1. Used Building Materials Retail Operations Over 600 nationally Most are < 10 years old Many are < 5 years old Most non-profit, some for profit Many Habitat for Humanity stores Many do not have a decon operation

2. Building Materials Reuse Association www.bmra.org National directory Annual conference for the industry

3. ReStore Home Improvement Center Non-profit building materials thrift store in Springfield, MA

4. ReStore Home Improvement Center Non-profit building materials thrift store in Springfield, MA Retail in Springfield and Deconstruction in Southern New England

5. ReStore Home Improvement Center Non-profit building materials thrift store in Springfield, MA Retail in Springfield and Deconstruction in Southern New England An enterprise of the Center for Ecological Technology

6. Our Mission

7. Reuse valuable building materials

8. Our Mission Reuse valuable building materials Make home improvement more affordable

9. Our Mission Reuse valuable building materials Make home improvement more affordable Create local jobs and provide job training

10. Building Community While Protecting the Environment

11. $1 million in savings for 10,000 homeowners annually

12. Building Community While Protecting the Environment $1 million in savings for 10,000 homeowners annually Hundreds of tons of useful materials reused each year

13. Building Community While Protecting the Environment $1 million in savings for 10,000 homeowners annually Hundreds of tons of useful materials reused each year 8-13 employees, dozens of job trainees

14. Typical Used Building Materials Store

15. Accepts donations (and purchase and/or consignment) of high- quality but unwanted home improvement materials

16. Typical Used Building Materials Store Materials come from homeowners, contractors, retailers, distributors, manufacturers

17. Typical Used Building Materials Store Many have pick up service (most provide this free)

18. Typical Used Building Materials Store Sells to the public (a few are member based) Low and moderate income DIY homeowners are main customer Also landlords/property managers

19. The Triple Bottom Line People Profit Planet

20. For More Information John Majercak, Director ReStore Home Improvement Center 250 Albany Street Springfield, MA 01105 413-788-6900 johnm@cetonline.org