Another great year for conferences!

We're looking forward to seeing you at upcoming conferences and events! PlanetReuse will be attending and providing materials for many conferences this year.

PlanetReuse will be participating in the following conferences. Let us know if your planning to attend and be sure to check out our educational sessions or just stop by and say hello!

May '12 - AIA National Convention '12 in Washington, DC- Come see PlanetReuse's reclaimed materials throughout the 2,000SF Open Source Office space in the Expo. There will be reclaimed textile mill wood-clad walls, a 30'+ reclaimed bowling lane tabletop and many other materials.

May '12 - Greening the Heartland '12 - Indianapolis, IN - PlanetReuse presentation "Building a National Network for Local Reuse: A Waste Management Case Study"

May '12 - Big Omaha - Omaha, NE

June '12 - Sustainable Brands '12 in San Diego, CA - We'll be in the Causeway with many other great organizations like Livestrong, Sierra Club, WWF, FSC, 1% for the Planet, The Nature Conservancy, One World One Ocean, and others.


June '12 - Neocon '12 - Chicago, IL - Look for our reclaimed flooring materials


Sept '12 - ASLA National Convention '12 in Phoenix, AZ - Panel Session titled "Site Design and Detailing with Reclaimed Materials - Solutions to Sourcing"

Oct '12 - Reuse Conex '12 - Portland, OR

Nov '12 - Greenbuild '12 - San Francisco, CA

Greenbuild(ing) 2010 - Another Great Conference Celebrating Another Year of Growth! - FALL '10 Newsletter

Each year, Greenbuild gathers thousands of participants from all over the world to meet, celebrate, and share stories of challenges, successes, new innovations and new products to make the world a better place. Greenbuild is a great source for education and inspiration.

This year is another celebration as the industry continues forward despite struggles with the economy, changes in leadership, etc. there are many things we can look back at and reflect upon when it comes to the sustainable movement.

PlanetReuse is proud to be part of this movement to move the design and construction industry forward making reclaimed materials a viable option on new commercial and residential projects.

We’re in Booth #1296 this year.  Join us as we exhibit another year to meet, celebrate and share with you.  Our booth will again be made from many of the materials we source and provide to project teams throughout North America.  We will have samples of reclaimed office furniture, reclaimed access flooring, reclaimed wood flooring, reclaimed siding, recycled granite stone flooring, structural steel, carpet tile, brick and many more materials.  Looking forward to seeing you!

Going to the Educational Sessions??
Join PlanetReuse’s Founder + Principal, Nathan Benjamin for an off-site panel discussion at Chicago's Rebuilding Exchange about how architects and contractors can incorporate reused materials into their project process, with a focused discussion and explanation of how reused materials can impact LEED projects across rating systems.  PlanetReuse, the Rebuilding Exchange, OWPP/Cannon Designs, Studio Gang will present on Thursday, November 18th.  To sign up, go to OF04 on course registration.

Greenbuild 2010 - PlanetReuse

It's going to be another great conference!  

Things will be kicked-off by General Colin L. Powell in the Keynote, there will be many great speakers, and will be closed by Paul Hawken. 

General Powell has made another career of sharing his lessons of leadership, honed through his distinguished military service, his tenure as the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his role as Secretary of State. His keen insights and global perspective are especially relevant to our movement in these times of great challenge and change.


Paul Hawken has authored four national bestsellers – "The Next Economy," "Growing a Business," "The Ecology of Commerce" and "Blessed Unrest" – and co-authored "Natural Capitalism" with Amory Lovins. He is currently CEO of OneSun Energy, which is focused on ultra low-cost solar PV based on green chemistry and biomimicry.




Going to the Expo??  Come by and see us, we will be in Booth#1296.  
(Looking for Expo passes?  Just let us know how we can help with free passes).

For an interactive map of the Expo Floor, click here and go to the upper left-hand corner of the "F1" thumbnail.

Look for our booth made many types of reclaimed materials, including reclaimed office furniture, steel, wood flooring, granite flooring, reclaimed brick, granite pavers, and many other reclaimed samples.  It will look similar to the booth from last year (as seen in photo at the right - reusing most of the booth, of course), but there will be some revised products so stop by.

We will also be introducing our latest development, PlanetRestore.  Want to know more?  Come on by.

Going to the Educational Sessions??
Join in a panel discussion at Chicago's Rebuilding Exchange location about how architects and contractors can incorporate reused materials into their project process, with a focused discussion and explanation of Materials Reuse in LEED, and how reused materials can impact LEED projects across rating systems.

PlanetReuse, the Rebuilding Exchange, OWPP/Cannon Designs, Studio Gang will present.  To sign up, go to OF04 on course registration.

PlanetReuse in Kauffman Foundation's National "Top Start-Up" Competition

PlanetReuse has been nominated by the San Francisco based firm, Public Architecture to be a part of the, "Top Start-Up Companies Outside of Silicon Valley," contest. The contest is being put on by both the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Bob Cringley. Our objective is to get as many comments and star ratings (or votes) as we can on our nomination before the end of the six week time period. The top 24 companies (the winners of the challenge), will get the opportunity to be a part of a 12-hour reality television series!

Please support PlanetReuse by going to this site and comment on our listing or feel free to give us a five-star rating! Vote here: http://bit.ly/cPeJMp

In thanks for your support, if you comment on our listing, you will also be entered for the chance to win a free one day pass to the Greenbuild 2010 Expo in Chicago, IL on November 17th-19th. If you would like to enter for a chance to win more than once, you can also retweet the following...

"Vote and comment for @PlanetReuser as one of the top start-up companies outside of Silicon Valley in 2010 here! {http://bit.ly/cPeJMp}"

We will be drawing two winners from all of the Kauffman comment-entries and retweets every Friday until we run out of passes so spread the word and best of luck! NOTE: THE FIRST DRAWING WILL TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 26TH, 2010.

Going to GreenBuild? Come see PlanetReuse on the panel in Session BL08 - Mining the Urban Environment: Navigating the Reuse Opportunities

Come see us in Session BL08. The panel and the topic have changed from what may have read when you registered. The changes will be noted in the insert in the Agenda/Schedule you receive when you check in, but the following is the new topic and modified panel:
Topic: Mining the Urban Environment: Navigating the Reuse Opportunities
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 11, 2-3:30pm.
Moderator: Amanda Sturgeon - Senior Associate, Perkins+Will
Speakers: Nathan Benjamin - Principal + Founder, PlanetReuse
Steve Baer - Sr. Consultant - Five Winds International and PE Americas
Come enjoy a great conversation in Material Reuse!