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Creating a Material Deconstruction and Reuse Economy in West Michigan

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Rex LaMore, senior specialist-outreach, Urban & Regional Planning Program, and director, MSU Center for Community & Economic Development, made this presentation at the MSU Bioeconomy Institute in Holland, Mich., on domicology, the study of policies, practices, and consequences of structural abandonment.

Speaker Series: Rex LaMore

Rex LaMore

Rex LaMore Senior Specialist-Outreach, Urban & Regional Planning Program Director, MSU Center for Community & Economic Development Domicology, The study of policies, practices, and consequences of structural abandonment. In the United States 136 million tons of waste per year, or nearly 40% of all construction/demolition and municipal solid waste, is generated by building related construction, demolition, and renovation projects. Harvard’s Joint Center…