Urbanwood: A Better, Sustainable Option for Removed Trees
We know that wood disposal can be challenging and expensive for arborists and managers of urban and community forests. You’ve heard that logs from city trees can’t be used for anything but mulch or fuel. This simply isn’t true.
Our partners can show you how city trees can still be made into everything from rough lumber [...]
January 29, 2010
Tags: arborists, demolition, recycle, reusing, Urbanwood Posted in: General 
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1882 Historic Santa Fe Railroad Building Lumber
Bahm Demolition Recycling Sales is one of the largest demolition companies in the Midwest. The owner, Mr. Bahm has been in the industry for 30 plus years and has been “green” long before it became a marketing catch phrase. They have deconstructed a Historic Santa Fe Railroad Building dated at 1882.
Buy recycled lumber [...]
January 1, 2010
Tags: deconstruction, demolition, Lumber, Old wood, Railroad, reusing, Santa Fe Railroad, Timber Posted in: Old Barn Dismantling No Comments
Reharvesting the Urban Forest
The Reclaimer, LLC began when Gary Schwirblat was working as a contractor in LA and realized wood from demolished buildings in LA was going into landfills ground up for fertilizer, releasing large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. Plus, the wood was mostly 100 yr old Douglas Fir, superior quality to new growth wood.
Reclaimed wood [...]
December 18, 2009
Tags: demolition, Douglas Fir, reclaimed, The Reclaimer, Timber, Wood Recycling Posted in: General No Comments
Wastecycle Wood Recycling
Wastecycle offers discounted disposal prices for wood which is segregated from other waste at source.
December 18, 2009
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Reclaimed wood project
Hennessy reclaims the past and preserves the future by, reusing 80 year old heart of pine lumber from a 1925 schoolhouse during a LEED certification renovation. This Reclaimed Pine came out beautiful.
December 17, 2009
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Old Lumber Reborn
This Pulse video travels to North Carolina to visit the Whole Log Lumber mill, which purchases wood from demolition sites, fires, and trash heaps in order to revive and resell it. This place is the fountain of youth for worn out lumber, and the high quality of the semiprecious hardwoods that are routinely uncovered takes [...]
December 17, 2009
Tags: demolition, hardwoods, Lumber, Lumber mill, North Carolina, Old wood, rainforest, reborn, refinishing, reusing, video Posted in: General No Comments