by Ted Reiff | Jul 19, 2023
A hundred years ago, moving a house to make way for growth and development was a fairly common occurrence. I can recall two specific homes being moved out of the downtown area of my own town, many decades ago. One was large and ornate, and is now being used as an...
by Ted Reiff | Feb 22, 2023
In my distant days as a partner within Creative Business Strategies, I focused on raising money for entrepreneurs and developing new technical and scientific breakthroughs, including silicon chip manufacturing, machine learning software and robotics. Today, technology...
by Ted Reiff | Jan 20, 2023
While preparing to write January’s Velvet Crowbar, I decided to do some internet research. When I conducted a Google search on Design for Disassembly, the first full page of references included the titles, “Design for Disassembly and the Environment,” “Design for...
by Ted Reiff | Dec 14, 2022
Several years ago TRP made an invited foray into Chicago, establishing The ReUse People of Illinois. Within a few years that office became a leader among our 12 regional locations, thanks largely to Illinois Regional Manager Ken Ortiz, who also currently serves as TRP...
by Ted Reiff | Jul 12, 2021
It has been my observation that a bunch of folks involved in building-materials salvage are lumber centric.Ask almost anyone in our business which materials they covet and you will hear something like “Lumber” or “Lumber is what my customers ask for.” I hear this over...
by Ted Reiff | Jun 1, 2021
With the entire country in a bit of a real estate frenzy, houses that are for sale often vanish soon after escrow closes, only to be replaced something entirely new. Here’s a way that both buyers and sellers in such transformations could benefit. The real estate agent...
