French term (edited): mat�riaux de r�cup�ration

for example

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makes it sound environmentally friendly too

French term (edited): mat�riaux de r�cup�ration

Maybe something like this

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Conor, for me, \"vintage\" is too closely associated with cars and wine. Just doesn\'t seem right for building materials!

French term (edited): mat�riaux de r�cup�ration

I actually think the literal translation sounds mice here. Recuperation is a word used a lot in the art world, so that may appeal to your readership ;-)

Take this example from the Andrew Edlin gallery in New York:

http://www.edlingallery.com/dynamic/artist_bio.asp?ArtistID=...
After studying theology and hotel administration, Richard Greaves (1952) worked as a chef and graphic designer in the Montreal region. In 1982, he decided to change his life and moved to a small village in the Beauce region of Quebec. On the land and in the forest nearby his house, he created many assemblages with recuperated materials. About the objects he assembles, he has written, “I very much liked and observed old objects, used objects, objects worn down by the force of time and human history. I am a being that has served, been transformed, an object that wants to be understood and enlightened, and that likes to be used.”

Or this university design course:

http://dart_448.hybrid.concordia.ca/sidim.html
The Project
We intend to design a piece of furniture or an item with a practical purpose that suits the criteria of interior design. We aim for an innovative solution in the sense of Eco-design and Design for Sustainable Development. The project should be understood as a contribution to the search for alternative methods and concepts in interior and product design.
The following list suggests conceptual approaches and possibilities of interpretation. These criteria are requisite for the Québec Éco-Design contest:
-A product that is made from recycled or recuperated materials
-A piece of furniture that facilitates recycling
-An item that can be produce without the side effects of pollution and environmental harm
-A product that helps reducing the consumption energy in terms of its production and use
-A durable product with a life cycle considerably longer than what is currently on the market
-A product that promotes habits and life styles well disposed toward ecological concern

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Yeah, Connor, I know the type all right (and I\'m sure not living in one meself!). But the big trend in the area now seems to be building your \"new\" house with old stones from castles and ruins. If you can find exactly what salvaged materials they are actually using for this particular house, it could make it sound even more enticing for buyers.
\"built from the stone of centuries-old ruins\" blah, blah, blah,

French term (edited): mat�riaux de r�cup�ration

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French term (edited): mat�riaux de r�cup�ration

I was going to say - then I see you have it in your list already. We talk about archiectural salvage yeards, though, so I dn't see why not...

Also see:

Reuse Salvaged MaterialsHowever, use of salvaged materials typically requires finding them early, ... Specifying use of salvaged materials in contract documents is the best way to ...
greenbuildings.santa-monica.org/ materials/matsalvagedmaterials.html - 35k -


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Oops, typing too fast - meant to say \"architectural salvage yards\" - must be that glass of champagne I had this afternoon to celebrate exchange of contracts on my new house!

French term (edited): mat�riaux de r�cup�ration

or "materials recovered from ..."

Therefore, the main station building was built in 1991 using materials recovered
from the disused Lodge Hill station on the Cheddar Valley line and the ...
www.eastsomersetrailway.com/about/cranmore.php

A wall built of bricks recovered from the demolition of old buildings ... In using
old bricks, therefore, the builder should revert if possible to the old ...
irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cbd/cbd138e.html

Features the archaeological materials recovered from the 14th -15th century burial
site in ... These boats were constructed using a very ancient technique. ...
members.tripod.com/philmuseum/archaeo.htm

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I think \"recovered\" makes them sound a bit more specifically or purposefully \"selected\" - or \"select\"(!)