades-long dream to build a museum of architectural artifacts – Curbed
Preserving part of the the Rivoli Theater in St. Louis Courtesy National Building Arts Center
“I just love old buildings,” Giles said. “It’s a big collection, without a doubt, the largest that I’m aware of, and the idea was to develop it as a comprehensive study collection. The idea has grown into a collection of pieces from all over the country. The history here is a national history.”
Source: A salvager’s decades-long dream to build a museum of architectural artifacts – Curbed
Gentler side of demolition: Deconstructors take houses apart, stick by stick | OregonLive.com
The city of Portland is trying to encourage property owners to deconstruct, rather than demolish, unwanted buildings. It is launching a public process intended to promote deconstruction and to help advocates explain the advantages of a slow demolition, rather than one carried out in a day or two by a single worker on a backhoe. The City Council will hear a report on the subject in June.
via Gentler side of demolition: Deconstructors take houses apart, stick by stick | OregonLive.com.
Firm dismantles buildings, recycles materials | Post-Crescent Media | postcrescent.com
Used Anew owner Larry Hutson (on ladder), Justin Creamer and Brian Brueggeman work to deconstruct a barn near Mindoro on Monday. The barn’s materials will be salvaged and sold to builders, furniture makers or crafters instead of going to a landfill. / Erik Daily/Associated Press
The DVR this year secured more than 3,000 successful employment opportunities, and the agency hired 20 business consultants throughout Wisconsin to connect employers with what Studden called an “untapped” candidate base.
“It’s all about making the right connection,” she said. “It’s about finding one of our consumers (or two consumers, in this case) who can meet the needs of the employer.”
It’s a resource Hutson said he would recommend to other business owners without hesitation.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity,” Hutson said. “It gives these folks a chance to feel useful and valuable, and from an employers’ standpoint, these guys are a perfect fit — they work really hard, they have good attitudes and a good sense of humor.”
Since its launch in May, Used Anew has taken down several farm outbuildings, an outdoor summer kitchen, a two-story farmhouse and is in the process of deconstructing a barn.
via Firm dismantles buildings, recycles materials | Post-Crescent Media | postcrescent.com.
Yale woman makes a project of rescuing old buildings – Richmond Times Dispatch: Home And Garden
Her two-story home was built around a house that once belonged to her paternal great-grandparents. She moved the dilapidated 18th-century structure — fireplace and all — to her property in the mid-1990s and with the blood, sweat and tears of a good friend and family, added onto the house. They used wood and materials from other rundown buildings to make the modern home it is today.
via Yale woman makes a project of rescuing old buildings – Richmond Times Dispatch: Home And Garden.