green building resources

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♦ GREEN BUILDING SUPPLIERS DC-MD-VA

All Eco Center

2662 University Blvd. West, Wheaton MD 20902

Building materials, cabinets, countertops, plumbing, carpets & flooring, lighting, tile, paint, water filtration. One-stop shop offering construction, remodeling & installation

Amicus Green Building Center

4080A Howard Avenue, Kensington MD 20895

301.571.8590 | info@amicusgreen.com

Interior & exterior construction materials & finishes, paints, flooring, hardware, cleaning supplies, appliances

The LED Diet

4712 Rosedale Avenue, Bethesda MD 20814

301.656.2548 | sales@bethesdasystems.com

Energy efficient lighting

Shaw Floors

800.441.7429

Many eco-friendly options in carpet, hardwood, engineered wood, tile & stone floorings. Local vendors include Lowes & Home Depot

♦ ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE

Brass Knob Architectural Antiques

2311 18th Street NW, Washington DC 20009

202.332.3370 | info@thebrassknob.com | BLOG

Specializing in unique hardware & findings

Community Forklift

4671 Tanglewood Drive, Edmonston MD 20781

301.985.5180 | info@communityforklift.com

Reclaimed building materials, flooring, cabinetry, lighting, appliances, furnishings, paints, landscaping supplies

Housewerks

1415 Bayard Street, Baltimore MD 21230

410.685.8047 | housewerks@mac.com

Unusual architectural antiques, industrial salvage, one-of-a-kind finds. Emphasis on pre-World War II decorative building materials: mantels, plumbing fixtures, entry doors, garden elements, stained glass & ironwork

The Loading Dock, Inc.

2 North Kresson Street, Baltimore MD 21224

410.558-DOCK (3625) | email staff

42,000 sq ft of reclaimed building materials. Offers workshops

ReBuild Warehouse

6625-B Iron Place, Springfield VA 22151

703.658.8840 | info@rebuildwarehouse.org

Second Chance

1645 Warner Street, Baltimore MD 21230

410.385.1101 | info@secondchanceinc.org

100,000+ sq. ft. warehouse with architectural antiques, building materials, furniture and unusual details (located just before the stadiums off 295)

Terrapin Trader

The Severn Building, 5245 Greenbelt Road College Park, MD 20742

301.405.5267 | mpainter@umd.edu

The morgue of UMD… desks, bookcases & all sorts of surprises

♦ HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORES

Architectural salvage, furnishings. Stores vary widely in their offerings.

Habitat ReStores in Montgomery County, MD

8380 Colesville Road, Silver Spring MD 20912 | 301.990.0014

1029 East Gude Drive, Rockville MD 20850 | 301.947.3304

B, 12006 Plum Orchard Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20904 | 301.947.3304

9100 Gaither Road, Gaithersburg MD 20877 | 301.947.3304

PG County ReStore, Mount Rainier

4531 Rhode Island Avenue, Mt Rainier MD 20712 | 301.947.3304

Habitat ReStore of Northern Virginia

7770-A Richmond Hwy, Alexandria VA 22306

703.360.6700 | restoreinfo@habitatnova.org

Columbia ReStore

8909 McGaw Court, Columbia MD 21045 | 410.290.3700

Dundalk ReStore

505 Kane Street, Baltimore MD 21224 | 410.633.0505 |

Glen Burnie ReStore

711 East Ordnance Road, Glen Burnie MD 21226 | 410.437.7755

Halethorpe ReStore

3741 Commerce Drive, Suite 311, Halethorpe MD 21227 | 443.297.5141

Timonium ReStore

7 West Aylesbury Road, Timonium-Lutherville MD 21093 | 410.561.5200

Sandtown ReStore

1300 North Fulton Avenue, Baltimore MD 21217 | 410.669.6836

♦ TREASURES FURTHER AFIELD…

Black Dog Architectural Antiques & Salvage

902 13th Street Southwest, Roanoke VA 24016

540.343.6200 | info@blackdogsalvage.com

40,000 square foot warehouse with new arrivals daily

Caravati’s Architectural Salvage

104 East 2nd Street, Richmond VA 23224

804.232.4175 | info@caravatis.com

old doors, sinks, tubs, ironwork, cobblestone, lighting, mantels, radiators, balusters, banisters, stained glass windows, hardwood flooring and more. Reasonably priced

Paul’s Place (Architectural Salvage of Richmond)

1009 Overbrook Road, Richmond VA 23220

804.228.9999 | antiques_lighting@verizon.net

Antique flooring (incl. heart pine), doors, windows, corbels, mantels, ironwork, old Richmond bricks, cobblestones

Recycling the Past

381 North Main Street, Barnegat NJ 08005

609.660.9790 | contact@recyclingthepast.com

Vast selection of reclaimed materials; see their videos!

Nature Neutral

370 C Greenbrier Drive, Charlottesville VA 22901

800.656.1961 | info@natureneutral.com

Diverse selection of eco-friendly products & materials

New England Demolition & Salvage

73 Cove Street, New Bedford, MA 02744

508.992.1099 | HomeNEDS@aol.com

100,000 square feet of treasures

♦ BUY – SELL – DONATE – RECYCLE

craigslist

Buy and sell. Postings for free items in addition to for-sale items

freecycle

Join the group in your community. Freebies only – to give & to receive; organized by location

Junk in the Trunk, LLC

202.667.5488 | service@jitt.com

Recycles, donates, or reuses as much material as possible through their ‘Gone For Good’ network of charity partners.

123Junk

800.364.5778 | info@123junk.com

1-800-GOT-JUNK

800.468.5865

1-800-Junk Refund

240.406.5405 | 1.800.586.5733 | 1800junkrefund@gmail.com

Sells, donates, or recycles as much material as possible and provides cash back, donation receipts — and ice cream!

A Wider Circle

9159-C Brookville Road, Silver Spring MD 20910

301.608.3504 | contact@awidercircle.org

Providing furnishings, household goods & food to families in need — an excellent place to contribute!

Charlott’e Web

817 Brightseat Road, Hyattsville MD 20785

202.803.6194 | email

Accepts furniture donations. Services provide care for seniors and outreach and support to youth through boxing and mentoring programs.

Dress for Success Washington DC

Capitol Hill United Methodist Church
421 Seward Square, SE, Washington DC 20003
202.269.4805 | washington@dressforsuccess.org

Accepts donations for gently used, nearly-new professional attire for women.

BOOK DONATIONS

National Children’s Center

DC: 202.722.2300 | MD & VA: 301.595.3840 | Baltimore: 410.536.4205 | US: 1-800-296-1122
Drop off or schedule a pickup.

Salvation Army
Schedule pick-up or find drop off locations. 1.800.728.7825

Better World Books

Book drop off locations nationwide. Email them regarding large donations.

Second Story Books

Two locations: Rockville, MD (301.770.0477) and Dupont Circle, DC (202.659.8884.) They will accept up to six boxes at a time in either store. For large collections, make an appointment. See website for information on book appraisals.

Wonder Book

301.694.3547 | customerservice@wonderbk.com

Bookstores in Gaithersburg, Frederick, and Hagerstown. They buy books at all locations without an appointment and make home visits for large collections.

Turning The Page

1625 K Street NW, Suite 102, Washington DC 20006
202.347.9841 | mail@turningthepage.org

Literacy program seeks donations of gently used books, CDs, and DVDs of all genre, for all ages. Contact them for info on book drives and free pickup.

••• Concerned about strangers coming to your home to purchase or pick up items? Check out Montgomery County Safe Zones. •••

♦ INFORMATION RESOURCES

Montgomery County Green Resources Map

Links to green resources countywide: Food (farmers markets, food banks, composting); Business (co-working, green businesses, green building, green residences); Community: (green schools, parks…); Recycling & Reuse (recycling, tool libraries, public libraries, resale & repair shops)

Montgomery County Green Events Calendar

The Environmental Working Group

1436 U Street NW, Suite 100, Washington DC 20009

Comprehensive consumer information for all things nontoxic