benefits
Reuse is an excellent way to contribute to the sustainability of our island.
Look at how the deconstruction of a typical 2000 square foot home effects the following environmental factors
saves trees
Reuse, one of the 3 R’s of waste reduction, conserves energy & natural resources, minimizes the need for landfill space and reduces green house gases produced when disposing of material.
An enormous amount of energy is consumed in the harvest, production, transportation, and distribution of new material. Reusing material conserves all of the energy a material has accumulated in it’s lifetime.
If deconstructed and the wood reused, it could eliminate the need for the harvest of 33 trees.
Deconstruction could reduce the volume of waste needing landfill space by up to 8,420 cubic feet.
The average home contains 892 million Btu's of embodied energy, an amount of energy equal to 7,826 gallons of gasoline, or enough to drive an SUV 5 1/2 times around the earth.
Keeping its lumber and panel products out of the landfill will avoid the generation of greenhouse gases comparable to removing 2.86 passenger cars from the road.
landfill use
energy
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all statistics provided by the deconstruction institute. Click here to use their calculator to determine the environmental benefits of your deconstruction project.
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