The reclaimed lumber trade is a large and growing global market, but antique barn lumber occupies a narrow, idiosyncratic corner of it.
Past Meets Purpose is a new series from The Green Mission Inc. exploring places where history and sustainability intersect.
Valuation, Salvage, and the National Landscape for Commercial and Residential Reuse
Greece offers one of the clearest illustrations anywhere in the world that adaptive reuse is not a recent sustainability concept but an ancient and continuing practice with profound modern relevance.
On May 20, 2026, the United States House of Representatives passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644) by a vote of 396 to 13.
No two days at The Green Mission look quite alike, and that is precisely the point. On any given morning, my team might be preparing a quote for a national sports franchise donating an entire arena’s worth of property, while simultaneously fielding requests from a homeowner in Hawaii clearing out a kitchen before demolition.
Every year, large corporations quietly shed millions of square feet of office space, close manufacturing plants, consolidate distribution hubs, and retire data centers.
As I begin my second term on the Board of Directors of Rethos now serving as Treasurer, I find myself at a unique vantage point.
We have a unique insight into the reclaimed building materials market, specifically lumber, as we value these materials at IRS-defined Fair Market Value for noncash charitable donation purposes.
People often ask me what a typical week looks like in the deconstruction appraisal business. The answer is that no two weeks are ever alike; but the volume and variety of work would surprise most.