ReBUILD News & Notes


  • Hitting the Highway with ReBUILD
    Monday, July 12, 2010 - 12:15pm

    This past fall, ReBUILD’s Deconstruction Crew traveled the highways of Vermont to deconstruct three rest areas off I-89 and 91. Each structure was essentially the same; small front lobby, two bathrooms, and a mechanical room spanning the back of the building.
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  • A River Almost Ran Through It
    Monday, July 12, 2010 - 12:20pm

    Back in mid-1996, a garden shed was constructed on the bank of a small river in West Berlin, Vermont. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Due to the pitch of the bank and erosion over the years, the structural integrity of the shed was severely compromised.
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  • Help from Yestermorrow
    Monday, July 12, 2010 - 12:21pm

    Last summer, ReBUILD’s Deconstruction Crew traveled to Stowe, Vermont, to work on a 912-square-foot home with a 352-square-foot attached garage. The house, in the heart of Stowe, was a typical single story 1950s structure consisting of a full kitchen, three bedrooms, one bath and a poured concrete and cinder block foundation.
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  • ReSOURCE Becomes a Certified Lead Safe Firm
    Monday, July 12, 2010 - 12:19pm

    ReSOURCE is now a Certified Lead Safe Firm. A Certified Lead Safe Firm is one that is certified by the EPA to be qualified to work safely with lead.  
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  • VELCO’s South Burlington field office has been dismantled…one wooden beam at a time
    Monday, July 12, 2010 - 12:22pm

    To see a complete photo archive of the VELCO deconstruction job,

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  • EPA Study Measures Benefits of ReBUILD Deconstruction
    Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 10:54am

    The EPA just published a study determining the environmental benefits of a recent ReBUILD Deconstruction project in South Burlington, Vermont. Chris Beling writes: "By deconstructing rather than demolishing the homes, the project managed to reduce the waste it sent to landfills, save construction materials for re-use and reduce the
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  • Deconstructing History -- Our Work at the Jonesville Barn Site
    Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 9:10am

    If you have ever been on Cochran Road in Richmond, Vermont, you probably remember the red barn on the corner with the giant American flag painted on the side. The barn, built in 1949 by Louis and Mary Bombardier, was a local landmark of a bygone era. The Bombardier’s son, Bob, and his wife, Mary, valued the historic nature of the old barn
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