Resources

Web sites with information about reducing and recycling C&D waste

• Armstrong Ceiling Tile Recycling Program
  The Armstrong Ceiling Recycling Program enables building owners to quickly and easily ship old ceilings from renovation projects to an Armstrong ceiling plant as an alternative to harmful landfill disposal. Armstrong uses the old ceilings as raw materials in the manufacture of new, high-performance acoustical ceilings.
• Construction & Demolition Recycling Program, California Integrated Waste Management Board Information on recycling construction and demolition waste. Included are fact sheets, case studies, staff contact, lists, etc.
• Center for Resourceful Building Technology (CRBT).
  Resource efficient construction. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to promoting environmentally responsible practices in construction.
• "Characterization of Building-Related Construction and Demolition Debris in the United States."
  This June 1998 report was sponsored by the U.S. EPA to identify what, how much and what type of C&D debris is being generated in the United States.
• EnCompass: Map of Recycled-Content Buildings
  Sponsored by the King County (Washington) Commission for Marketing Recyclable Materials.
• The En-House
  This project was sponsored by U.S. EPA Region 5 and the Detroit Edison Foundation. En-House, short for Environmental House, is a green building demonstration located in Ann Arbor, Mich., at Recycle Ann Arbor's ReUse Center.
• Dept. of Energy's Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs
• Environmental Design+Construction Magazine
  Information about recycled building products, energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, indoor air quality, systems of waste disposal and reuse, etc.
• Green Building Products and Materials Resource Directory
  Searchable database managed by the North Carolina Green Building Council.
• Green Spec
  Specification for environmental sustainability. This site is a comprehensive database of green products and practices for architects and construction professionals.
• National Association of Home Builders
  Contains a number of downloadable publications including field guides for job site waste reduction (new construction or remodeling) and brochures for recycling asphalt roofing and carpeting.
• "Managing Demolition/Construction Debris"
  New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services environmental fact sheet.
• Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center: Green Construction
• Recycler's World Used Building Materials Section
• Sustainable Architecture Compendium
  This resource comes from the National Pollution Prevention Center for Higher Education at the University of Michigan. The recycling and reuse module contains information on waste prevention, construction and demolition recycling, architectural reuse and design for materials recovery.
• Sustainable Builders Sourcebook
  From Austin, this site contains a comprehensive section on recycling construction waste.
• Used Building Materials Association
  The UBMA is a nonprofit, membership-based organization that represents companies and organizations involved in the acquisition and/or redistribution of used building materials.

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