Used building supplies can cost 50 percent to 90 percent less than new, said Shane Endicott, executive director of the Rebuilding Center in Portland, Ore. By Melissa Kossler Dutton Oct 20, 2010 ...

I’m a huge fan of selling used building materials for any number of reasons. Years ago I discovered that what you might think is junk some other person might consider gold.

The Sustainable Building Materials Laboratory (SBML) is used for the research of myriad building products and materials that make up, shape, impact, and determine the physical/built environment.

It's said that one man's trash is another man's treasure. That's especially true in the used building supply trade, where cast-offs from one re-decorated home or office might fit perfectly into ...

Home Depot is buying specialty building products distributor GMS for $4.3 billion, the second notable acquisition in a little ...

It took Brian Koehl about a year to buy the materials to build a backyard greenhouse. Koehl, a master gardener from Waller, Texas, bought secondhand windows and doors to construct the building ...

Recycle and Renovate: Buying used materials can save you money and help the environment. April 7, 2007. April 7, 2007. ... a used building supplies store could become a favourite destination.

The organization accepts donations of used building supplies and sells them at a discount, keeping millions of pounds of usable materials out of landfills each year. (Peter O'Dowd/Here & Now) ...