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Which Buildings are “Worth” Disassembling? An Analysis of American Deconstruction Ordinances

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dc.contributor.authorAugustine-Marceil, Wyeth
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-17T21:33:11Z
dc.date.available2023-05-17T21:33:11Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-17
dc.description.abstractConstruction and demolition (C&D) waste represents the single largest waste stream in the United States. 90% of C&D waste is produced at a structure’s end-of-life through conventional mechanical demolition, which renders materials valueless, effectively wasting their embodied carbon while also producing harmful airborne toxins. Alternatively, structural removal through deconstruction produces comparatively less waste and other negative externalities. As deconstruction has gained popularity in the US, four cities have produced ordinances that require some buildings to be deconstructed: Portland (2016), Milwaukee (2017), Palo Alto (2019), and San Antonio (2022). Through interviews with local representatives, analysis of ordinance language, and review of city progress reports, this research explores the origins of the ordinances, the thinking that shaped them, and their eventual outcomes. This work provides a survey of American ordinances, challenges prevailing assumptions, and provides recommendations for other municipalities considering deconstruction.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/113151
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectWasteen_US
dc.subjectDemolitionen_US
dc.subjectDeconstructionen_US
dc.subjectBuilt Environmenten_US
dc.subjectEmbodied Carbonen_US
dc.titleWhich Buildings are “Worth” Disassembling? An Analysis of American Deconstruction Ordinancesen_US
dc.typeotheren_US
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