2. ReStore Home Improvement Center
• Non-profit building
materials thrift store
• Springfield, MA

3. Our Mission
• Reuse valuable building
materials
• Make home improvement
more affordable
• Create local jobs and
provide job training

4. Why is our product green?
New (Surplus) or Used
• Embodied energy
– Raw Materials
– Labor
– Manufacturing
– Transportation

5. Why is our product green?
Waste Diversion
• Energy and resources spent saving rather
than destroying materials
• Less waste into landfills

6. Why is our product green?
Locally Harvested
Less transportation, marketing,
labor and overhead

7. What kind of product to expect?
Everyday Stuff
Doors, windows, cabinets, flooring, plumbing
and lighting and electrical.

8. What kind of product to expect?
Architectural Salvage
columns-stonework

9. What kind of product to expect?
Vintage
lighting-clawfoot tubs-farmers sinks-radiators

10. What kind of product to expect?
Oddball
bowling lanes and phone booths

11. Where does our product come
from?
• Commercial Donors
• Home owners

12. Where does our product come
from?
• Free Pick Up Service
• Walk-in anytime
• Deconstruction

14. ReStore Deconstruction is real
“Green” Demolition

15. Deconstruction Benefits
The Environmental Benefit
• Maximum recovery
• Reduce waste
• Reduce jobsite contamination
• Potential LEED points
• Create a source for “locally harvested”
products
• Redirect recyclables to market

16. Maximum Recovery and Recycling
We don’t “cherry pick” (unless you tell us to)
• We reuse: • We recycle:
– Doors – Wire
– Windows – Pipe
– Hardwood floors – Asphalt Shingles
– Cabinets – All Metals
– Trim – Clean wood
– Stair parts
– Plumbing fixtures
– Lighting fixtures (including outlets
and switches)
– Siding
– Sheathing
– Subfloors
– Batt and blown insulation
– Framing lumber