Resources
Key Challenge Guides | Additional Resources | Publications | Case Studies | Websites
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Key Challenge Guides
- Lifecycle Construction Resource Guide, by The Pollution Prevention Program Office, U. S. EPA, Region 4. (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Design for Deconstruction: The Chartwell School Case Study, by Scott Shell, Octavio Gutierrez, Lynn Fisher, et al for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Design for Disassembly in the Built Environment: A Guide to Closed Loop in Design and Building, by Brad Guy and Nicholas Ciarimboli for City of Seattle, King County, WA, and Resource Ventures, Inc. (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Design for Disassembly in the Built Environment: An Atlanta Home Case Study, by Andrea Korber and Brad Guy for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 (PDF, 462 KB)
Additional Resources
To suggest additional resources, email info@lifecyclebuilding.org.
Building
Related Construction & Demolition
Debris Characterization Report,
Characterization
of Building-Related Construction and Demolition Debris in
the United States, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, EPA 530-R-98-010; June 1998 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Publications
U.S. EPA Construction & Demolition Debris/Deconstruction Document Weblinks
- Deconstruction: A New Cottage Industry For New Orleans, August, 2006, by Preston Browning, Mercy Corps Gulf Coast Hurricane Recovery, New Orleans, LA; Brad Guy, Hamer Center for Community Design, Pennsylvania State University; Chris Beck, Consultant, New Orleans, LA (PDF, 676 KB)
Designing Structural Systems for Deconstruction: How to Extend a New Building’s Useful Life and Prevent it from Going to Waste When the End Finally Comes, GreenBuild Conference, November 2005, by Mark D. Webster, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.; Daniel T. Costello, Costello Dismantling Co., Inc. (PDF, 437 KB)
Old to New Design Guide: Salvaged Building Materials in New Construction, January 2002, by Paul Kernan, MAIBC, Greater Vancouver Regional District Policy & Planning Department (PDF, 6.8 MB)
Remilling of Salvaged Wood Siding Coated with Lead-based Paint, July/ August 2005, by Robert H. Falk. John J. Janowiak, Stephen D. Cosper, Susan A. Drozdz for Forest Products Journal Volume 55, Number 7/8 (PDF, 85 KB)
- Productecture: Design for Remanufacturing, 2002, by Andrea Korber, Masters Thesis for the Harvard Design School (PDF, 721 KB)
An Open Building Strategy for Converting Obsolete Office Buildings to Residential Uses July 2003, by Dr. Stephen Kendall, RA, CIB1 for the International Lean Construction Institute (8.1 MB)
A Regional Opportunity to Promote Deconstruction and Reuse of Building Materials at JFK Corporate Square, October 2004, by Eileen Banaticla, NY Wa$teMatch for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 (PDF, 795 KB)
Badger Army Ammunition Plan Deconstruction Feasibility Study, March 2004, by Brad Guy, Penn State University; Tim Williams, University of Florida; Bill Bowman, Austin Habitat for Humanity for USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI (PDF, 624 KB)
The Optimization of Building Deconstruction for Department of Defense Facilities: Ft. Mcclellan Deconstruction Project, Journal of Green Building, November 2006, by Bradley Guy, Hamer Center for Community Design, Penn State University (PDF, 4 MB)
- Green Home Remodel: Salvage & Reuse, Seattle Public Utilities Sustainable Building Program 2005, by Thor Peterson for Seattle Public Utilities Resource Conservation (PDF, 430 KB)
Case Studies
Six House Building Deconstruction Case Study: Reuse and Recycling of Building Materials, 2000, by Bradley Guy, Powell Center for Construction and Environment for Alachua County Solid Wastes Management Innovative Recycling Project Program (PDF, 125 KB)
- ReStore Deconstruction Case Study: 1940 Barn, 2006, by Erin Marden for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (PDF, 415 KB)
- ReStore Deconstruction
Case Study: Commercial Building circa 1970s, 2006,
by Erin Marden
for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (PDF, 490 KB) 
- ReStore Deconstruction Case Study: Residential Dwelling, Circa 1970s, 2006, by Erin Marden for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (PDF, 481 KB)
- ReStore Deconstruction
Case Study: Residential House, Circa 1950s, 2006,
by Erin Marden
for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (PDF, 481 KB) 
Don't Demolish That Building - Deconstruct It, College Planning & Management, June 2002, by Marisa Miller Hegyesi, University of Texas Health Science Center; Brian K. Yeoman, University of Texas Health Science Center (PDF, 217 KB)
Housing Deconstruction - Building Disassembly and Material Salvage: The Riverdale Case Study, 1997, by Eric Lund and Peter Yost, NAHB Research Center, Inc. (PDF, 135 KB)
The Urban and Economic Development Division Naval Air Station Alameda Deconstruction Case Study, 1999, by Lisa Geller, Materials for the Future Foundation for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (PDF, 89 KB)
Websites
Reuse Weblinks
Deconstruction Weblinks
Construction & Demolition Debris Weblinks
- EPA
Construction & Demolition Debris
- Whole Building Design Guide: Construction Waste Management
- Construction Materials Reycling Association
EPA Weblinks
- Green Building
- Design for the Environment
- Resource Conservation Challenge
- Construction Sector Strategies
