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Ft. Campbell Deconstruction Analysis

Ft. Campbell Deconstruction Analysis

Description: During May, June, and July of 2002, Fort Campbell, KY made 20,000 to 25,000 square feet of surplus World War II wood-framed buildings available for this pilot deconstruction project. The Austin, Texas Habitat for Humanity affiliate, with labor provided by teams of Americorps volunteers, deconstructed 5 buildings at Ft. Campbell. The University of Florida’s Powell Center for Construction and Environment (PCCE) was onsite to provide supervision and guidance and to collect and evaluate data describing deconstruction duration, deconstruction cost, and quantities of recovered materials.

Implementing Deconstruction

Implementing Deconstruction in Florida: Materials Reuse Issues, Disassembly Techniques & Policy (FCSHWM)

Description: Analyze the issues related to the feasibility of replacing demolition and land filling of building materials with deconstruction and reuse. This project will provide recommendations to state and local governments, demolition companies and secondary material companies on how to accomplish the shift towards this environmentally preferable alternative.

Reuse and Recycling

Building Deconstruction: Reuse and Recycling of C&D Waste (FL DEP Innovative Recycling Projects Grants Program)

Description: Will target ten wood framed residential buildings in Alachua County, Florida for deconstruction and reuse or redistribution of the salvaged materials. The project field data and background research conducted during the project will be used to develop strategies for the implementation of deconstruction on a long-term basis in Alachua County.

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The Center Playhouse

The Center Playhouse

Description: The Powell Center for Construction and Environment (PCCE) recently demonstrated the potential utility and natural beauty of deconstructed building material for reuse in a new structure. A children's playhouse using these materials was crafted in July 1999 to benefit the Children's Expo Museum of Gainesville in their annual fundraising raffle. Local building contractors and a building construction school also submitted playhouses to the raffle.