What is Deconstruction?
The systematic dis-assembly of a structure in order to maximize the recycling and reuse of the resulting used building materials.
Who might be interested in Deconstruction Services?
- Those interested in deconstruction for environmental or cost-savings reasons include:
- Present homeowners seeking to expand their current residence
- Purchasers of a property that wish it cleared so they can build a new house on the site
- Builders bidding on a contract with a homeowner to perform a remodeling project or new construction and seeking a competitive advantage by lowering their hauling and disposal costs and providing the owner with a tax benefit
- Speculative builders seeking to lower their hauling and disposal costs, and perhaps earn a tax benefit, for the take-down of a structure on property they intend to erect a new residence
What are the benefits of Deconstruction?
- Makes available used building materials at greatly reduced prices to homeowners, re-modelers, landlords, and rental management companies
- Recycles unusable building materials into mulch, aggregate fill, and reusable metal
- Reduces need for construction & demolition landfill space
- Saves natural resources and embodied energy contained within the reclaimed materials
- Reduces greenhouse gas emission
- Creates new, stable jobs in an growing “green collar” industry
- Produces revenues for nonprofit retail warehouses to use on behalf of their missions
- Generates substantial tax deductions for the property owner
- Performs a structure’s take-down in a manner that is both more environmentally friendly and cost-competitive with traditional demolition
