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[Sound of chainsaw cutting wood]

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[Applause]

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- Well, there's really

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nothing quite like this,

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that I've heard of

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that is

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just a facility

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specifically dedicated

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to reclaiming lumber.

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[Saw machine starting up]

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This is old growth

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Douglas fir.

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So it's

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very important

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to reclaim them

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because it is

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it is a finite resource.

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And we do not have more

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old growth forests

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to harvest

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this material from,

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which is why

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we harvest it

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from our buildings now.

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[Wood plank falling]

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It's very cheap

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and easy

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to go in

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with an excavator

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and just crunch up

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a building.

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[Sound of nails being pulled]

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It takes a lot

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more energy

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and time and money

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bringing it to a place,

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removing the

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all the metal from it,

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and then turning it

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into a product

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that people actually

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want in their homes.

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And so that's what

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this facility is

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all about.

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- We received,

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about four truckloads

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of these huge

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beams, old

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growth Doug fir,

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that came out of the

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Commuter Building

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that was on Alaskan Way.

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It was demolished,

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back in October.

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- It has been

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held in one position

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in a dry

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interior environment

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for 100 years.

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So it is as stable

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as it's going to get.

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It's not going to bend.

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It's not going to twist.

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It's not going to

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crack on you.

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- You know, it's

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it's in pretty

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rough shape

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on the outside,

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but you cut it

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open smells

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incredibly fresh

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- I mean, the idea

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that you would

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even consider

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throwing this wood away

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seems

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almost criminal, right?

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We can repurpose

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that wood

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and reuse it

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in building

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new buildings. Right?

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And so it gets

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a second life.

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- I love using salvage,

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it will look as good,

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if not better

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than anything.

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I would have

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gotten the store. So...

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to me, it's a win.

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- Every time

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you use reclaimed

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lumber, it's

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one new board

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that doesn't

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have to be made

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from virgin timber.

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So it's incredibly

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green, incredibly

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carbon positive

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to not only keep it

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out of the landfill

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where it would be

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releasing carbon,

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but put it back

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into a building.

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That's the

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really important part,

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is to reuse it as well.