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these heritage components and do them in a
meaningful manner, while still using today's
materials and methodologies. To be recog-
nized with an award is always nice," he says.
With their heritage work, AMA is con-
tinuing their focus on the environment
with Building Recycling. Striving to pre-
vent structures from being demolished and
thrown away, AMA redesign spaces for both
residential and commercial purposes.
"In my mind there's nothing more we can
be doing for the environment than saving
unnecessary construction debris from our
landfills," says Tim on recycling buildings.
"You can put on a creative hat and under-
stand what's there, understand the meaning
of what's there, and the environmental con-
sequences of simply tearing it down, which I
think we do too much of as a society."