PlanetReuse Begins Beta Testing New National Online Platform for Reuse Centers - a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ynSzBQPz7Ok/TxDCf6aIJFI/AAAAAAAAAXs/4FZSgYx_FJs/s1600/planet_reuse_horiz_2.jpg"img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 103px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ynSzBQPz7Ok/TxDCf6aIJFI/AAAAAAAAAXs/4FZSgYx_FJs/s320/planet_reuse_horiz_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697267382134252626" border="0" //aspan style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"Since 2008, span style="font-weight: bold;"PlanetReuse/span has been expertly matching commercial /spanspan style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"mate/spanspan style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"rials with designers, builders and owners to save projects money, serve Leadership/spanspan style="font-family:trebuchet ms;" in En/spanspan style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"ergy and Environmental Design (LEED) efforts and sustain the planet./spanspan style="font-family:trebuchet ms;" /spanspan style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"span style="font-weight: bold;" PlanetReuse/span is now expanding its services to make use of reclaimed building materials more commonplace in the residential construction ma/spanspan style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"rket./spana id="publishButton" class="cssButton" href="javascript:void(0)" target="" onclick="if (this.className.indexOf(quot;ubtn-disabledquot;) == -1) {var e = document['stuffform'].publish;(e.length) ? 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Living Future '11 - Panel Discussion: Building Material Reuse: Understanding the Challenges, Celebrating the Successes, and Providing the Tools - div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oZL3iyFb_8M/TaZklxMRUAI/AAAAAAAAAI4/pcZG9sgmG_0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-13+at+9.38.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="112" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oZL3iyFb_8M/TaZklxMRUAI/AAAAAAAAAI4/pcZG9sgmG_0/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-13+at+9.38.49+PM.png" width="640" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MasR8l-RxHg/TaZklbxL62I/AAAAAAAAAI0/8PKm_JOtrYY/s1600/1Screen+shot+2011-04-13+at+9.38.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="198" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MasR8l-RxHg/TaZklbxL62I/AAAAAAAAAI0/8PKm_JOtrYY/s640/1Screen+shot+2011-04-13+at+9.38.49+PM.png" width="640" //a/divWith increasingly limited resources and a growing awareness around sustainable stewardship, material reuse represents one of the ultimate forms of resource conservation. It not only provides a vision of how to live more sustainably, it can also be economically pragmatic and nurture a community. Such principles overlap greatly with the goals of certification standards like the Living Building Challenge. Despite this potential, reuse remains significantly underutilized. Key to maturing the opportunity is building a greater awareness.nbsp; Panelists will address reuse challenges and opportunities, innovative tools and resources available, and strategies to utilize reuse as a vehicle for creativity and sustainability.br /
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h3a href="" name="presenter-bios-1"/aspan class="Apple-style-span"span class="Apple-style-span"Presenter Bios/span/span/h3strongspanKevin R Hydes/span/strongbr /
Kevin R Hydes, CEO of Integral Group, is a professional engineer and honorary architect in BC. He has been addressing green building issues for 2 decades since first meeting Bob Berkebile on the CK Choi project at UBC. That project opened his mind and curiosity to reuse of building materials, weaving through noteworthy projects such as the Materials Testing Lab and Telus Headquarters in Vancouver and many projects across North America including his own adaptive reuse office in Oakland, California, a low energy LEED Platinum targeted office. Kevin is also founding chair of the Cascadia Chapter and a Cascadia Fellow.strongbr /
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Laura Lesniewski/strongbr /
Laura Lesniewski, AIA is a principal at BNIM. An architect with 20 years of experience, she has spoken nationally on emerging technologies and philosophies in sustainable design, BIM and lean thinking and, most recently, at Brazil’s first Greenbuild in Sao Paulo.nbsp; Laura led the design team efforts on the Omega Center for Sustainable Living, which achieved both Living Building and LEED Platinum certification.nbsp; She co-authored “Roadmap for Integration” for the AIA’s 2006 Report on Integrated Practice and recently completed FLOW: In Pursuit of a Living Building with Bob Berkebile and Steve McDowell.nbsp; Laura is a graduate of MIT and UCBerkeley.strong/strongbr /
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strongNathan Benjamin /strongbr /
Nathan Benjamin - LEED AP, Principal + Founder of PlanetReuse amp; PlanetRestore – a reclaimed construction material broker and consultant predicated on a simple but revolutionary idea: make it easy for people to use reclaimed materials and they’ll do more of it to keep materials out of landfills. He has an Architectural Engineering degree, is on the Building Materials Reuse Association Board and worked on two of the first three “Living” projects. He worked on two of the Reuse Primer’s projects and has presented at the National Demolition Association, Greening the Heartland, GreenTown, past two Greenbuilds, Living Future, and the USGBC Federal Summit.br /
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strongLiz Ogbu/strongbr /
Liz Ogbu is Associate Design Director at Public Architecture, a nonprofit that mobilizes designers to create positive social change.nbsp; Liz directs the public-interest design initiatives, which creatively address critical environmental and social justice issues.nbsp; She led development of the Design for Reuse Primer, a USGBC funded e- publication intended to demystify and inspire mainstream material reuse. Liz has written and lectured extensively on sustainable design.nbsp; She was a member of the 2010 AIA COTE Top Ten and USGBC Natural Talent Design juries and honored as a "Green Giant" by Steelcase for her work in promoting environmentally and socially sustainable design.br /
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Living Future '11 - Panel Discussion: The Tyson Living Learning Center – First (of Two) Certified Living Buildings – Where do we go from here? - div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WMHby6QH8E0/TaZg0GF0r_I/AAAAAAAAAIo/ZA3JvuWZQ1E/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-13+at+9.38.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="113" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WMHby6QH8E0/TaZg0GF0r_I/AAAAAAAAAIo/ZA3JvuWZQ1E/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-13+at+9.38.49+PM.png" width="640" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K--jGR8xiZM/TaZhE_H_R6I/AAAAAAAAAIw/qVlWnf9QMFg/s1600/1Screen+shot+2011-04-13+at+9.38.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="198" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K--jGR8xiZM/TaZhE_H_R6I/AAAAAAAAAIw/qVlWnf9QMFg/s640/1Screen+shot+2011-04-13+at+9.38.49+PM.png" width="640" //a/divThe Tyson Living Learning Center opened in May 2009 and on October 12, 2010 received full Living Building Status along with the Omega Center in Rhinebeck, New York; the first two certified “Living” Buildings.br /
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In consideration of our next project, several critical themes emerge from our combined experience that we would like to explore with our breakout session:br /
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Neil Myers has over eleven years experience in financially-focused ecological engineering.nbsp; His knowledge of the complex world of economic and project development has helped to generate innovative natural system solutions to such complex sustainability initiatives as watershed restoration, industry and development impact management, green infrastructure and high performance design implementation, pedestrian connectivity integration, wastewater management, and community master planning.nbsp; He has been integral in identifying pioneering-type projects and developing the talented team of multi-disciplinary professionals necessary to provide investment positive solutions to satisfy all project stakeholders.nbsp; Mr. Myers earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Butler University.nbsp;br /
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strongMatt Ford/strongbr /
Mr. Ford is co-founder of Solutions AEC, and has worked in the design and construction industry for the last 10 years. Mr. Ford’s leadership and mechanical engineering experience encompass a wide range of mechanical systems and equipment. His experience includes engineering and managing biomedical engineering buildings, large commercial buildings for Fortune 500 companies, hospital projects, and large institutional projects. Mr. Ford has participated in varying capacities in the design, construction, and commissioning for numerous LEED Certified/Certifiable projects including; Alberici’s Platinum Certified Corporate Headquarters Building, Cortex I, the William Kerr Foundation Building, and the Living Building certified Tyson Living Learning Center.br /
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strongNathan Benjamin/strongbr /
Nathan Benjamin - LEED AP, Principal + Founder of PlanetReuse – a reclaimed construction material broker and consultant predicated on a simple but revolutionary idea: make it easy for people to use reclaimed materials and they’ll do more of it to keep materials out of landfills. He has an Architectural Engineering degree, is on the Building Materials Reuse Association Board and worked on two of the first three “Living” projects. He worked on two of the Reuse Primer’s projects and has presented at the National Demolition Association, Greening the Heartland, GreenTown, past two Greenbuilds, Living Future, and the USGBC Federal Summit.br /
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strongDaniel F. Hellmuth/strongDaniel F. Hellmuth, AIA, is a principal and co-founder of Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects, L.L.C. Mr. Hellmuth is a LEED accredited professional and has over twenty-eight years experience in sustainable design, government, housing, educational, historic preservation, transit designnbsp; and planning projects.nbsp; Dan was part of the original steering committee that established the St. Louis Chapter of the USGBC.His firm has experience on over 30 LEED projects including LEED NC, Camp;S, CI, and EB as well as one certified Living Building Project, the Tyson Living Learning Center that is among the first two in the world to achieve this status.br /
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USGBC Webinar - Building Material Reuse: Understanding the Challenges, Celebrating the Successes, and Navigating the Credits - div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yoA6M5qyFPc/TZxXV__y4fI/AAAAAAAAAIk/UV5jREXvirY/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+7.00.11+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="63" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yoA6M5qyFPc/TZxXV__y4fI/AAAAAAAAAIk/UV5jREXvirY/s640/Screen+shot+2011-04-06+at+7.00.11+AM.png" width="640" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"/divstrongSession Description:/strongbr /
The LEED credits related to building reuse (Materials amp; Resources Credits 1.1 and 1.2) and material reuse (Materials amp; Resources Credits 3.1 and 3.2) are some of the least utilized credits within the rating system. In a time of increasingly limited resources and a growing awareness around sustainable stewardship, however, building and material reuse represents one of the ultimate forms of resource conservation. The reuse of existing built fabric can be economically pragmatic, nurture communities, and provide vision of how to live more sustainably. br /
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Join USGBC for this exciting webinar session, addressing reuse and credit challenges and opportunities, innovative tools and resources available, and strategies to utilize reuse as a vehicle for creativity and sustainability. Upon completion of this webinar session, attendees will gain a greater understanding of how to integrate building and material reuse into their projects and useful strategies for navigating the related LEED credits. br /
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ulliDefine foundational concepts related to building and material reuse/li
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liDiscuss, through case studies and anecdotal stories, effective strategies and methods for building and material reuse/li
liIdentify tools and resources available to support designing with material reuse, material and team logistics, and LEED certification processesnbsp;nbsp;/li
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Moderator:nbsp; Sarah Buffaloe, LEED Resource Development, USGBCbr /
Presenter 1: Liz Ogbu, Public Architecturebr /
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span style="font-size: small;"strongspanLive Date: April 7th, 2011: 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET/span/strongnbsp;/spanbr /
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strongContinuing Education Hours:/strong This session has been registered for 1.5 hrs with AIA/CES, GBCIbr /
strongPricing Information:/strong $60 for members, $75 for non-membersbr /
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BMRA announces Poster Session Program at DECON '11 - div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TURrbHuqhFI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/KSklstqmoZk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-29+at+1.30.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"img border="0" height="108" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TURrbHuqhFI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/KSklstqmoZk/s320/Screen+shot+2011-01-29+at+1.30.48+PM.png" width="320" //a/divGreat program to help continue to grow and deveopment the materials reuse industry.nbsp; br /
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The Building Materials Reuse Association (BMRA) is pleased to announce thenbsp; Poster Session Program at the DECON '11 Conference.br /
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Architecture, construction management and environmental sustainability students are urged to submit original contributions related to the fields of deconstruction, building materials reuse, and construction and demolition debris (Camp;D) recycling that can be displayed in an educational poster format.nbsp; br /
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Overview:nbsp; BMRA consistently seeks to advance research and education in the public interest.nbsp; The purpose of the DECON 2011 Poster Session Program is to provide a means of stimulating interest in deconstruction, building materials reuse, and construction and demolition debris (Camp;D) recycling research, as well as communicating other useful deconstruction information to the profession to include best practices, new program initiatives, etc.nbsp; br /
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Please visit the a href="http://bmra.org/events/conference/bmra?utm_content=nbenjamin%40planetreuse.comamp;utm_source=VerticalResponseamp;utm_medium=Emailamp;utm_term=amp;utm_campaign=Decon%20%2711%20Call%20for%20Poster%20Submissionscontent"conference website/a for how it works and complete details.nbsp; Please forward widely to any students or instructors with an interest in decon/reuse!div class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1819506879376421941-6539467427332229060?l=planetreuse.blogspot.com' alt='' //div
Removing the Roadblocks to Material Reuse - Cascadia Green Building Council's Trim Tab - Winter 2011 - div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TT7zyuy4AfI/AAAAAAAAAIM/YDidlPLkTWQ/s1600/Trim+Tab+Winter+2011+-+Cover+Page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TT7zyuy4AfI/AAAAAAAAAIM/YDidlPLkTWQ/s400/Trim+Tab+Winter+2011+-+Cover+Page.jpg" width="297" //a/divbr /
The Cascadia Green Building Council's Trim Tab is an amazing resource for provocative articles, interviews and news on the issues, designs, and people that are truly transforming the built environment.br /
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PlanetReuse is proud to contribute to this great publication where we review successes as well as struggles when it come to material reuse in commercial and residential projects.nbsp;br /
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To review and download the complete issue and to sign up for updates, visit their a href="http://cascadiagbc.org/trimtab"website/a.br /
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Rethink Recycling - PlanetReuse cited in DWELL - div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TSzpvOqIWjI/AAAAAAAAAH0/2axIx0lShxQ/s1600/Dwell_Feb11_Cover_Web_1239x1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TSzpvOqIWjI/AAAAAAAAAH0/2axIx0lShxQ/s400/Dwell_Feb11_Cover_Web_1239x1600.jpg" width="308" //a/diva href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TSx9ZJOl6OI/AAAAAAAAAHo/XGymCijTGY4/s1600/03160901_Page_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"/aBringing reuse and recycling more and more to the mainstream, the February 2011 Dwell magazine highlights amazing reuse and recycling efforts in projects all over the world.br /
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a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TSziZbQD2zI/AAAAAAAAAHs/RRQP8yzPKhE/s1600/03160901_Page_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TSziZbQD2zI/AAAAAAAAAHs/RRQP8yzPKhE/s400/03160901_Page_1.jpg" width="285" //aIt's a great issue that showcases reuse not always a rustic, weathered or worn-out looking option, but also provides a wonderful palette of material for many modern, elegant and contemporary looks for homes and commercial projects.br /
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PlanetReuse is happy to be cited in the issue in the "Your Turn..." section as a go-to source to connect buyers and sellers of reclaimed materials and recycled materials by hosting online material listings as well as want ads.br /
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The a href="http://www.bmra.org/"BMRA/a (Building Materials Reuse Association) is also cited and is an amazing organization with an informative website for more information about materials reuse, upcoming events, and includes an extensive directory of reuse centers and deconstruction companies throughout the US.br /
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First Living Building Challenge Reuse Primer Projects - How PlanetReuse Helped - FALL '10 Newsletter - div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TNtswJSViXI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/--9ERcPISZQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-11-10+at+7.07.26+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="137" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TNtswJSViXI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/--9ERcPISZQ/s640/Screen+shot+2010-11-10+at+7.07.26+AM.png" width="640" //a/divThere have been many successful projects that have incorporated reclaimed materials into the buildings.nbsp; Recently, an announcement and a publication helped document the process, the successes as well as the challenges.br /
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Cascadia’s first three Living Building Challenge (LBC) Projects were announced recently.nbsp; PlanetReuse had the pleasure of working with the design/construction teams on 2 of the 3 projects.nbsp; We helped source many materials from areas throughout the United States for the Tyson Living Learning Center in Eureka, MO and the Omega Center for Sustainable Living in Rhinebeck, NY.nbsp; For more information on the LBC and the press release describing the details and the teams, visit the a href="http://ilbi.org/lbc/certified"LBC site/a.br /
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The 15 diverse projects in the a href="http://www.designforreuse.org/Design_for_Reuse/default.htm"Design for Reuse Primer/a demonstrate new models of “building green.” Material reuse is always integral to a sustainable vision of how to tread lightly on the earth, be economically pragmatic, and nurture a community. From a school for children with learning differences to a center for holistic living, these case studies are intended to provide insights about the material reuse process in a wide variety of context. By discussing the challenges and demonstrating the benefits of reclaimed materials, they hope to demystify and inspire reuse.br /
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The Design for Reuse Primer publication and website are the latest resources of a href="http://www.publicarchitecture.org/"Public Architecture's/a ongoing efforts to demystify and promote building material reuse.br /
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There are many great projects that are reviewed in the Primer.nbsp; PlanetReuse enjoyed working on two of the fifteen projects: br /
- a href="http://www.bnim.com/news/omega-center-sustainable-living-first-green-building-america-achieve-both-leed%C2%A9-platinum-and-li"Omega Center Center for Sustainable Living/abr /
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Both the LBC projects and the Reuse Primer are great proof that reclaimed materials are successfully being used in commercial and residential projects throughout the United States and that PlanetReuse provides services that are very beneficial in sourcing, documenting and coordinating reclaimed materials.br /
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All of the projects had amazing owners and design teams that really pushed the boundaries in incorporation of reclaimed materials. We take our hats off to you – congratulations!div class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1819506879376421941-1541765944516269826?l=planetreuse.blogspot.com' alt='' //div
Greenbuild(ing) 2010 - Another Great Conference Celebrating Another Year of Growth! - FALL '10 Newsletter - div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TNtu63i_6FI/AAAAAAAAAHU/gjSgVsay2H4/s1600/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TNtu63i_6FI/AAAAAAAAAHU/gjSgVsay2H4/s1600/1.png" //a/divEach year, Greenbuild gathers thousands of participants from all over the world to meet, celebrate, and share stories of challenges, successes, new innovations and new products to make the world a better place. Greenbuild is a great source for education and inspiration.br /
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This year is another celebration as the industry continues forward despite struggles with the economy, changes in leadership, etc. there are many things we can look back at and reflect upon when it comes to the sustainable movement.br /
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PlanetReuse is proud to be part of this movement to move the design and construction industry forward making reclaimed materials a viable option on new commercial and residential projects. br /
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biuWe’re in a href="http://s36.a2zinc.net/clients/usgbc/usgbc10/public/floorplan.aspx"Booth #1296/a this year/u/i./bnbsp; Join us as we exhibit another year to meet, celebrate and share with you.nbsp; Our booth will again be made from many of the materials we source and provide to project teams throughout North America.nbsp; We will have samples of reclaimed office furniture, reclaimed access flooring, reclaimed wood flooring, reclaimed siding, recycled granite stone flooring, structural steel, carpet tile, brick and many more materials.nbsp; Looking forward to seeing you!br /
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Join PlanetReuse’s Founder + Principal, Nathan Benjamin for an off-site panel discussion at Chicago's Rebuilding Exchange about how architects and contractors can incorporate reused materials into their project process, with a focused discussion and explanation of how reused materials can impact LEED projects across rating systems.nbsp; PlanetReuse, the Rebuilding Exchange, OWPP/Cannon Designs, Studio Gang will present on Thursday, November 18th.nbsp; To sign up, go to a href="http://www.greenbuildexpo.org/Education/Off-Site-Educational-Sessions.aspx"OF04 on course registration/a.div class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1819506879376421941-2936641060952468020?l=planetreuse.blogspot.com' alt='' //div
Reclaimed Materials - "Tell us what you have available so we ..." - FALL '10 Newsletter - div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TNtrFfReftI/AAAAAAAAAHM/bZ1qq9GTChM/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-11-10+at+9.40.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="148" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TNtrFfReftI/AAAAAAAAAHM/bZ1qq9GTChM/s640/Screen+shot+2010-11-10+at+9.40.08+PM.png" width="640" //a/div….can incorporate reclaimed materials into our projects.”nbsp; We hear this time and time again along with comments like “if I only thought about reclaimed materials more often, we could incorporate them into our designs.” br /
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Over the past few months, PlanetReuse has taken a more active approach to telling you what we have with our monthly bulletin with current materials that are available.nbsp; In addition to working with design teams and current designs on projects to locate and source materials on a project, we also look to let you know about great materials we have access to that can help you save time, money and help with your sustainable goals on a project. br /
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We’ve received great feedback on the bulletin and plan to continue spreading the word about available materials.nbsp; You can always go to our a href="http://planetreuse.com/reclaimed-material/listings"listings page/a.nbsp; Let us know what you need on projects by sending us your drawings, material lists, etc. And to remain in-the-know about materials that are available or on their way, a href="http://planetreuse.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=94e2033d8a373397744884036amp;id=5789ab8d7d"join our newsletter /aand encourage others to do so as well.div class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1819506879376421941-749628856076165331?l=planetreuse.blogspot.com' alt='' //div
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bspan style="font-size: large;"Things will be kicked-off by General Colin L. Powell in the Keynote, there will be many great speakers, and will be closed by Paul Hawken.nbsp;/span /bbr /
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General Powell has made another career of sharing his lessons of leadership, honed through his distinguished military service, his tenure as the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his role as Secretary of State. His keen insights and global perspective are especially relevant to our movement in these times of great challenge and change.br /
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Paul Hawken has authored four national bestsellers – "The Next Economy," "Growing a Business," "The Ecology of Commerce" and "Blessed Unrest" – and co-authored "Natural Capitalism" with Amory Lovins. He is currently CEO of OneSun Energy, which is focused on ultra low-cost solar PV based on green chemistry and biomimicry.br /
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a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TMA4fd9n0MI/AAAAAAAAAHI/JbHgpVERzJs/s1600/DSC01447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TMA4fd9n0MI/AAAAAAAAAHI/JbHgpVERzJs/s400/DSC01447.JPG" width="300" //aFor an interactive map of the Expo Floor, a href="http://s36.a2zinc.net/clients/usgbc/usgbc10/public/floorplan.aspx"click here/a and go to the upper left-hand corner of the "F1" thumbnail.br /
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Look for our booth made many types of reclaimed materials, including reclaimed office furniture, steel, wood flooring, granite flooring, reclaimed brick, granite pavers, and many other reclaimed samples.nbsp; It will look similar to the booth from last year (as seen in photo at the right - reusing most of the booth, of course), but there will be some revised products so stop by.br /
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Join in a panel discussion at Chicago's Rebuilding Exchange location about how architects and contractors can incorporate reused materials into their project process, with a focused discussion and explanation of Materials Reuse in LEED, and how reused materials can impact LEED projects across rating systems.br /
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PlanetReuse, the Rebuilding Exchange, OWPP/Cannon Designs, Studio Gang will present.nbsp; To sign up, go to OF04 on a href="https://register.greenbuildexpo.org/2010/scheduler/catalog/catalog.jsp"course/a registration.div class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1819506879376421941-431050547583687484?l=planetreuse.blogspot.com' alt='' //div
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The adaptive reuse sessions in their “Best Practice” track are designed for design and construction professionals, from remodeling contractors to interior designers, who pride themselves on implementing green strategies. While our “Reuse 101” sessions are designed for students and DIY enthusiasts looking to learn more about how reuse fits into their green building projects.br /
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Some of the sessions focused on reuse and green building, include:br /
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The presence of US Green Building Council (USGBC), Building Materials Reuse Association (a href="http://www.bmra.org/"BMRA/a) and Reuse Alliance members on our plenaries and panels will help foster a dynamic learning experience for you.br /
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PlanetReuse has the pleasure of joining the great list of speakers and exhibitors.nbsp; Nathan Benjamin will be presenting on a panel on Tuesday and at the round-table on Wednesday.nbsp; Stop by and visit PlanetReuse on the Expo floor.nbsp; br /
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If you’re interested in promoting your green building services to a regional and national audience, in addition to learning and networking, please inquire about the ReuseConex exhibitor packages.br /
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September Opportunities - Sept Flyer '10 - a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TKPVevHsCNI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/KRGJ6dbpjLY/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-09-29+at+7.08.57+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_APmU7xykbEI/TKPVevHsCNI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/KRGJ6dbpjLY/s640/Screen+shot+2010-09-29+at+7.08.57+PM.png" width="224" //aWant to save money on your project? And build sustainably? br /
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Looking for options on your project where you can save money and divert materials from landfills?nbsp; There are some great reclaimed, excess new and FSC options from great sources throughout North America in our latest PlanetReuse flyer.nbsp;br /
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bReclaimed Herman Miller Aeron Chairs amp; Office Furniture/bbr /
Downsizing of firms has caused a surplus in chairs, office furniture, lobby chairs, conference room tables, etc. Great-looking, like-new options at huge savings vs new.nbsp; We can help with layouts and coordination with your unique project and no project is too large or small. br /
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Need any on your Project? Want to save money?br /
Reclaimed access flooring is a great way to save money, bump your LEED MRc3.1 percentage, AND divert materials from the landfill.nbsp; We can help with shop drawings, coordination and installation.nbsp; Need 1,000SF or even 500,000SF?nbsp; No project too large or too small. br /
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To check out the latest flyer, a href="http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=94e2033d8a373397744884036amp;id=67d1e9b6e3amp;e=04bdb87ee1"click here/a. br /
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There are many great presenters from the City of Chicago, Animal Planet and Planet Green, iGo, Seven Generations Ahead, Plant Chicago, City of San Francisco, Chicago Public Schools, and many, many more.nbsp; Here is a preliminary agenda from the event, a href="http://greentownconference.com/agenda_chicago_2010.asp"Agenda/a.br /
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buInnovation in Building Material Waste Reuse amp; Recycling./unbsp;nbsp; /bThis panel will feature managers of two Chicago businesses that are reusing or recycling large volumes of construction amp; demolition waste and a business that makes it easy for architects and builders to find reclaimed materials for their projects.nbsp; The ReBuilding Exchange (RX), a new Chicago-based building material reuse store that diverted 1,200 tons of building materials from deconstructed homes and residential rehab work in its first year of operations.nbsp; Recycling Systems, Inc. is sorting and reselling even greater volumes of Camp;D waste from demolition activity in Chicago.nbsp; PlanetReuse matches reclaimed materials with designers and builders to save projects money. Panelists will discuss major markets and customers and present visuals of how materials are being reused or recycled by contractors, designers and how the use of recycled materials can help buildings earn LEED certification.br /
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Bryce Jacobson of the Metro Portland Sustainability Center is the narrator of this new film, iReuse It: The Movie./ibr /
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