Building Materials Reuse Association
The BMRA is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to facilitate building deconstruction and the reuse / recycling of recovered building materials.
BMRA Directory to Deconstruction and Reuse
If you are looking for sources of reused building materials or to donate unused or reclaimed materials, please search the BMRA on-line directory for deconstruction services and reused building materials stores across the US. If you have suggestions for additional listings please let us know. Search by State: http://www.buildingreuse.org/directory
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BMRA 2009 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DATES
The Building Materials Reuse Association 2009 International Conference on Deconstruction, Building Materials Reuse, and Construction and Demolition Materials Recycling will be in Chicago, IL, April 28 to May 1, 2009. Please check back for call for presentations and updates shortly. For posted presentations from the BMRA DECON '07 Conference please go to: http://www.union.wisc.edu/bmra/
Click on "Conference Agenda and Presentations"
2008 GREAT LAKES BUILDING REUSE CONFERENCE
We are happy to report that the conference was a great success with around 140 people attending! Not bad for the first year.
GO TO www.greatlakesreuse.org to find out more about the conference.
The Building Materials Reuse Association (BMRA) is pleased to announce the 2008 Great Lakes Building Reuse Conference to be held in Buffalo, New York, November 16-18, 2008 starting with a welcoming reception on the evening of the 16th. This unique regional conference will focus on the role that building deconstruction can play in rust belt cities throughout the Northeast. These cities face special challenges associated with large stocks of vacant and abandoned structures. The conference is co-sponsored by the BMRA, an organization devoted to advancing deconstruction and building materials reuse nation-wide, and Buffalo Reuse, a not-for-profit social enterprise concerned with the long-term sustainability of the City of Buffalo, New York. Visit the conference website at: www.greatlakesreuse.org for more details and stay tuned for updates.
LIFECYCLE BUILDING CHALLENGE- WINNERS ANNOUNCED! Designing this building, and the next Winners in the Lifecycle Building Challenge 2- co-sponsored by the US EPA, AIA and BMRA have been chosen ! Brian Kish, Cathy Chung, and Travis Bier from the Carnegie Mellon Solar Decathlon Team have been awarded the BMRA Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Greenhouse Gas Reduction! LBC2 is an exciting national competition to develop strategies supporting building deconstruction and material reuse. Everyone is encouraged to enter including students and professionals interested in policy, recycling, design, architecture, engineering, education, and more. Stay tuned for the formal announcement and posting of winners on October 29, 2008.
www.lifecyclebuilding.org
BMRA AT THE USGBC GREENBUILD CONFERENCE 2008
We are pleased to announce that the Building Materials Reuse Association will be present at the USGBC Greenbuild International Conference, November 18-20, 2008, Boston, MA at non-profit Table #11 - www.usgbc.org
BMRA ACCREDITED DECONSTRUCTOR TRAINING
The BMRA offers one-half day and full-day trainings on deconstruction best practice including both management and process. If you are interested in hosting a training or participating in a training contact the BMRA.
BMRA E-Newsletter!
Sign up for the BMRA e-newsletter. To find out more about what is going on in the building deconstruction and reused building materials field, please email us. Old issues are achived in our article section.
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