Showing posts with label tax deductions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tax deductions. Show all posts
Friday, May 7, 2010
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
THOUGHTS: Building Materials Reuse Association
3rd Coast Construction is proud to say that we are an active member of the non-profit, educational organization. The Building Material Reuse Association's (BMRA) mission is to facilitate building deconstruction and the reuse / recycling of recovered building materials.
Read more about the work BMRA & members like 3rd Coast Construction in this recent article in Architecture Update Magazine.
Read more about the work BMRA & members like 3rd Coast Construction in this recent article in Architecture Update Magazine.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
ARTS & EDUCATION: Deconstructing- University of Chicago Fine Arts Building
3rd Coast donated time to deconstruct and ship items from the University of Chicago Art department building to the Rebuilding Exchange (www.rebuildingexchange.org). The University of Chicago has donated the majority to the Rebuilding Exchange. 3rd Coast purchased the remainder of the materials and have found a new home to integrate the purchased materials (lighting and sinks) into an upcoming renovation.
Friday, January 2, 2009
THOUGHTS: Deconstruction
The following is taken from Wikipedia.org.
Deconstruction is the selective dismantlement of building components, specifically for re-use, recycling, and waste management. It differs from demolition where a site is cleared of its building by the most expedient means. Deconstruction has also been defined as “construction in reverse.” The process of dismantling structures is an ancient activity that has been revived by the growing field of sustainable, green building. Buildings, like everything, have a life-cycle. Deconstruction focuses on giving the materials within a building a new life once the building as a whole can no longer continue.
When buildings reach the end of their useful life, they are typically demolished and hauled to landfills. Implosions or ‘wrecking ball’ style demolition is relatively inexpensive and offers a quick method of clearing sites for new structures. On the other hand, this method creates substantial amounts of waste. Components within old buildings may still be valuable, sometimes more valuable than at the time the building was constructed. Deconstruction is a method of harvesting what is commonly considered waste and reclaiming it into useful building material.
3CC is proud to be a certified deconstruction contractor and we try to implement this, even the smallest of increments, into all of our projects. We are able to give the owner a tax deduction for any material that is donated from the building. Because of what we find during many deconstruction projects, we are able to give the owner a tax deduction for any material that is donated from the building. We are certified deconstruction contractor providing services for residential, commercial, light industrial, non for profit organizations and we are implementing this ideology for all of our projects, when it is appropriate.
Deconstruction is the selective dismantlement of building components, specifically for re-use, recycling, and waste management. It differs from demolition where a site is cleared of its building by the most expedient means. Deconstruction has also been defined as “construction in reverse.” The process of dismantling structures is an ancient activity that has been revived by the growing field of sustainable, green building. Buildings, like everything, have a life-cycle. Deconstruction focuses on giving the materials within a building a new life once the building as a whole can no longer continue.
When buildings reach the end of their useful life, they are typically demolished and hauled to landfills. Implosions or ‘wrecking ball’ style demolition is relatively inexpensive and offers a quick method of clearing sites for new structures. On the other hand, this method creates substantial amounts of waste. Components within old buildings may still be valuable, sometimes more valuable than at the time the building was constructed. Deconstruction is a method of harvesting what is commonly considered waste and reclaiming it into useful building material.
3CC is proud to be a certified deconstruction contractor and we try to implement this, even the smallest of increments, into all of our projects. We are able to give the owner a tax deduction for any material that is donated from the building. Because of what we find during many deconstruction projects, we are able to give the owner a tax deduction for any material that is donated from the building. We are certified deconstruction contractor providing services for residential, commercial, light industrial, non for profit organizations and we are implementing this ideology for all of our projects, when it is appropriate.
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