This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. What happens when old buildings have reached the end of their ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Shifting from wasteful demolition practices to a circular construction economy in New York state could create thousands of green jobs and advance ambitious climate goals – while ...

We live in a throwaway economy. Advertising, built-in obsolescence, and undervaluing labor contribute to this system. Right-to-repair laws are pushing against this embedded pattern, with California ...

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry partners with the U.S. Green Building Council New York Upstate Chapter to host the Ninth New York State Green Building conference March 24 and 25 ...

In July 2028, Los Angeles will host the Summer Olympic Games. There will be years of prep before then: architectural plans, new construction, and infrastructure to accommodate the tens of thousands of ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When Hunter-Gatherer Brewery & Alehouse on Main Street closed in December 2024 after the lease on the building expired, many people felt like they were losing a piece of their history ...

A few U.S. cities have created laws and regulations to encourage deconstruction of old—and sometimes abandoned—homes. Reclaiming old building materials rather than sending them to landfills holds ...

EDMONSTON, Maryland, April 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - T he cavernous Maryland warehouse housing Community Forklift bulges with doors, windows, flooring and light fixtures, some lightly used, ...

Dave Bennink wants to break your building down. He’d like to tear out the sheet rock and remove the cabinets. He might take the floor too. For two decades, Bennink has been trying to change how ...

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) — Deconstruction has begun on one of the most historic buildings in Conway. The JT Henry building was built more than 60 years ago on Church Street, off Highway 50, but the lumber ...

Deconstruction underway at the St. Louis Park Nature Center. Having removed the roof and wood decking, a Better Futures Minnesota crew next carefully took down and reused those large support beams. If ...