Portland OR, established a ‘first in the nation’ deconstruction ordinance in July, 2016. The City of Portland’s Deconstruction Ordinance requires some homes to be deconstructed rather than demolished. Find out if these rules apply to you, how to meet the requirements, and the penalties for not complying. For Portland’s latest deconstruction requirements, click here. For our network and community in the Portland Area, check out the following resources.

• Lovett Salvage Shop – lumber warehouse filled with historic wood material salvaged from our deconstruction project.
• List of deconstruction contractors in Portland area.
• The ReBuilding Center – where you can access their reuse store, volunteer, donate material, and learn. 
• Sankofa Lumber – processes reclaimed wood debris for use in commercial-scale manufacturing and construction.
• Reclaim NW – 50,000 square foot warehouse and yard stocks a wide range of reclaimed lumber, doors, lighting, hardware, architectural salvage, a large inventory of surplus lumber and rare finds.