Ted Reiff

Ted Reiff is an investment banker, a licensed demolition contractor, and a deconstruction consultant.[1][2][3] He is best known as the founder of a non-profit organization called The ReUse People of America (TRP).[4][5]  

Ted Reiff
NationalityAmerican
EducationBachelors (Engineering&Business)
Alma materOhio State University
Occupation
  • Deconstructing Consultant
  • Investment Banker
Known forThe ReUse People Of America (TRP)

Biography

Reiff graduated with Bachelors in Engineering and Business from Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University in 1969.[6]

Reiff started his career as an investment banker in 1983 by working as a managing partner at Creative Business Strategies, a venture capital firm that offered its services to new technology companies.[3]

In 1993, after 10 years, Ted left the firm to start The ReUse People of America (TRP), an environmental organization in California. TRP saves and sells used building materials to reduce waste in landfills.[7][8][9] The organization deconstructs buildings and salvages reusable materials to sell them.[10][11][12]

References

  1. Shevory, Kristina (2007-10-18). "Recycling the Whole House". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  2. Abler, Alice (2017-03-01). "What can we do—collectively and, just as importantly, individually—to ensure that the earth's resources will still be available for future generations?". www.vision.org. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Whitley, Sharon (1994-12-18). "Melting Pot : Building Good Will". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. Mitchell, Bryan (2015-03-13). "Detroit's 70,000 abandoned homes a treasure trove for rubble-sifting artisans: 'It's like a treasure hunt'". The Financial Post. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  5. Seldman, Neil (2016-03-16). "New England Reuse and The Reuse People of America Partner on Deconstruction". Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  6. "2023: REimagine California". California Resource Recovery Association. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  7. Berg, Nate (2018-10-09). "Why Do We Demolish Buildings Instead Of Deconstructing Them For Re-Use?". ensia.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  8. Pohl, Scott (2018-05-08). "Domicology Aims To Reuse Deconstruction Materials". WKAR Public Media. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  9. Miller, Rill Ann (2004-11-18). "Building The Deconstruction Industry". BioCycle. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  10. "Recycling whole houses becomes new biz trend; stores like ReStores pop up to sell used home stuff". New York Daily News. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  11. Gamage, Michelle (2018-12-11). "Eco 'Unbuilding' Ensures Material from Demolished Homes Is Reused". thetyee.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  12. Ensia (2018-10-15). "Why do we demolish buildings instead of deconstructing them for re-use?". Ensia. Retrieved 2024-03-19.