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f. Executive Hills Deconstruction & Demolition Project, IOWA<br />

Description Metric Tons Materials<br />

Building Contents Recycled & Reused 8.2<br />

Building Materials Reused 388<br />

Books, notebooks, copy machine, security<br />

safe, 75 air conditioning units<br />

Deconstruction materials (dimensional lumber,<br />

plywood sheathing, concrete block, brick,<br />

etc.), fixtures, cabinets<br />

Building Materials Abated & Recycled 0.18 Fluorescent tubes and ballasts<br />

Building Materials Recycled 234 Shingles, insulation, concrete<br />

Total tons recycled/reused 630 $20,800.00 in estimated project savings<br />

SOURCE: http://www.iowadnr.gov/waste/recycling/files/iowacase.pdf , VISITED ON 10/19/2009<br />

References<br />

Chini, A.R. and Bruening, S. 2005, Deconstruction and Materials Reuse in the United States,<br />

in Deconstruction and Materials Reuse – An International Overview, CIB Publication 300.<br />

EPA (2003) Estimating 2003 Building Related Construction and Demolition Materials<br />

Amount, http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/rrr/imr/cdm/pubs/cd-meas.pdf (visited 2010,<br />

October 20)<br />

Franklin and Associates, LTD (1998) Characterization of Municipal Solid <strong>Waste</strong> in the<br />

United States, Report No. EPA530-R-98-007,<br />

http://www.epa.gov/osw/nonhaz/municipal/pubs/msw97rpt.pdf (visited 2010, October 20)<br />

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