"We are so appreciative of the fact that you are always meeting the needs of our students and teachers and have made such an impact on our school systems through your very generous donations."

Dr. Arthur Stellar, Superintendent of Schools
Taunton Public Schools

News

From The Office to Playroom
Taunton Daily Gazette, 4/20/2011
Taunton High School students were recognized by the non-profit Furniture Trust in a competition in which participating schools were asked to find new purposes for old office furniture. Taunton won awards for best commercial application and... (click here to read more)

Carpentry Students Win Contest
InsideMedford.com, 4/22/2011
Medford Vocational Technical High School Cabinet-Making/Carpentry instructor Joseph Grinley and his students won a contest sponsored by The Furniture Trust. The students transformed old furniture.... (click here to read more)

High Schools Show Re-use Potential for Office Furniture
SouthCoastToday.com, 4/21/2011
Taunton High School was one of four winners in a new recycling competition for reusing office furniture. The competition was created by The Furniture Trust, a non-profit committed to the reuse of excess office furnishings... (click here to read more)

Marshfield High School Students Honored in Recycling Competition
The Marshfield Mariner, 4/26/2011
The lessons of Earth Week were recently the focus at Marshfield High School, as the school celebrated victory in a recycling competition emphasizing sustainability and social responsibility. Students in building construction classes who had participated in the program sponsored by The Furniture Trust, a nonprofit... (click here to read more)

Trash to Treasure - Salvation Army Case Study
With the development of a new headquarters building in Boston on the horizon, Liberty Mutual challenged their project team to focus on not only minimizing the environmental impact of such an endeavor, but also improving the local community... (click here to read more)

A School Contest to Promote Recycling
What happens when The Furniture Trust delivers used Ropes and Gray furniture, two desks, four bookcases and two chairs to high school shop students and challenges them to create new products... (click here to read more)

A Case in Green Disposition
As part of a National Bank disposition in Malden, MA contractors were faced with the challenge of dismantling and disposing of obsolete high density steel shelving and gently used carpet tiles. The Bank's directive was to complete the removal on schedule while minimizing environmental impact by sending as little product as possible to the landfill.... (click to read more)

Sharing the Facilities Management Burden
William Holland AIA, LEED AP
The South Boston Neighborhood House was founded in 1901 as part of the settlement house movement to support family and neighborhood life in South Boston. Recently, they embarked on a consolidation and renovation project where a number of local unions, architects and contractors volunteered their time... (click here to read more)