Ready to turn some "trash" into treasure? Before finding salvage materials for your project, check your local builders' association and your state or provincial environmental agency for information on ...

During the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries’ (ISRI) 2019 Convention & Exposition April 8-11 in Los Angeles, the Spotlight on Plastics highlighted some unique products that are starting to ...

But when the city of San Antonio reached out to her firm, Washington, D.C.-based PlaceEconomics, for help conducting a study on deconstruction — a process of carefully pulling apart buildings to ...

The bathroom is one of the rooms you spend the most time in, so it should be comfortable and functional. Unfortunately, however, making changes can get expensive. On average, a bathroom remodel can ...

Almost two decades ago, in the downtown corridor of Columbus, Ohio, the century-old landmarked Lazarus Building underwent an extensive renovation to save the department store and restore it to its ...

Answer: I have a lot of thoughts about that, especially since some construction materials are still hard to come by or are taking a long time to arrive. First, maximizing the opportunity to utilize ...

There’s no reason household cast-offs should be destined for the dump—plenty of nearby agencies are more than willing to give ...

A new kind of building material is taking shape in a lab at the University of Michigan. The modular, flat black panels panel is the kind of wall-like material that’s used to clad the exterior of ...

For good reasons, sustainability is becoming more important and prevalent in the building trades. Planning a home build or remodeling project often brings up terms like sustainable, eco-friendly or ...