But when the city of San Antonio reached out to her firm, Washington, D.C.-based PlaceEconomics, for help conducting a study on deconstruction — a process of carefully pulling apart buildings to ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. What happens when old buildings have reached the end of their ...

Proponents of a growing movement in the construction industry are asking: Why tear down old buildings with wrecking balls when those materials can be mined for reusable materials? The practice, called ...

Dismantling buildings piece by piece to preserve the reusable parts within keeps materials out of landfills and creates more jobs than demolition. We are glad to share Ensia articles free of charge ...

Long Island’s neighborhoods have been shaped by its many residents, whose lives have all contributed to the rich history of our area. Anchoring its vibrant communities is a sense of place provided by ...

If you're going to demolish, first deconstruct. “For me, it’s a question of why wouldn’t you do it?” said luxury home builder Todd Emerson with Sterling Development Corp. in Bloomfield Township. “The ...

The City of St. Louis is ramping up demolition of vacant buildings on properties owned by the metro's land bank, but some of them will undergo deconstruction instead. (Photo by Oscar Perry Abello) ...

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. BOULDER, Colo. — Proponents of a growing ...