Reused Building Materials Archives - Center for EcoTechnology

Deconstructing Deconstruction

By Ozette Ostrow|2021-04-09T11:22:03-04:00April 9th, 2021|Creative reuse, EcoBuilding Bargains, Green for Business, Green for Homes, Reused Building Materials, Waste Diversion|

What is Deconstruction? The EPA estimated that around 600 million tons of construction and demolition materials were thrown away in the U.S. in 2018. These discarded materials come from building demolitions and renovations and their total weight is more than double that of all other yearly U.S. municipal solid waste. A great

Building a Sustainable Future

By Jared Shein|2021-03-08T12:24:36-05:00March 2nd, 2021|Architecture, Buildings, Climate Change, Construction, Energy Efficiency, Engineering, Green Build, Green for Homes, Home Energy Ratings, LEED, New Construction Team, Reused Building Materials, Uncategorized, Webinar|

This blog post is an overview of our recent Building a Sustainable Future virtual event. A recording of the event can be found at the bottom of this page. Read More »

Salon 241: Adding Style to Hair & Their Space

By Ozette Ostrow|2020-11-18T10:47:07-05:00November 18th, 2020|Creative reuse, EcoBuilding Bargains, Reused Building Materials|

Located on a side street only a couple blocks away from downtown Northampton, is the creative and unique Salon 241. Co-owner, Katie Clifford, says they’ve been open for 11 years, and just recently moved to this space and had the whole place revamped. Their new space is very vibrant and welcoming, which has a modern

Flock to EcoBuilding Bargains: Build a Chicken Coop [for Cheep]!

By Maeghan Klinker|2020-04-25T09:00:37-04:00April 24th, 2020|Construction, Creative reuse, EcoBuilding Bargains, Reused Building Materials, Uncategorized|

We’ve all been feeling cooped up lately. For some people, this means spending all day tweeting, but at our reuse store, EcoBuilding Bargains, customers have been crowing over materials to build chicken coops! Raising chickens is a great way to get fresh eggs, teach children about where our food comes from, and become involved in

Sticks & Bricks

By Brian Premo|2020-04-17T11:15:58-04:00April 17th, 2020|EcoBuilding Bargains, Reused Building Materials, Sustainability|

A unique shopping experience begins as soon as you open the front door to Sticks & Bricks. Light floods the showroom, illuminating all of the sophisticated furniture pieces and plants that are scattered throughout, creating a comfortable and homey atmosphere. This local custom furniture store emphasizes reuse elements in their designs. Many of their pieces