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Heavy equipment is used in the demolition of three-storey walk-up apartment buildings where high-rise towers will be built, in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. Light House, a Vancouver-based non-profit launched the Building Material Exchange (BMEx) in November, aimed at getting the word out to the construction and development community that their excess or salvaged construction materials have value. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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A Canada-based non-profit helps reuse building materials to cut waste and greenhouse gases.

By Dirk Meissner30 Dec 2024The Canadian Press

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