LOCAL & NATIONAL GREEN RESOURCES

Northwest EcoBuilding Guild - A great local resource for networking and exchanging areas of expertise in green building and sustainability practices. Check out their Green Pages directory, which lists a wide range of professionals who design, build and maintain environmentally friendly buildings and landscapes.

Deconstruction Institute - An informative site offering education materials, tools and techniques, interesting facts about the benefits of deconstruction and much more. Many of the statistics we mention within our site come from here.

Building Material Reuse Association - A non-profit organization whose mission is to facilitate building deconstruction and the reuse and recycling of recovered building materials.

U.S. Green Building Council - A community of more than 6,400 organizations from every sector of the building industry united by a common purpose: to transform the building marketplace to sustainability. Developers of The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ which encourages implementation of sustainable green building and development practices.

LEAD / ASBESTOS INFORMATION

An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality - One of many informative sites hosted by the EPA educating homeowners and consumers about hazards associated with lead paint.

Lead Exposure and Home Remodeling - A great site to visit before taking on renovations in older homes where lead paint may be present. (download PDF)

Asbestos in Your Home - How to recognize asbestos in your home and what to do if you find it.

ARTICLES ABOUT DECONSTRUCTION / SALVAGE

"Recycling the Whole House" - The New York Times extolls the benefits of deconstruction.

Click here to find articles featuring Olympia Salvage's deconstruction endeavors.

OTHER REUSE & ECO-FRIENDLY BUSINESSES IN THE NORTHWEST

Windfall Lumber - An Olympia based business specializing in sustainable forest products.

510 Interiors - A local company offering furniture and interior solutions that addresses environmental, health, and global concerns.

The ReStore - Seattle and Bellingham

Earthwise Architectural Salvage - Seattle

Second Use - Seattle

The ReBuilding Center - Portland, Oregon

Hippo Hardware - Portland, Oregon

FREE EXCHANGE RESOURCES
(What can I do with my...?)

Freecycle - A grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns.

2Good2Toss - A convenient way to exchange small or large quantities of used or surplus building materials and large household items.

Craigslist - Local classifieds and forums for 450 cities worldwide - community moderated, and largely free.

Industrial Materials Exchange (IMEX) - Listings within broad categories of materials that are available or wanted for exchange.