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Recession Proof Construction

One company created a website that acts as kind of a Craigslist just for reclaimed building materials (Photo courtesy of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction)

In the middle of a recession that's crippling the construction field, there's at least one sector of industry that's doing pretty well. That's "material reuse." Taking pieces of old buildings and using them in new ones. Advocates say used materials could save developers a heap of money. Samara Freemark has the story of one re-use company that's both green and in the black:

Planet ReUse

Resources and Info on this from the EPA

Producer: Samara Freemark
Release Date: March 9, 2009
Running Time: 3:36

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