Ted Reiff
NationalityAmerican
EducationBachelors (Engineering and Business)
Alma materOhio State University
Occupations
Known forThe ReUse People Of America (TRP)

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

Education

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

Career

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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 ten years, Ted left the firm and founded The ReUse People of America (TRP), a California environmental organization that salvages and distributes used building materials.[7][8][9] TRP is a social enterprise that works to divert reusable building materials from landfills by deconstructing buildings and salvaging materials for resale.[10][11][12]

References

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  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. ^ a b 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.