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Media & NewsBuilding a High School in Baja with CorazonJanuary 15, 2010 Just added to Photo Gallery: Building in Baja with Corazon. Donated materials were used to build this school - see if you recognize the famous blue roof tiles!
SAN FRANCISCO’S GREEN BUILDING TASK FORCE RELEASES RECOMMENDATIONSDecember 14, 2009 San Francisco, CA—Mayor Gavin Newsom Friday released recommendations for greening the city’s existing building stock.
“Commercial, industrial, and municipal buildings account for 63 percent of building-sector emissions,” said Mayor Newsom. “In order to make a difference in fighting global climate change we must address San Francisco’s existing buildings.” Earlier this year, Mayor Newsom convened a task force to recommend how the city, in partnership with the private sector, can accelerate improvements in energy and resource efficiency of existing commercial buildings in San Francisco. The Task Force was comprised of 19 key stakeholders from San Francisco’s building ownership, developer, financial, architectural, engineering, legal, utility, and construction communities. Recommendations included requiring building owners to conduct an energy audit to identify all cost-effective ways to reduce energy use, and requiring reporting of each nonresidential building’s energy performance annually. The Task Force proposed making energy use data available to the public by requiring disclosure of energy performance and carbon emissions annually. This would incentivize buildings owners to maximize environmental performance, and let potential tenants or buyers understand which buildings are most energy efficient, just like a car buyer would consider miles per gallon. The Task Force set a goal of cutting total energy use in existing commercial buildings 50 percent by 2030, an average of 2.5 percent per year. The Environment Department estimates that this would reduce San Francisco’s annual greenhouse gas emissions by more than 70,000 tons per year, equivalent of a taking 17,500 automobiles off the road permanently each and every year. LaCanada-Flintridge Home Deconstruction & DonationNovember 17, 2009 Tim Smith learned about Deconstruction from his architect and his golfing mate. Tim was initially hesitant about the extra time deconstruction would take but ultimately decided it was silly to spend extra money in the long run to throw materials into the landfill or recycle when reuse and donation clearly made more financial sense for his project. Working with Tim has been great. He’s the nicest guy. All of us at DRN suggest you get your next vehicle at Bob Smith BMW in Calabasas, which Tim Smith just happens to own.
How to Recycle Your HouseDecember 4, 2009 Deconstruction & ReUseNetwork founder, Lorenz Schilling, shows you how to recycle a house in this video from the site of a home under deconstruction in Manhattan Beach, CA.
Newport Beach Home RecycledNovember 9, 2009 Deconstruction began August 2009 with Tim Greenleaf Engineering. Beautiful Balboa Peninsula home is being remodeled by general contractor Mark Lockwood and its homeowners chose deconstruction and reuse. This home had a great deal of antique and rustic light fixtures and plumbing fixtures as well as professional grade appliances which were donated to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Garden Grove. Great double hung windows from 1928 were donated to Silverlake Architectural Salvage. Just Added to Photo Gallery: Pacific Pallisades Home DeconstructionNovember 16, 2009 General contractor Doron Naiem started his first residential green building endeavor in the Palisades, choosing deconstruction over traditional demolition on the Newton residence. This home had lots of great lumber, doors, hardwood flooring, brick and more that was salvaged and donated for reuse.
Palos Verdes Home RecycledNovember 9, 2009 This Deconstruction & ReUse project is in Palos Verdes, California and includes a nearly complete teardown (few small retaining walls remain) of a 5,328 square foot single family home, circa 1979. The total donation will include over 500 square feet of marble tile; 2,000+ square feet of reusable carpeting; appliances; kitchen & bath fixtures, cabinets & vanities; interior and exterior doors; light fixtures; other finished materials and salvaged lumber.
Visit our photo gallery to view photos of this Palos Verdes home before, during and after the deconstruction and donation process. 10/01/09 Manhattan Beach Home DeconstructionNovember 12, 2009 Working with Larry Murakami Contracting on a Manhattan Beach property circa 1936. The main house (1,836 sq ft) will be deconstructed to framing & the garage (576 sq ft) will be completely deconstructed including framing. Building materials to be donated include: appliances; water heater; kitchen & bath cabinets, vanities, fixtures; interior and exterior doors; stained glass windows; portion of original hardwood floors; interior wood paneling; framing lumber and more.
Just Added to Photo Gallery: Home Deconstruction & Donated Items in Atherton, CANovember 24, 2009 In October 2009, McKecnzie-Gray Construction deconstructed a 5,500 Square foot ranch style home in Atherton, California. The homeowners chose to reuse their home’s valuable resources through Deconstruction & ReUseNetwork including redwood siding, double pane wooden casement windows, oak wood flooring, panel name brand appliances with matching cabinets and double pane French doors with side lights.
Founder Lorenz Schilling Featured on Meet The Planet Radio Show (Sunday, 11/1)October 30, 2009 Tune into Meet The Planet's radio show this Sunday, November 1 at 7:00 pm PST to hear an interview with Lorenz Schilling (DRN Founder) recorded at West Coast Green 2009.
Board Member Matt Macko Featured in the LEEDS School of Business Alumni PublicationNovember 16, 2009 DRN Board Member Matt Macko’s company, Environmental Building Strategies http://www.EBSconsultants.net was featured in the LEEDS School of Business Alumni publication.
Click below to view article. New Project Update: CamarilloSeptember 22, 2009 Ventura County Home Under Deconstruction -- This was our first Ventura County deconstruction project, which started September 14th. Great materials were donated to Santa Barbara and Ventura Habitat for Humanity Home ReStores. Nice kitchen cabinetry and other finished materials from this 5,000 square-foot ranch house were entirely deconstructed for reuse.
Lorenz Schilling & Jared Walker Dostie Interview on Big Blend RadioIf you missed it live, here's the archive of Garden Gossip Radio's interview with Lorenz Schilling & Jared Walker Dostie (HGTV's Rate My Space)
DRN Founder on CNN Local EditionJuly 14, 2009 Lorenz Schilling appeared on CNN Local Edition with Brad Pomerance to discuss Deconstruction & ReUse Network.
Punchouse Project in Santa Monica - Aims for 100% Waste DiversionNovember 10, 2009 06/2009 Punchouse Project, Santa Monica, CA
The Punchouse (http://punchouse.com/HOME.html) project in Santa Monica was going for 100% diversion, and they may have pulled it off! They took their time and did a meticulous job in source separating all materials to achieve the maximum in reuse and recycling. SMK Construction did the deconstruction, but DRN was in the area to pick up the lumber donation and deliver it to Corazon! Deconstruction & ReUse Network Featured in Los Angeles ChronicleDeconstruction & ReUse Network helps Homeowner go "Green" by Donating Salvaged Items to Habitat for Humanity of Greater L.A.
Laguna Beach, CA – Deconstruction & ReUse Network (DRN), an environmental and humanitarian non-profit, is assisting a Manhattan Beach homeowner in the dismantling of a nearly 3,000 square-foot home and facilitating the donations of all reclaimed building materials for reuse. Become our Fan on FacebookNow you can support our mission by sharing content and photos with us on Facebook. Become a fan today!
Deconstruction & ReUse Network on Non Profit Awareness BlogLast week NonProfitAwareness.com featured us - read more>>
The Inflection Is Near?Interesting Op Ed piece in New York Times.
The Afterlife of GarbageApril 15, 2009 Arvhive of NPR's "Talk of the Nation"
California Leads Nation in Recycling at 58% Waste DiversionJanuary 13, 2009
Interview on 100.3 FM The SoundDecember 10, 2008 Our founder/president, Lorenz Schilling was on "5900 Wilshire" in late December 2008. The community affairs program airs at 7:30 am on 100.3 FM The Sound hosted by Mike Powers.
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Two New Easy Ways to Support our MissionNovember 15, 2008 The Deconstruction & ReUse Network is an official eBay Giving Works charity, which means you can designate 10-100% of your eBay auction sale price be donated to our non-profit. Also, we just added a DONATE button to the website - via Paypal - and we welcome all donations, large or small. Thank you for your continued support & for thinking “Outside the Roll-Off.” Beware of IRS’ 2009 “Dirty Dozen” Tax ScamsWASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued its 2009 “dirty dozen” list of tax scams, including schemes involving phishing, hiding income offshore and false claims for refunds.
The Nature Connection on Big Blend RadioLorenz Schilling Interview on Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" show from October 24, 2008.
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Press ReleasesSanta Cruz Homeowners Turn Tear Down Into a Valuable Benefit for Families in Need & Their CommunitySanta Cruz, CA – February 16, 2010: A single-family home in Santa Cruz on Capitola Beach has been dismantled and donated for reuse and recycling with the Deconstruction & ReUse Network (DRN.) DRN is an environmental and humanitarian non-profit that helps Californians with deconstruction and reuse solutions. The homeowners opted to recycle their 1,900 square foot, ocean-view home with DRN rather than demolish it and many of the home’s beautiful fixtures and building materials are now available for purchase at the Habitat for Humanity East Bay ReStore.
“California’s landfills are inundated each day with construction waste that could easily be reused as is or recycled,” says Lorenz Schilling, founder/president DRN. “By choosing deconstruction, homeowners can recycle about 75% of their home, with the donated materials being used to help build affordable housing for families in need.” DRN began the process by identifying and inventorying all reusable (and donatable) items in the home. Next, Up State Demolition, a deconstruction contractor for DRN, carefully dismantled the home and organized all salvageable materials under DRN’s direction. Some of the valuable materials included in the owner’s donation were; oak flooring, redwood tongue and groove sub-floor, low-flow toilets, IWC double-pane windows, Dutch doors, rare waved glass windows and side lights, Kitchen-Aid® appliances and a stainless sink with Grohe® faucet fixtures. From start to finish, the complete deconstruction and removal of materials took fifteen days. Habitat for Humanity East Bay helps DRN to achieve its mission by using some of the materials in construction or selling reusable materials to the public through its ReStore. Rough lumber will be delivered to Orange County based Corazon, where it will be used to help build more sustainable communities and affordable housing for low-income families in Tecate and Tijuana. To view photos please visit http://reusenetwork.org/rn-gallery/catalog.php?categ_id=28 About Deconstruction & ReUse Network: Deconstruction & ReUse Network is an environmental public benefit corporation 501(c)(3), whose mission is to promote and empower deconstruction practices and to grow a greater reuse network for quality building materials through partnerships with complimentary operations and organizations. Deconstruction & ReUse Network currently serves Northern and Southern California with partnerships that benefit Habitat for Humanity and Corazon. www.Decon-Network.org # # # Nicole Tai Joins Deconstruction & Reuse Network to Increase Efforts In Northern CaliforniaFebruary 4, 2010 San Francisco, CA -- February 1, 2010: San Francisco resident and sustainability contractor, Nicole Tai, has joined Deconstruction & ReUse Network (DRN) to help advance development efforts for the organization in Northern California. DRN is an environmental and humanitarian non-profit dedicated to educating and empowering Californians about the benefits of reusing building materials. Ms. Tai will be instrumental in broadening DRN’s outreach efforts, donation development focus, deconstruction involvement and deconstruction consultant support.
“Northern California is a crucial area for our organization’s development,” says Lorenz Schilling, president/founder of DRN. “We are very pleased to have someone with Nicole's experience dedicated to this critical endeavor.” Nicole has a BS in Conservation Resource Studies from UC Berkeley and her Masters in [Sustainable] Community Development from UC Davis. She is a co-founder of the non-profit organization Reuse Alliance (Astoria, NY), and was an integral part of start-up and development efforts for the "ARROW Reuse Center for Building Materials" (Astoria, NY) and Build it Green New York City. Amongst her many complimentary talents and experience, she has extensive grant writing experience and is an accomplished public speaker. About Deconstruction & ReUse Network: Deconstruction & ReUse Network is an environmental public benefit corporation 501(c)(3), whose mission is to promote and empower deconstruction practices and to grow a greater reuse network for quality building materials through partnerships with complimentary operations and organizations. Deconstruction & ReUse Network currently serves Northern and Southern California with partnerships that benefit Habitat for Humanity and Corazon. www.Decon-Network.org # # # Deconstruction of Bel Air Home Yields Tons of Valuable Materials That Will Be Donated to Help Build Affordable HousingJanuary 20, 2010 Home’s Building Materials will be Reused by Local Non-Profits
Los Angeles, CA – January 20, 2010: Deconstruction & ReUseNetwork (DRN), an environmental and humanitarian non-profit, is assisting homeowners in Bel Air with the deconstruction of their home for reuse and recycling. Deconstruction is environmentally practical and, in most cases, provides property owners with significant tax deductions. This major remodel project includes carefully dismantling approximately 75% of the 5,500 square-foot home. DRN develops programs for property owners to ensure structures slated for remodel or tear down will be reused and recycled. Most projects are completed in 3 weeks or less. DRN president Lorenz Schilling estimates that most of this structure will be reusable. “A typical home can yield as much as 85% diversion through reuse and recycling,” says Schilling. “With traditional demolition, tons of materials are sent to the local landfill, the majority of which can be reused in their current state in other homes in our region. Deconstruction is a win-win for the environment and Southern California.” DRN began the process by identifying and inventorying all reusable (and donatable) items in the home. Next, MacLoud Demolition, a longtime deconstruction contractor for DRN, carefully dismantled the home and organized all salvageable materials under DRN’s direction. Appliances, French doors, cabinetry, solid interior doors, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures were just some of the great materials that made up the owners’ donation. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles’ Home Improvement Store (located in Gardena) helps DRN to achieve its mission by using some of the green salvage in construction or selling reusable materials to the public through their ReStore. Rough lumber will be delivered to Orange County based Corazon, where the lumber will be used to help build more sustainable communities and affordable housing for low-income families in Tecate and Tijuana. target=new1>Click here to view photos. About Deconstruction & ReUse Network: Deconstruction & ReUse Network is an environmental public benefit corporation 501(c)(3), whose mission is to promote and empower deconstruction practices and to grow a greater reuse network for quality building materials through partnerships with complimentary operations and organizations. Deconstruction & ReUse Network currently serves Northern and Southern California with partnerships that benefit Habitat for Humanity and Corazon. www.Decon-Network.org # # # Pasadena Home Gets Deconstructed & Recyled Rather than Demolished - Tons of Building Materials are Donated and Reused to Help Build Affordable HomesDecember 22, 2009 December 22, 2009 -- This week Deconstruction & ReUseNetwork (DRN) began building material salvage efforts on a home in Pasadena with McLoud Demolition. The 2,500 square foot home is filled with beautiful oak hardwood flooring; solid core raised panel doors; French doors; kitchen and bath cabinetry with granite counter tops and premium plumbing and lighting fixtures.
All these items have been carefully removed from the home and will arrive at the Habitat for Humanity Home Improvement Store in Gardena where they will be resold at half of retail, just in time for Christmas. As with all DRN projects, the rough lumber from this home will be delivered to Corazon, a community development and home building organization operating in northern Baja. Property owners that choose a Deconstruction Solution with DRN (rather than traditional demolition) help save environmental resources and support humanitarian non-profits such as Habitat for Humanity and Corazon. Additionally, donors may achieve significant tax savings resulting from their donations. As a qualified non-profit organization, DRN receives and distributes all donated materials and coordinates all project activities, while providing all necessary third-party diversion-documentation for its program participants. DRN strives to educate and empower property owners, industry professionals and civic leaders to make deconstruction and reuse a priority in the building process. DRN continues to develop solutions that are easy to implement and beneficial for all parties involved in the building process. DRN currently serves the state of California, with representatives located in the Bay Area, Santa Barbara and Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego. View photos of this home in our Photo Galleries. About Deconstruction & ReUse Network: Deconstruction & ReUse Network is an environmental public benefit corporation 501(c)(3), whose mission is to promote and empower deconstruction practices and to grow a greater reuse network for quality building materials through partnerships with complementary operations and organizations. Deconstruction & ReUse Network currently serves Northern and Southern California with partnerships that benefit Habitat for Humanity and Corazon. www.Decon-Network.org # # # Recycling Beverly Hills Home Will Help Low-Income Families, Environment & CommunityNovember 10, 2009 Deconstruction & ReUse Network Maximizes Environmental Savings for Homeowner Under City's New Green Building Program
Los Angeles, CA – May 27, 2009: As the first fully compliant single family residential project to meet the standards of Beverly Hills’ new Green Building Program, owners Steve Dubin and Brenda Ellerin have started this project by deconstructing their existing home with the help of the environmental and humanitarian non-profit Deconstruction & ReUseNetwork (DRN). For the next several weeks deconstruction crews will carefully dismantle the home, saving all the reusable building materials. DRN will, in-turn, distribute and donate the materials to other complimentary organizations like Habitat for Humanity’s Home Improvement Store and the housing ministry Corazon, a community development and home building organization operating in northern Baja. DRN estimates close to 200 tons, or as much as 85% of the home will be reused or recycled. This would be the equivalent of approximately 50 roll-off bins. “The first step in building green should be deconstruction,” says Lorenz Schilling, founder of DRN. “In the past, ironically, removing the materials in the existing structure has been the last thing property owners think about, even though it’s the first thing they must do. We’re working hard to educate and empower property owners, industry professionals, and city officials across the state that planning for deconstruction can save valuable physical and financial resources for all involved.” Mr. Dubin and Ms. Ellerin’s home was originally built in 1948 and has many valuable, re-useable materials. DRN first inventories the entire home and identifies the materials to be saved. Next, items such as appliances, windows, doors, cabinetry, flooring, plumbing and lighting fixtures, etc., are removed and taken to a partner Habitat for Humanity affiliate ReStore. The items from this project will be available for purchase at the Gardena Home Improvement Store over the next several weeks. The next phase of the project will be dismantling the home’s roofing components and framing; carefully removing lumber, roof tiles and brick. Once all the lumber has been inventoried for donation and diversion documentation, it will be shipped to Corazon ministries in Tijuana to be re-used in the building of affordable homes, instead of being turned into mulch or burned for fuel. Architect Marc Whipple of Russell Group Architects was a driving force behind the project’s sustainable emphasis, which was fast-tracked by the City of Beverly Hills Building & Safety; an incentive the City offers to encourage more green building within its boundaries. “Sustainable residential design is a new emphasis for our group, as it is for many architects these days. But it’s really been a team effort,” said Whipple. “The folks at the city have really worked with us to make this project happen in a timely manner and encourage this model project.” General contractor Joe Griffith says, "In the past, there was very little thought given to reusing elements from a structure to be demolished other then saving some of the large pieces of framing lumber. The demo process was plainly 'out with the old, in with the new.' We would even have a pre demo day where the owners and their kids could go wild spray painting walls, breaking windows, just tearing the place up before the heavy equipment rolled through. It’s good to see we’re all starting to be more productive with the reusable assets in unwanted buildings. Instead of using a portable bathroom that contains a ton of chemicals, we’re building a small latrine, connecting an existing toilet to the sewer line, all in an effort to be more eco-friendly. I’m very excited to be putting this project together in a sustainable way from start to finish.” Owner Dubin said, “The existing house had a lot of high quality, beautiful features and finishes. While we have a different vision for the property, we wanted to preserve as much of the house as possible. Deconstructing the house and donating the materials, while more expensive and time-consuming, seemed to be the logical move. Our goal is help get the word out that this is an easy process. When I tell people what we’re doing, they all say the same thing: ‘I wish we would have done that when we tore our house down’.” Deconstruction & ReUse Network works with deconstruction contractors, architects and municipalities to develop simple solutions for homeowners to deconstruct as an alternative to traditional demolition. A typical 2,500 square-foot home yields 10 tons of reusable lumber that can be used to build homes for families in need, rather than end up in landfills or as mulch. The organization works with other complimentary non-profits that help complete its circle of reuse, and help families build or improve their homes. It also provides all necessary documentation for property owner tax-deductions stemming from the donation of a building’s reusable parts. For more information about how deconstruction works please visit www.Decon-Network.org About Deconstruction & ReUse Network: Deconstruction & ReUse Network is an environmental public benefit corporation 501(c)(3), whose mission is to promote and empower deconstruction practices and to grow a greater reuse network for quality building materials through partnerships with complimentary operations and organizations. Deconstruction & ReUse Network currently serves Northern and Southern California with partnerships that benefit Habitat for Humanity and Corazon. www.Decon-Network.org Pieces Of The Miramar Resort In Montecito Are Getting A Second Life & Helping Families In NeedOctober 8, 2009 Caruso Affiliated Donates Beloved Resort’s Famous Blue Roof Shingles for Reuse to Support Affordable Housing in California & Baja
Santa Barbara, CA – October 8, 2009: The Miramar Hotel in Montecito has been a beloved landmark since the early 1900’s, known to visitors and residents for its signature blue roof tiles. Today, those famous blue shingles are getting a second life. The packaged and unused shingles were purchased to replace old shingles and were never used. To assure the surplus shingles did not end up in local landfills, Rick Caruso, Founder and CEO of Caruso Affiliated and the Miramar’s owner, generously donated over 12 tractor truckloads (or over 200,000 square feet) to Deconstruction & ReUseNetwork for reuse with partners Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County and Corazon, an affordable housing ministry in Baja. Caruso’s donation will brighten up the "colonias" in Tijuana & Tecate that Corazon serves, as well as provide funding for Habitat for Humanity homes and the advancement of deconstruction & reuse practices in Santa Barbara and Southern California. “Representatives from Habitat for Humanity heard about the Miramar and the surplus of blue shingles and suggested I reach out to Caruso staff to discuss reuse as an option,” says Lorenz Schilling, president of Deconstruction & ReUse Network. “They were very receptive to the idea of re-using the surplus materials to help other families, and it’s fun that we were able to continue the tradition of the famous blue roofs.” “We were really pleased to be approached by the Deconstruction and Re-Use Network about reusing the roof tiles and to partner with a great local organization. These are perfectly good shingles whose fate was a landfill. This donation is a real winner for everyone -- it keeps the roofing material out of the landfill, it puts the shingles to good use helping to provide or improve housing for those who need a helping hand, and it begins to clear the site so we can move forward on bringing back the heritage of the Miramar,” said Rick Caruso, CEO of Caruso Affiliated. Beginning this week, tractor trailers will be loaded at the site of the Miramar and shipped to Baja where Corazon will reuse many to build affordable homes and community centers, while the remainder will be sold with proceeds benefitting Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County and Deconstruction & ReUse Network’s programs. The donated shingles, which have been stacked on the property for years, equate to 153 pallets / 42 packages per pallet / 204,000 square feet total. Deconstruction & ReUse Network is an environmental and humanitarian non-profit that works with deconstruction contractors, architects and municipalities to develop simple solutions for property owners to deconstruct as an alternative to traditional demolition. The organization partners with non-profits that help complete its circle of reuse, and help families build or improve their homes. It also provides all necessary documentation for property owner tax-deductions stemming from the donation of a building’s reusable parts. For more information about how deconstruction works please visit www.Decon-Network.org About Deconstruction & ReUse Network: Deconstruction & ReUse Network is an environmental public benefit corporation 501(c)(3), whose mission is to promote and empower deconstruction practices and to grow a greater reuse network for quality building materials through partnerships with complementary operations and organizations. Deconstruction & ReUse Network currently serves Northern and Southern California with partnerships that benefit Habitat for Humanity and Corazon. www.Decon-Network.org About Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County is an independent, locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. Habitat for Humanity and its affiliates build homes for sale to partner families with no profit, zero-interest mortgages. Habitat for Humanity is not a relief agency, but an established non-profit home building organization with a worldwide network of volunteers and over three decades of experience in home building. The local affiliate was established in 2000 and completed its first major home building project in 2007, three homes on Via Lucero. The next home building project, four homes on San Pascual Street, will be constructed in 2010. Volunteers and other support are welcome. Visit www.sbhabitat.org for more information. About Caruso Affiliated Caruso Affiliated is best known for developing and operating high quality outdoor retail properties that are destinations including The Lakes at Thousand Oaks, The Commons at Calabasas, The Promenade in Westlake, The Grove in West Los Angeles and The Americana at Brand in Glendale. # # # As California's Green Building Guidelines Get Stricter, Simple Solutions & Professional Oversight Becomes CriticalSeptember 29, 2009 Visit Deconstruction & Reuse Network at West Coast Green ’09 & Discover How to Think Outside the Roll-off
Laguna Beach, CA – September 29, 2009: The renegades of reuse at Deconstruction & ReUseNetwork (DRN) are heading back to West Coast Green ’09 to help Californians “Think Outside the Roll-off.” Founder Lorenz Schilling and Bay Area Manager, Gerald Long, will be in Booth #313 providing information and resources about deconstruction and reuse solutions for homeowners, building professionals and policy makers. West Coast Green (San Francisco, October 1 – 3, 2009) is the largest conference on green innovation for the built environment featuring hundreds of exhibitors and panels, including Deep Retrofits of Commercial Buildings on Friday, Oct 2 featuring DRN Board Member, Matt Macko (http://bit.ly/1e2mcS) A typical 2,500 square-foot home yields 10 tons of reusable lumber that can be used to build homes for families in need, rather than end up in landfills or as mulch. DRN works with deconstruction contractors, architects and municipalities to develop simple solutions for property owners to deconstruct as an alternative to traditional demolition. The organization works with other complimentary non-profits that help complete its circle of reuse, and help families build or improve their homes. It also provides all necessary documentation for property owner tax-deductions stemming from the donation of a building’s reusable parts. For more information about how deconstruction works please visit www.Decon-Network.org Matt Macko of Environmental Building Strategies is a LEED Accredited Professional, RESNET Energy Rater, Certified Green Building Professional and Certified Sustainable Building Advisor, as well as, Chair of the Bay Area LEED Users Group (BAyLUG,) and active member of the Northern California Chapter of the USGBC. Matt co-wrote the new LEED 2009 exam and regularly presents on the changes to LEED throughout Northern California. About Deconstruction & ReUse Network: Deconstruction & ReUse Network is an environmental public benefit corporation 501(c)(3), whose mission is to promote and empower deconstruction practices and to grow a greater reuse network for quality building materials through partnerships with complimentary operations and organizations. Deconstruction & ReUse Network currently serves Northern and Southern California with partnerships that benefit Habitat for Humanity and Corazon. www.Decon-Network.org # # # Griffith Park Homeowners Choose To Reuse & Recycle Old Home To Make Room For New OneAugust 26, 2009 Salvaged Building Materials get a Second Life & Local Landfills get a Break
Los Angeles, CA – Deconstruction & ReUseNetwork (DRN), an environmental and humanitarian non-profit, is helping local homeowners in Griffith Park with the deconstruction of their home for reuse and recycling. Deconstruction is gaining popularity among property owners and building professionals because it is environmentally practical and, in most cases, provides property owners with significant tax breaks. The scope of the project, which lasts 2 ˝ weeks from start to finish, includes the careful dismantling of the 1,800 square-foot home; removing finished materials and salvaging raw materials, such as lumber and stone. By choosing deconstruction over demolition, the majority of this home will be reused and recycled. DRN president, Lorenz Schilling, estimates that most of this structure will be reusable. “A typical home can yield as much as 85% diversion through reuse and recycling, which for this home equates to about 45 tons of materials that will not be sent to the local landfill, as is often the case with traditional demolition.” Appliances, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures and other finished items have been donated to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles’ Home Improvement Store (located in Gardena) where they will be reused in construction or sold to the public. Raw building materials will be donated to Corazon, an affordable housing ministry in Baja, where they will be used to build sustainable, affordable housing for low-income families. The homeowners have chosen to reuse all doors and windows in the new home they’re building. To view photos please visit: http://reusenetwork.org/rn-gallery/catalog.php?categ_id=6. About Deconstruction & ReUse Network: Deconstruction & ReUse Network is an environmental public benefit corporation 501(c)(3), whose mission is to promote and empower deconstruction practices and to grow a greater reuse network for quality building materials through partnerships with complimentary operations and organizations. Deconstruction & ReUse Network currently serves Northern and Southern California with partnerships that benefit Habitat for Humanity and Corazon. www.Decon-Network.org # # # THREE NEW MEMBERS JOIN DECONSTRUCTION & REUSE NETWORK BOARD TO HELP ADVANCE BUILDING MATERIAL REUSE & RECYCLING IN CALIFORNIAJuly 28, 2009 Laguna Beach, CA – July 28, 2009: Deconstruction & ReUseNetwork (DRN) recently received a big boost of support by electing three new board members who will help guide the non-profit’s growth in California. Patricia Wilbur and Matt Macko of the Bay area and Jason Sheurer of Orange County all possess specialized skills and backgrounds that will help the organization maximize its efforts in the Green Building industry and California’s waste reduction guidelines. Lorenz Schilling founded DRN to support the green building movement by advancing the environmental and humanitarian principles of "reduce, reuse and recycle" within the construction and demolition (C&D) industries and in partnership with other complimentary non-profits. The board now totals eight members, each representing a variety of sectors including affordable housing, recycling, building, lending, International business development and human resources.
“For us to successfully bring deconstruction to the forethought of homeowners and building professionals we need to work with policy makers and leaders who can help us make the greatest impact,” says Schilling. “Patricia, Matt and Jason are passionate, thoughtful leaders and renegades whom I believe will help us reach the decision makers who will shape green building guidelines in California.” Patricia Wilbur has 20 years HR management experience with medium, large and start-up organizations and has held executive leadership positions in the finance, healthcare, hardware, software and biotechnology industry, developing and implementing corporate programs and directing global HR operations. She is a trusted advisor and consultant to members of senior management and leadership teams and BOD members, regarding strategic initiatives, compensation, compliance, labor relations and talent management. Matt Macko of Environmental Building Strategies is a LEED Accredited Professional, RESNET Energy Rater, Certified Green Building Professional and Certified Sustainable Building Advisor, as well as, Chair of the Bay Area LEED Users Group (BAyLUG,) active member of the Northern California Chapter of the USGBC and board member of the Emerging Green Builders Association. Matt co-wrote the new LEED 2009 exam and regularly presents on the changes to LEED throughout Northern California. Jason Scheurer formed his own remodeling company in 1995 and began working in the greater LA/OC areas as a Licensed General Contractor. He studied to become an Environmental Building Scientist and had the opportunity to create Living Green Homes Construction and Development, Inc. to help grow the “Green Revolution” in the Orange County area. Jason is now one of the go-to Contractors in the energy efficiency and Green industry. His “Project- www.LivingGreenOn319.com” will be among the first “Net Zero Energy Homes” built new in Orange County. Jason has worked hands on with city officials and building inspectors to expand innovative technologies, green products, and help introduce new building codes. Jason is a Build It Green, GreenPoint Rater (GPR), Certified Green Building Professional (CGBP), and an advocate for GreenPoint Rater Oversight Committee. He is also a member of the USGBC-Orange County Chapter and on the Board of the USGBC-OC Homes Committee. About Deconstruction & ReUse Network: Deconstruction & ReUse Network is an environmental public benefit corporation 501(c)(3), whose mission is to promote and empower deconstruction practices and to grow a greater reuse network for quality building materials through partnerships with complimentary operations and organizations. Deconstruction & ReUse Network currently serves Northern and Southern California with partnerships that benefit Habitat for Humanity and Corazon. www.Decon-Network.org # # # Valuable Materials Reclaimed From Manhattan Beach Home Remodel Get Second Life & Help Families In NeedJune 2, 2009 Deconstruction & ReUse Network helps Homeowner go “Green” by Donating Salvaged Items to Habitat for Humanity of Greater L.A.
Laguna Beach, CA – June 2, 2009: Deconstruction & ReUseNetwork (DRN), an environmental and humanitarian non-profit, is assisting a Manhattan Beach homeowner in the dismantling of a nearly 3,000 square-foot home and facilitating the donations of all reclaimed building materials for reuse. Several tons of finished materials salvaged from the home have been delivered to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles for resale in its Home Improvement Store. DRN partners with Habitat for Humanity to support the building of more affordable homes and diversion of unnecessary waste from landfills, while maximizing tax-deductable donations for homeowners. All donated items from this home, which include maple cabinetry and vanities, appliances, granite countertops, doors, shutters and more are available for purchase at the Habitat Home Improvement Store located in Gardena. “This home was built in the 1990’s and has beautiful fixtures and materials that would have ended up in a local landfill,” says Lorenz Schilling, founder of DRN. “Thanks to this homeowner’s decision not to demolish, but to deconstruct and donate their home, tons of materials will get a second life and low-income families will be closer to a better life.” DRN oversaw the delivery of 1 1/2 truckloads of materials to the Habitat Home Improvement Store where everything was then itemized, priced and added to the store floor. Items now available for purchase include KithenAid appliances, maple kitchen cabinetry and bathroom vanities, granite countertops, doors, windows, shutters, stovetop, nightstands, light fixtures and faceplates. The Habitat Home Improvement Store is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 6pm. Deconstruction & ReUse Network partners with complementary humanitarian non-profits as part of its commitment to completing the circle of reuse. The organization works with homeowners to deconstruct their home and oversees the donation of valuable, reusable materials to its non-profit partners. Deconstruction is the careful dismantling of a home, performed by licensed deconstruction contractors and facilitated and documented by DRN. Finished materials are donated to Habitat for Humanity ReStores and raw building materials are donated to Corazon, a ministry that builds homes in Baja for low-income families. Homeowners receive tax breaks based on their individual donations and all documentation is provided by DRN. Habitat for Humanity ReStores sell all donated materials at significant discounts to the public and all proceeds help the organization build more homes. About Deconstruction & ReUse Network: Deconstruction & ReUse Network is an environmental and humanitarian public benefit corporation 501(c)(3), whose mission is to promote and empower deconstruction practices and to grow a greater reuse network for quality building materials through partnerships with complimentary operations and organizations. Deconstruction & ReUse Network currently serves Northern and Southern California with partnerships that benefit Habitat for Humanity and Corazon. www.Decon-Network.org or www.ReuseNetwork.org # # # DECONSTRUCTION NETWORK ELECTS GREEN BUILDING EXPERT TO BOARD OF DIRECTORSFebruary 4, 2009 Deconstruction Network has elected Miranti Ojong of Cal Green Lending in Calistoga to its board of directors.
Laguna Niguel, CA – February 3, 2009: Deconstruction & ReUseNetwork has elected Miranti Ojong, of Cal Green Lending in Calistoga, to its board of directors. Ms. Ojong’s green building expertise and industry relations will help strengthen the organization’s ability to educate and empower Californians to choose deconstruction and reuse of valuable building materials over traditional demolition. Miranti Ojong currently develops green business strategies for Cal Green Lending to increase the awareness of green building opportunities throughout the San Francisco Bay area. She has over ten years of experience in a variety of industries including Commercial and Residential Real Estate; Green Lending; Hotel Management and Real Estate; Hospitality Services and Construction and is an active member of the Residential Green Building Advocacy Committee of the U.S. Green Building Council. “Our board was very impressed by Miranti’s achievements in the green building industry and we are delighted she has accepted our nomination, “said Lorenz Schilling, president of Deconstruction Network. “Her expertise and industry connections will be instrumental in shaping the organization and expanding our programs.” Ms. Ojong’s responsibilities will include guiding the development of Deconstruction Network’s regional programs; exploring strategic partnerships; strengthening community relations and advising its regional steering committees. “Being chosen to be part of the board is an honor and I'm looking forward to working with everyone at Deconstruction and Reuse Network,” says Ojong. “I'm excited to help the organization recognize their goals, bringing about a stronger impact into the construction and green industry.” About Deconstruction & Building Materials ReUse Network, Inc. Deconstruction Network is an environmental public benefit corporation 501(c)(3), whose mission is to promote and empower deconstruction practices and to grow a greater reuse network for quality building materials through partnerships with complimentary operations and organizations. The Deconstruction Network currently serves Northern and Southern California with partnerships that benefit Habitat for Humanity and Corazon. www.Decon-Network.org # # # DECONSTRUCTION NETWORK PARTNERS WITH LOCAL HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOR REUSE OF HOME BUILDING MATERIALSJanuary 27, 2009 Reusable Doors, Windows and more Donated to Habitat ReStore will Help Build more Homes & Divert Tons of Materials from Local Landfills
Santa Barbara, CA – January 27, 2009: Deconstruction & ReUseNetwork is teaming with Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County (Habitat) to offer residents comprehensive deconstruction and building materials reuse solutions. The Team’s programs, targeting homeowners, building industry professionals and environmentally-minded community members, will advance waste diversion efforts within the county and achieve building materials reuse at much improved levels through Deconstruction Network’s whole house Deconstruction Solutions program and Habitat’s not-for-profit retail “ReStore” in Goleta. Deconstruction is the careful dismantling and reclaiming of a structure’s reusable, finished materials and rough lumber. Through the team’s Deconstruction Solutions program, homeowners can be assured all reusable building materials salvaged from a remodel or complete tear-down will be honored as a tax-deductible donation. Most program materials will be resold at the ReStore, located at 6725 Hollister Avenue, in Goleta. The Habitat ReStore is currently accepting donations, welcomes deconstruction program inquiries, and strongly supports the principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle. Donated items may be used in Habitat’s building projects, or be resold to the public, while also supporting Deconstruction Network’s mission to increase waste diversion and build community awareness of positive and rational alternatives to traditional crude and wasteful demolition practices. The ReStore provides a three-fold benefit: 1) the acquisition of highly usable materials for Habitat homes at no cost 2) a steady stream of revenue (from sales) to be used to support Habitat’s mission to eliminate substandard housing, and 3) the opportunity to divert a great amount of usable building materials from local landfills. “We wholeheartedly support Habitat for Humanity’s mission and I am so pleased to partner with the affiliate in Southern Santa Barbara County,” says Lorenz Schilling, president/founder of Deconstruction Network. “Together we’ll be able to fund more affordable housing, as well as, recycle valuable building materials back into the community.” Deconstruction Network works with local deconstruction contractors and building professionals to offer simple solutions for homeowners to dismantle and reuse their home’s valuable physical assets rather than disposing of them. The improvements to most homes can provide the ReStore with inventory while diverting tons of materials from needlessly entering local landfills. An average 2,000 square foot home may yield as much as 85% in reusable materials, including approximately 9 tons of reusable lumber alone. In addition to the environmental benefits, homeowners may also achieve significant tax savings based on their unique donation’s appraised value. “We believe the deconstruction and segregation of good usable materials is a win-win proposition,” said Joyce McCullough, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County, “We will use the materials in our home building projects, or sell them at deep discounts to the public. Anyone looking for affordable, environmentally friendly options for home improvement materials should check out the ReStore and tell a friend to consider deconstruction” Habitat’s ReStore opened in August 2008 and hopes that more people will see the value of reusing perfectly good home improvement materials and will consider the ReStore as an alternative to buying new. About Deconstruction & Building Materials ReUse Network, Inc. Deconstruction Network is an environmental public benefit corporation 501(c)(3), whose mission is to promote and empower deconstruction practices and to grow a greater reuse network for quality building materials through partnerships with complimentary operations and organizations. The Deconstruction Network currently serves Northern and Southern California with partnerships that benefit Habitat for Humanity and Corazon. www.Decon-Network.org About Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County is an independent, locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. Habitat for Humanity and its affiliates build homes for sale to partner families with no profit, zero-interest mortgages. Habitat for Humanity is not a relief agency, but an established non-profit home building organization with a worldwide network of volunteers and nearly three decades of experience in home building. The local affiliate was established in 2000 and completed its first major home building project in 2007, three homes on Via Lucero. The next home building project, four homes on San Pascual Street, will start in early 2009. Volunteers and other support are welcome. Visit www.sbhabitat.org for more information. # # # Go Green AlertJanuary 21, 2009 DECONSTRUCTION NETWORK TO PROMOTE BUILDING MATERIALS REUSE AT GO GREEN EXPO IN LOS ANGELES - JANUARY 23 TO 25
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