Disaster Recovery
Learn about disaster recovery and wood restoration techniques for woodworking shops. Read articles on how woodshops are handling reconstruction after Hurricane Sandy and other catastrophic events.
Home Depot Donates $1 Million to Disaster Relief
Posted by Bill Esler | Updated: 05/21/2013 7:56:00 PM
The Home Depot Foundation created a $1 million fund in response to the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma and throughout the Southwest United States, and in expectation of continuing violent storms during the spring.
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Ty Pennington Joins Craftsman in Remodeling Tour
Posted by Michaelle Bradford | Updated: 05/08/2013 1:11:00 PM
The Craftsman “Make a Difference” Tour with Ty Pennington launched on April 27 with a stop in Moonachie, NJ rebuilding a veteran's home that was damaged in Hurricane Sandy.
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Wood Flour Composite Lumber Used on New Jersey Boardwalk
By Bill Esler | Updated: 05/05/2013 3:29:00 PM
New Jersey's historic two-mile long Spring Lake Boardwalk is being rebuilt with TimberTech Composite Surface, made of wood flour and recycled plastic. The project, shown in a video, will be completed by Memorial Day.
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Fiberboard Provides for Eco-Friendly 'Shelter in a Day'
Updated: 03/14/2013 11:38:00 AM
Eco-friendly furniture designer Frank Schooley has developed the "Shelter in a Day" to provide housing for people in disaster-ravaged areas.
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RTA Emergency Housing, Furniture from Wood Fiber Panels
Updated: 03/13/2013 3:57:00 PM
Terrapeg Furniture's system mills ready-to-assemble housing and furniture from wood-fiber panels providing homes for some of the one million people left homeless by the earthquake in Haiti.
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Top Knobs Helps Restore 100 Homes Destroyed by Hurricane Sandy
Updated: 03/05/2013 2:29:00 PM
Top Knobs, and their sister company Hardware Resources, have helped Habitat for Humanity through their charitable program "Rebuild New Jersey", donating kitchen hardware, bath hardware and vanity products to help approximately 100 families who lost their homes due to Hurricane Sandy devastation.
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Christie Announces Tax Assistance Events for Sandy Victims
Updated: 02/25/2013 2:05:00 PM
Governor Christie’s ongoing efforts to bring government services directly to those who suffered damage or disruption in their lives due to Superstorm Sandy has been expanded by adding two additional free tax assistance outreach events in Monmouth and Atlantic counties.
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