* If there is too much material and not enough storage space the salvage operation

 may not be able to occur. If the material has to be stored for an indefinite period of

 time, some types of materials, such as wallboard, will lose their economic value. If

 they are not stored properly, degradation of their material properties may occur

 (Dolan et al. 1999).

* There are negative environmental impacts, such as dust generation, noise and

 vibrations (Thormark 2002).

* Deconstruction discards different waste than construction or renovation and

 demolition. Deconstruction is more likely to contribute contaminated materials to

 landfills because all reusable materials are separated, leaving for disposal materials

 contaminated by potentially toxic substances, such as lead paints, stains, and

 adhesives (Dolan et al. 1999).

Is Reuse of Non-Virgin Wood Possible?

 The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has 2,357,094 square feet of excess

buildings that are in need of removal from military bases throughout U.S. EPA Region 4,

encompassing the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North

Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee (Falk et al. 1999). The U.S. military is disposing

of these barracks because the federal procurement law and military regulations listed

under the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, CFR 32 162.2, will not allow federal tax

dollars to be spent on the maintenance of facilities that are in surplus to its needs (Falk et

al. 1999). In response to these regulations, the U.S. Army is considering deconstruction

of its barracks and salvaging of materials in order to accomplish its minimization goals

and subsidize the overall disposal costs of the buildings, thus lowering funding