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Forget The Wrecking Ball — Pittsburgh Officials Will Test Out Deconstruction

Mayor Bill Peduto is signing an executive order today to create an alternative to mechanically knocking down condemned structures. Instead, the city will pilot “deconstruction,” a process in which buildings are taken apart bit by bit.

wesa.fm / Apr 21

Peduto issues order for new ‘deconstruction’ policy to fight Pittsburgh blight

“The most important thing about this initiative is that we are planting a seed,” Construction Junction Executive Director Mike Gable said. “The city is sending a message that we’re going to change business as usual.”

triblive.com / Apr 21

My Favorite Room: The Fettermans’ Braddock Loft

The Fettermans picked up the glass-fronted kitchen cabinets, once part of a chemistry lab at Slippery Rock University, at Construction Junction in Point Breeze. It’s also where they found an ornate, full-length mirror that once hung above the mantle of a local home, their stove and a commercial-looking sink.

pittsburghmagazine.com / Mar 20

The Green Mission Inc. Partners with Construction Junction and the Pennsylvania Resources Council to Bring New Direction to Deconstruction

Mayur Dankhara, COO of TGMI and Jennie Lumpkin, Director of New Business and their team, were able to find a home for most furnishings quickly at several Pittsburgh school districts. Additionally, Stacy Albin, environmental program coordinator with the PRC, worked with the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens to donate about 50 plants. Mike Gable, executive director of Construction Junction was able to accept a portion of the property and lastly TGMI was able to place a large amount of reusable metal cabinets with the Baldwin-Whitehall School District in the suburbs of Pittsburgh.

prnewswire.com / Jan 20

What Straw Forward artists created out of 25,000 used drinking straws, and why they did it

The installation also includes discarded plastic-based items pulled from the banks of the Allegheny River by Allegheny CleanWays, pieces of yarn upcycled from plastic bottles collected by citizens in developing countries (thanks to Thread International) and other repurposed materials from Construction Junction and the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse.

nextpittsburgh.com / Jan 19

Call for residential deconstruction projects

Deconstruction requires significantly more labor than conventional demolition. The first step is evaluating which buildings are good candidates for full deconstruction. If you have a residential building that is slated for demolition call Construction Junction for an evaluation.

sustainablepittsburgh.org / Dec 18

Walkabout: It takes a team effort to eliminate waste

Construction Junction, a local pioneer in the diversion of waste from landfill — it accepts used building materials for affordable resale — began striving for zero waste at its Steel City Big Pour fundraiser seven years ago.

post-gazette.com / Feb 18

Construction Junction turns 15

As a fighter in the battle to make Pittsburgh greener, Construction Junction in Point Breeze will turn 15 on November 12th, marking the changes that Pittsburgh has been making to respect the environment.

wesa.fm / Nov 14

Buoyed by strong sales, Construction Junction's building out

Construction Junction likes to say it’s saving the environment, one two-by-four at a time. Now, the Point Breeze nonprofit recycled building materials retailer is picking up the pace.