Rebuilding Exchange

For our retail customers:
Our environmental mission to reuse building materials results in rare deals, rotating inventory, and constant surprises from donations, renovations, and historic materials locally sourced from Chicagoland.

For our workforce:
We provide training in the building trades, skills development, and access to rewarding careers, including a proven pathway to well-paying union apprenticeships and a variety of other trades.

For our deconstruction customers:
We recruit, train, and operate a professional and inclusive workforce specifically skilled to give your project an environmental advantage — keeping materials out of landfills and helping unclaimed items find new purpose at our stores.

For our employment partners:
We support and maintain a pipeline to skilled workers, matching the constant needs of the building trades with a reliable, diverse, and motivated workforce.

For our friends and neighbors:
We make it fun. Our Evanston and Chicago locations offer a complete calendar of DIY workshops and salvage-infused experiences designed to educate and inspire creativity, renewal, and community.