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Deconstruction and Materials Reuse Conference

The University of Florida Center for Construction and Environment is
hosting
the 11th Rinker International Conference "Deconstruction and Materials
Reuse"
May 7-10, 2003, at Rinker Hall on the University of Florida campus,
Gainesville, Florida. This conference is intended to provide information
about
deconstruction and materials reuse - regulatory, technical, economic and
environmental issues to government officials, researchers, for-profit and
non-profit entities.

The conference will include the annual meeting of the Used Building
Materials
Association of North America (UBMA) and the CIB Task Group 39 -
Deconstruction.
The UBMA is a North American membership organization dedicated to
supporting
practitioners of deconstruction and reuse of building materials. The CIB
Task
Group 39 is an international research group examining technical and
regulatory
issues related to deconstruction and reuse and recycling of building
materials.

The due date for 150 word abstracts for paper and/or presentations is
November
30, 2002 for the following conference themes:

Deconstruction Techniques and Tools
Research and Case Studies
Deconstruction and Materials Reuse Business Development and Marketing
Deconstruction Environmental Health and Safety and Hazardous Materials
Wood Reuse and Recycling Opportunities and Constraints
Design for Deconstruction and Materials Reuse
Regulatory, Contractual and Policy Issues
Military Base Deconstruction

Sponsors and exhibitors are welcome. For further information including the
conference brochure and registration information please contact the Center
for
Construction and Environment Tel: (392)-392-7502 or visit the CCE Web site
at
www.cce.ufl.edu

Submitted by:

Brad Guy, Associate Director
Center for Construction and Environment
Tel: (352)-392-7502
Guy_brad@yahoo.com

Conference sponsors include: US Environmental Protection Agency, US Army
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, US Forest Products
Laboratory,
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, University of Florida M.E.
Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction,  RecycleFlorida Today, Inc.,
Alachua County Office of Waste Alternatives, City of Gainesville, ReConnX,
Inc., Southern Waste Information Exchange, Inc. and the Institute for Local
Self-Reliance.