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~~ <br />20 <br />Attachment 1 <br />Publications and Projects by Triangle J Council of Governments on Construction and <br />Demolition Wastes <br />1. Resource Guide to disposal and t+ecycling facilities for construction and demolition waste in the <br />Triangle, <br />2. A project to determine if separation of wood wastes at residential construction could be cost- <br />effective, <br />3. _ Waste Spec. a guide for building designers to incorporate waste reduction practices into their <br />building specifications. <br />4. Two related videotapes in a partnership with the Cooperative Extension service. One is "Don't <br />Trash It" oriented at job site recycling and the second describes techniques to dismantle old <br />buildings and use the materials in new ones. <br />5. Most recently, the National Association of Home Builders Research Center, working with the <br />Council of Governments, has selected the Triangle Region for their pilot project to .evaluate <br />specific methods to reduce construction waste from residential remodeling projects. Reuse of <br />materials removed during remodeling will be a key feature of the project. Four local contractors <br />will participate in the project, three of whom are based in Orange County. The project will <br />begin in January , 1997. ' <br />