"Recycled building materials"

Recycled building materials / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Where to buy and sell used building materials

...building products in the Ecohome Product Directory, and learn more about sustainable building on these pages below: Which rigid foam insulation panels to use where - Polyiso v EPS v Styrofoam & alternatives Is building with old shipping pallets safe? Read more here about reclaimed and recycled building mate...

Wall assemblies - renovation

Should I be renovating my home or tearing it down & rebuilding?

...building an existing home will reduce the need for new materials as well as the amount of waste that will be sent to a landfill. From a material conservation and sustainability point of view, that would always be our recommended course of action if the costs aren’t too prohibitive, as upgrading existing buildings alway...

Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Recycled and reclaimed materials

...building with used and reclaimed building materials. Find more about low carbon green home building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these related pages : Learn all about green building design basics here Tips for how to stay on budget while building and renovating How deconstruction helps recycle materia...

Architecture and plan design

Are shipping container houses environmentally friendly & good or bad to live in?

...recycled one way or another. Metal is highly polluting and energy-intensive to extract and manufacture, so once we have it we are best to put it to good use. When used to form a structure, the carbon footprint and embodied energy of metal is far worse than that of wood. From a green building materials standpoint, mater...

Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Old airplane fuselage is finding a new life as recycled building material.

...Building Guide and these related pages : Green building design basics How to stay on budget while building a home How to live a green lifestyle in the city Evaluating a home before purchase - how to identify major problems and price out repair costs Choosing building materials to protect indoor air quality...

Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Building with recycled shipping pallets

...building with shipping pallets - they can be toxic Use your kitchen waste as compost to grow food in a backyard lasagna garden How to dispose of construction waste responsibly Where to buy and sell used building materials online Find more about green home construction in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages ...

Recycled and Reclaimed Materials

Turning waste plastic into useable fuel

...Building Guide and these pages : How to sort and dispose of compost and household waste Use your kitchen waste as compost to grow food in a backyard lasagna garden How to dispose of construction waste responsibly Where to buy and sell used building materials online Learn more about the benefits of a free Ec...