TOO GOOD TO THROW AWAY

WHEN DECONSTRUCTION PAYS

From coast to coast, building materials reuse stores provide markets that channel deconstructed lumber and other materials into homes and factories. It's resource preservation involving the local community.

A GROWING number of reused building materials stores are springing up in the United States - saving consumers much money in their search for hard-to-find items while the new stores quickly become self-sustaining and provide employment in their communities. As nonprofit organizations, many of these stores have stated missions:

Habitat for Humanity's ReStores help raise funds for building projects. Boston's Building Materials Resource Center …