About Us
Welcome to DeconstructionInstitute.com. This website was created for Charlotte County Florida as part of an innovative grant from Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Its mission is to inspire and support deconstruction and materials reuse.
The partners in this project are:
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that US companies generate 136 million tons of building related construction and demolition (C&D) waste per year. 92% of building-related C&D waste is from renovation and demolition.
In working with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Charlotte County Environmental Services offers this website as a training vehicle to anyone interested in learning how they can reduce the impact of building materials solid waste in the landfills. Please contact the webmaster or Charlotte County Environmental Services with any comments, suggestions or questions.
