Deconstruction + Reuse Conference 2025

Bridging the Reuse Gap:
From Promise to Practice

August 4-6, 2025

The Landmark Center

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

The only North American conference focused explicitly on reuse in the built environment will host people from around the world to discuss the current economic, social, and environmental impacts of the building material reuse industry.

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The Venue

Join us in beautiful Saint Paul, Minnesota, August 4-6, 2025, during the best time of the year in the Midwest. The conference will be hosted in the iconic Landmark Center, a highly revered adaptive reuse project in the heart of Saint Paul.

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Call for Proposals

Due March 1st! We’re seeking speakers from a diverse array of actors in the building materials reuse industry. We are eager to spotlight sessions that are timely and focus on ‘the how’ of our collective work.

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Registration

Registration is open! Register as a member, a non-member, or as a student! AmeriCorps members and apprentices can register at the student rate. Check out our “bring the team” option too.

Questions

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Build Reuse is excited to announce the first of our speakers for Decon + Reuse '25 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Kira Gould, Hon. AIA, is a writer, strategist, and convener focused on advancing design leadership and climate action. Kira is the co-host of the Design the Future podcast with Lindsay Baker. Through Kira Gould CONNECT, she provides strategy and communications for organizations working toward a regenerative future. She is a Senior Fellow with Architecture 2030 and is a volunteer with the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment.

The Deconstruction + Reuse conference will be held Aug. 4 - Aug. 6, 2025 at the historic Landmark Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Registration is open. Register today!

Deconstruction + Reuse Conference '25 Featured Keynote Speaker: Kira Gould!

Keynote Speaker: Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter!

Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has tentatively accepted our request to be a keynote speaker for our conference!

Mayor Carter is a fourth-generation Saint Paul resident, and the first African-American mayor of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota’s Capital City. He oversees the implementation of the city’s Climate Action & Resilience Plan (CARP), finalized in 2019. The CARP references the Sustainable Building Ordinance, which includes focusing on diversion of construction waste from landfills and incinerators. Saint Paul has several success stories of reusing buildings, including the adaptive reuse of buildings turned into housing. Within downtown, a recent study identifies several office buildings as key buildings that are likely good candidates for office-to-residential conversion.

The city is committed to supporting a sustainable built environment through continued use of existing buildings and new green building standards!

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