Green building
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It's true...you really can build your camp or project without ever setting foot in a big box store, and rescue objects that might otherwise have headed to the landfill while you do it. Ask David Best, who saw the beauty in scrap wood castoff from a puzzle factory and turned them into a true Burning Man phenomenon with the Temples: recycled materials make for beautiful, meaningful art.
THIS is a sampling of linked Bay Area/Regional resources for recycled/reused building materials; most municipalities have their own recycling coordinators that can direct residents to local resources like these. Hit up Google or your local recycling center for suggestions in your area, and if you know of them, share them on your local discussion lists!
- The Reuse People (Oakland) http://www.thereusepeople.org
- The Reusable Lumber Co. (Woodside) http://www.reusablelumber.com
- Building Resources (SF) http://www.buildingresources.org
- Urban Ore (Berkeley) http://www.urbanore.citysearch.com
- Garbage Reincarnation (Santa Rosa) http://www.garbage.org/index.htm
- Caldwell's (New & some used. SF) http://www.caldwells.com
- Whole House Bldg Supply (E. Palo Alto) http://www.driftwoodsalvage.com
These local organizations sell inexpensive donated materials for art projects:
- S.C.R.A.P.: http://www.scrap-sf.org
- The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse http://www.east-bay-depot.org
The Build it Green Product and Service Directory also provides some useful information:
Even more sources for cheap and free stuff:
- San Mateo Recycleworks: http://www.recycleworks.org/cgi-bin/bin/user/searchdatabases.pl
- http://www.recycleworks.org/reuse_center.html
- South Bayside Waste Management Authority's Rethink Waste site: http://www.rethinkwaste.org/index.php
These online exchanges are FULL of people trading or selling useful used goods:
- FreeCycle http://www.freecycle.org
- CalMax http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/calMAX
- Craigslist http://www.craigslist.org
ALSO DON'T FORGET to watch the Environmental Section and the JRS for more tips on how to build a more sustainable camp/project - send us your tips if you have any! Enviro section: http://www.burningman.com/environment
Coming up soon: Specs for building your camp and art wood structures that can be easily recycled in the Burners Without Borders Wood Recycling Program this year...visualize your stuff having a life after the playa! More tips in future issues.
