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"What happens when old buildings have reached the end of their life, either
their useful life in terms of safety or their desirable life in terms of modern
living? For the hundreds of thousands of homes that meet their end in the U.S.
each year, the answer is demolition.
More than 600 million tons of debris from the construction and demolition
industry (known as C&D for short) was generated in the United States in 2018
alone. The demolition portion itself is responsible for more than 90 percent of
C&D debris. While the biggest contributor to demolition waste — aggregates like
concrete — can be recycled and sometimes are, 145 million tons of construction
and demolition waste still ends up in landfills.
In recent decades, there’s been a growing movement towards deconstruction
instead of demolition. Rather than flattening an old building, deconstruction
opts to carefully disassemble a building instead, saving what’s salvageable
from the landfill for reuse. This is exactly the mission of Minneapolis’ The
Birch Group demolition company and Scrapbox Salvage reuse store."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
