Building Materials Reuse Association

The Building Materials Reuse Association (BMRA) is a non-profit educational organization that facilitates the practice of building deconstruction and the reuse and recycling of building materials in Canada and the United States. The BMRA is an organization that brings together companies and organizations to share information and overcome barriers to building materials reuse and recycling.

The BMRA would appreciate your support! Remember, membership in the BMRA helps you to stay connected to the building deconstruction and reuse/recycling of recovered building materials industry.

Our Goals:

• Reduce the consumption of new resources
• Avoid landfill waste and pollution
• Create value-added markets and increase cost-effectiveness
• Expand job opportunities and workforce development skills

What We Stand For:

We are increasing opportunities for the recovery and reuse of building materials in an environmentally sound and financially sustainable way.

Objectives of the BMRA

• Providing opportunities for Members and other interested parties to share information and increase knowledge and understanding of deconstruction and reuse of building materials.
• Educating the construction and demolition industry, the general public, institutional and governmental organizations about:
• Benefits of deconstructing buildings for reuse and recycling ways that used building materials may stimulate economic activity via new markets and job creation while also promoting environmental benefits .
• Certifications and standards that will increase the marketability, value and use of reclaimed building materials in new and renovation construction projects.
• And conducting research and creating new knowledge that enhances BMRA's educational and environmental mission.