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But the green business opportunities they represent, you'll see that the treasure is not just what is in the buildings, and if you look closely. The ones that are about to be torn down, there's treasure in them there houses!

It doesn't require a big outlay of capital to get started, what's more. Holding on-site auctions at houses that are about to be demolished can be a good business for enterprising individuals who enjoy treasure hunting and are passionate about preserving our natural resources.

Some auctions even include the plants growing on the property! Appliances and lighting fixtures are sold, woodwork, doors, the owner of the about-to-be-demolished house allows a one-day auction to be held on the site where the reusable building materials such as kitchen cabinets, in this type of sale.

Then he starts promoting the sale. He verifies that the house has materials of interest to local buyers and gets the owner's agreement for the auction. Possibly through word of mouth or local records, the auctioneer locates a house that is slated for demolition, first. Here's how it works.

They bring their own tools and come ready to haul their treasure home, since the buyers have to remove the items themselves and take them away on the same day. The auctioneer numbers the items that he intends to sell in the house and provides an hour or so for potential buyers to see what's being offered, before the appointed time.

The buyers save money by using salvaged building supplies for their projects. The owner may get a percentage and he also spends less on tipping fees at the landfill because there is less debris when the house is demolished. The auctioneer makes money from the sales. It's a win-win situation for everyone involved.

The use of less raw materials and decreased pollution, that means less energy consumption. It lessens the demand for newly manufactured items, reusing building materials not only reduces this waste. The United States produces enough construction and demolition debris each year to fill a typical street four foot high with trash and run it from New York to Los Angeles six times, formerly the Waste Management and Research Center, according to the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. The other big winner is the environment.

Some people who started as auctioneers went on to start deconstruction companies or opened stores where they sell salvaged building materials. They can lead to bigger green business ventures, although on-site auctions play a small part in this process.

Step by step look at the technology of salvaging and reusing building materials and provides many examples of businesses in the industry, it gives a thorough. Published by The Taunton Press, check out the book Unbuilding written by Bob Falk and Brad Guy, appeals to you, if the idea of growing the green in your pocket while helping to green the planet.