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Celebrating The Matrix
I recently learned that 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of The Matrix trilogy. Some of you may remember that TRP was the deconstruction contractor...
Spring is for Growing
And growing is just what the folks at TRP are doing. In fact, we’re blossoming! We recently won an REP from the City of San Francisco and are using...
Where Have All the Buildings Gone?
Folks who are interested in landfill diversion and reuse might be curious about the fate of the country’s many vanished buildings. Where have they...
Your Decision Makes a Difference
As a Regional Manager for The Reuse People (TRP), I help to fulfill the organization’s mission to reduce building-materials waste, an involvement...
The Key Role of House-Moving in Whole-House Donations
A hundred years ago, moving a house to make way for growth and development was a fairly common occurrence. I can recall two specific homes being...
The Evolution of Contemporary Deconstruction
In my distant days as a partner within Creative Business Strategies, I focused on raising money for entrepreneurs and developing new technical and...
Building for Deconstruction: Three Things to Avoid
While preparing to write January’s Velvet Crowbar, I decided to do some internet research. When I conducted a Google search on Design for...
Michigan Boosts TRP Footprint in the Midwest
Several years ago TRP made an invited foray into Chicago, establishing The ReUse People of Illinois. Within a few years that office became a leader...
The Promise of Commercial Deconstruction Revisited
Six months have passed since I wrote about the importance of commercial deconstruction and materials salvage, in an earlier e-letter. Since then,...
More on Deconstruction Ordinances and Bylaws
Earlier this month I was invited to the historic town of Victoria to give two workshops for a range of people tasked with implementing the city’s...