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The ReUse People. Start your project right. reduce costs and waste. Save the environment.

TRP Consulting and Training Services

TRP offers a combination of services designed to meet the needs of building owners, architects, government agencies, contractors and developers – anyone interested in preserving resources and diverting usable materials from the solid waste stream.

Today’s reuse industry is layered with legal, financial, political and environmental issues that cannot be overlooked by organizations desiring to compete for scarce resources.

With over ten years of practical field experience, TRP knows what works and what doesn’t. In place of the anecdotal, secondhand or out-of-date information, you get practical solutions tailored to the challenges you face today.

TRP can help you:

  • Plan your next green demolition (deconstruction) project
  • Master the process of materials salvage
  • Develop efficient materials distribution plans
  • Identify available markets and marketing strategies
  • Determine materials valuation
  • Write, implement and present materials reuse and recycling plans
  • Develop and implement strategic and operating plans for your deconstruction/reuse business
  • Implement pilot and demonstration projects
  • Plan and manage retail stores, warehouses and other used building materials facilities
  • Prepare business and project feasibility studies
  • Write funding proposals and grants

TRP Deconstruction Training and Certification Program

The outline shown here represents a two-day (16 hour) course. However, TRP will work with your organization to customize the content to the needs of the participants, so the actual length of training may vary.

  • Job Site Safety
  • Tools and Equipment
  • Overview of Job Site
  • Bidding Deconstruction Jobs
  • Deconstruction Sequence and Variations
  • Handling of Debris
  • Detaching Fixtures and Preparing for Shipment
  • Teamwork Strategies
  • Loading Materials
  • Unloading Materials
  • Understanding Layered Materials

TRP Speaker's Bureau

Schedule a TRP speaker for your organization’s next meeting! Our network of speakers includes Ted Reiff (“The Man with the Velvet Crowbar”) and other professionals in green building, materials distribution, training, sales/marketing, and deconstruction/demolition. All speakers are accomplished presenters (many with international speaking experience) and possess considerable hands-on field expertise.

Click here to send a note describing your particular needs and requirements.

Ted Reiff, President, The Reuse People of California Suggested Topics
The Benefits of Deconstruction
The Economics of Deconstruction
Where Green Building and Deconstruction Meet
Deconstructing Large Scale Movie Sets
The Sale and Distribution of Used Building Materials
Merging Preservation and Deconstruction
The Challenge of Reuse Markets
Distribution, Distribution, Distribution
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Deconstruction & New Material Update

In Northern California, TRP's Oakland warehouse will receive:

* All materials from a 3500sq-ft home with maple flooring, dual glazed Milgard windows, pedalstal sinks, and custom hardware.
* All materials from a 1,200 sq-ft California bungalow in San Leandro, including great Douglas fir flooring

In Los Angeles, the Habitat for Humanity Home Improvement Store will receive materials from the following:

* 1,200 sq-ft contemporary home in Carlsbad, including new cabinets, wood-frame siding, glass doors and deep jet bathtub
* 1,500 sq-ft remodel in La Mesa, including maple cabinets and all appliances
* 2,700 sq-ft home in Encinitas, including contemporary cabinets, stained glass doors, redwood siding and handsome light fixtures
* 5,400 sq-ft home in Pt. Loma, including beveled-glass French doors, steel frame decking, bookshelves, Jen Air cook top, Sub Zero refrigerator, granite vanities and like-new hot tub
* 2,300 sq-ft home in La Jolla, including French doors and dual-pane windows with plantation shutters, and hardwood flooring
* 6,000 sq-ft home in L.A.'s Hancock section, including cabinetry, vanities, whirlpool tub, raised-panel doors and appliances
* 1933 1,200 sq-ft classic home in L.A. with oak hardwood floors, hot tub, appliances and cabinetry
* 3,300 sq-ft home in Beverly Hills, including French doors with premium hardware, oak hardwood floors, Sub Zero refrigerator/freezer, Maytag washer/dryer and raised panel doors
* 1950's Pacific Palisades home, including oak hardwood flooring, T&G Douglas fir ceiling paneling, redwood decking and indoor Jacuzzi
* 4,000 sq-ft home in West San Fernando Valley, including premium bathroom vanities, double French doors, marble-top bar, Casablanca fans, kitchen appliances and cabinetry


Location and Contact Information

Bay Area ReUse Bazaar (GET MAP)
9235 San Leandro Street
Oakland, CA 94603
(510) 383-1983
Open to the Public: Mon through Fri 10:00 to 6:00; Sat and Sun 10:00 to 4:00

Boulder Warehouse (GET MAP)
10500 Isabelle Road
Lafayette, CO 80026
(303) 666-8094
Open to the Public: Thursday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

L.A. Area ReUse Bazaar (GET MAP)
11017 Sutter Ave
Pacoima, CA 91331
T: 818-897-2798 F: 818-897-2807
Open to the Public: Wed - Fri 10am to 5pm & Sat, 10am to 4pm.