As most of you know by now, we opened an office in the Denver/Boulder area of Colorado earlier this year and have been fortunate to certify a couple of local contractors. Due to unforeseen circumstances -- in this case good ones -- we now have a yard and small warehouse in Lafayette, Colorado, where we will be able to sell the building materials salvaged by TRP-certified deconstruction contractors in the area. We expect to have this yard open this month. Please call Kurt Buss, our Colorado Regional Manager, at (720)226-5646 for more specific information on hours and directions. The warehouse and yard are small and will suffice only on an interim basis until we can locate a larger space. 

Our opening inventory consists of some great framing lumber -- about 20 units of varying sizes, with dimensions from 2x4 to 2x12 as well as some beam trusses, several thousand square feet of roof tiles, a good selection of doors, kitchen cabinetry, lots of trim, corbels, columns, lighting and plumbing fixtures. In addition, the warehouse stocks steel I-beams, appliances, oak t&g flooring, architectural panels (wainscoting) and a coffin elevator (seriously).

Of course, as previously announced we will also be sending materials to the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate in nearby Longmont, Colorado.

In Los Angeles, our warehouse partner, the LA affiliate of Habitat for Humanity, has suggested that we find our own warehouse. Because of the tremendous success that Lorenz Schilling, TRP Southern California Regional Manager, and Area Managers Arthur Renaud and Cheryl Sharp have had in this region, habitat is having a hard time absorbing all of the salvaged materials that certified deconstruction contractors are delivering. To assist us in leasing and starting our own warehouse, we have received two grants -- one from the California Integrated Waste Management Board and the other from the USEPA. We have started our search, but the warehouse market in Los Angeles is very tight and I do not think we will be able to secure a suitable space much before early 2008.

Our new flagship warehouse in Oakland, where we moved from the old Alameda Naval Air Station earlier this year, is jammed to the rafters with great materials and our sales have exceeded everyone’s expectations. To take the pressure off this facility, we are going to have to step up our efforts to find a warehouse in the San Jose area.

If you want an excuse to visit a truly Midwestern city in full spring bloom, attend the Building Materials Reuse Association Conference, May 14 to 16, 2007, in Madison, Wisconsin. Visit . www.buildingreuse.org for more information.

The national conference of the USGBC will be held in Los Angeles next year, October 17-19, 2007. 

A local electrical distributor who is moving has donated over 20 pallets of brand new (in-the-box) electrical hardware, including high-voltage breakers, conduit, 20 and 30 amp breakers, distribution boxes, fittings, and a bunch of other cool stuff – all brand new.

This month we are featuring our huge inventory of lumber. Receive 25% off on all lumber through January 10, 2007, with a copy of this e-letter.

TRP is accepting donations of cars, trucks, SUV's, RV's, and motorcycles. Donating a vehicle is a simple process. You just pick up the phone and call. We do the rest. So if you'd like to get rid of an unwanted vehicle, phone now for a pickup. 800-574-0888. Or you can donate your vehicle online at www.vehiclesforcharity.com. Unfortunately, vehicle donations can only be made from the Bay Area counties plus Santa Cruz.

Go to our website www.thereusepeople.org, click on the tab "Opportunities" and look under the heading "Employment Opportunities"

In Northern California, the Oakland warehouse will receive:

• All materials from a 8,500 sq-ft home in Atherton
• All materials from the complete deconstruction of a 1,200 sq-ft Berkeley home, including 1x6 t&g pine paneling and beautiful double-hung windows
• All materials from the total deconstruction of a 2000 sq-ft custom ranch home in Los Altos, including great cabinets.
• A large, unknown quantity of lumber and timbers from the interior gut of an old Oakland warehouse

In Los Angeles, the Habitat for Humanity Home Improvement Store will receive:

• Raised panel doors, dual-pane windows and great kitchen appliances and cabinets from a Santa Monica remodel
• Great kitchen cabinets, dual-pane windows and raised panel doors from a 1,600 sq-ft Torrance home
• Contents of a rustic Santa Monica home with nice cabinetry and lighting fixtures
• A 2,800 sq-ft, 2-story Coronado beachfront home will yield modular kitchen cabinets, dual-pane windows and vintage vanity sinks
• Contents of a 2,000 sq-ft rustic Encinitas beach house with wood burning earth stove and nice stained glass windows
• Contents of a 3,900 sq-ft ranch style home in Rancho Santa Fe with vintage chandeliers and light fixtures and multiple wrought iron gates
• French doors galore, stained glass windows, spa tubs and a lot of other great stuff from a 4,000 sq-ft Corona Del Mar house
• Beautiful hand carved interior doors with stained glass, 1,600 square feet of oak flooring, and premium reception desk with granite countertop from a former custom cabinetry maker’s showroom in Escondido

Also in Los Angeles, Silver Lake Yards will receive:

• Contents of a 1929 Toluca Lake Spanish style bungalow with vintage hardwood flooring, mantle, raised panel doors and casement windows

New Location and Contact Information

TRP ReUse Bazaar
9235 San Leandro Street
Oakland, CA 94603
(510) 383-1983; toll-free 888-588-9490
Hours: Mon through Fri 10:00 to 6:00; Sat and Sun 10:00 to 4:00

Please visit our partnering warehouses in the greater Los Angeles area:

Habitat Home Improvement Store
17700 S. Figueroa (corner of 182nd), Gardena/Carson CA 90248
(310)-323-5665
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6: 00 p.m.

Silver Lake Yards
1086 Manzanita Street
Silver Lake, CA 90029
(323) 667-2875
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Directions: Manzanita Street crosses Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake. Go south 1 short block and turn right just before Santa Monica Boulevard.