Tag: recycled building materials

How to Find Reclaimed Home Building Materials

Did you know that building a 2,000 square foot home creates up to 8,000 pounds of waste? And, despite the fact that about 85 percent of it could be reused or recycled, most of it is ending up in landfills. It’s a staggering, shameful waste. Fortunately, reclaiming, reusing, and recycling is becoming more common in the construction and renovation industry.

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Tour a Recycled Shipping Container Beach Home

You’d never guess that the humble beginnings of this gorgeous home was six recycled shipping containers. It was the first luxury, green home built in the Hamptons from shipping containers. Known as the “Beach Box,” the structure of this home was set in place in only 4 1/2 hours! It took about 8 months more to do all the finishing touches. Take a tour by watching this video!

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