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Check out this piece from Soapbox Cincinnati that features Building Value! Approximately 40 percent of the solid waste in landfills comes from construction and demolition projects, according to consumer information group Earth911. Northside reuse center Building Value aims to change that statistic, while at the same time providing job-training opportunities and saving consumers money. A social enterprise of...

This past Wednesday at the Brighter Futures Celebration, Nathan Johnson and Jasmine Jackson were both recognized as two people who have taken what they learned while at Easterseals Serving Greater Cincinnati and used it to help find community employment. Brighter Futures Celebration honors the achievements of three people with bright futures, and one outstanding partner...

WCPO contributor Brent Coleman is no stranger to Building Value. He publishes a recurring piece, “Home Tour,” highlighting local homeowners and their unique styles. This column often mentions Building Value as the source of unique treasures or discount supplies. It was a special treat, however, when he decided to follow the design process of one of this...

CityBeat Cincinnati released their annual Best of Cincinnati issue, and Building Value was a Staff Pick, declared “Best Place to Find a Clawfoot Tub.” “Remodelers donate used or leftover building materials to the nonprofit Building Value, which resells these materials to the public at a deeply discounted rate; prices are often a third the cost...

Elijah Tooles, a 98-year-old blind WWII veteran, was facing fines from the City of Cincinnati for a dangerously dilapidated shed on his property. He and his wife Tammie lacked the tools, manpower and money to take it down, so they turned to the United Way 2-1-1 helpline. United Way connected them with Easterseals Veteran Services, which...

Building Value has been named a “Best of the City” by Cincinnati Magazine. In the December 2016 issue, the publication named the Northside retail outlet as “Best Supplies for Rehabbers: Doors.” Building Value’s extensive selection of reclaimed doors is “a perfect fit.” The doors are salvaged from deconstruction sites serviced by Building Value’s full-service deconstruction...

With the successful expansion of the Construction Career Pathway program, Building Value became one of three partners working with the City of Cincinnati Employment Pipeline Pilot Project. The initiative started this spring with the goal of getting homeless Cincinnatians into stable jobs and housing. Six homeless individuals from the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless...

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In the age of green building it can be easy to overlook what is done with existing structures and those that are torn down for the more efficient, more desirable, or more economically advantageous. Except of course if you are one of the 25 people working at Cincinnati-based Building Value. Read More

Building Value Moves to the Northside Community Building Value, a nonprofit building materials re-use enterprise, officially relocated to its Northside location after its expansion into full-structure deconstruction required more space. Building Value celebrated its move with a Grand Opening event, which was held today at 10 a.m. City Councilman Greg Harris read a proclamation signed...