The building is set to be "deconstructed", at an estimated cost of $753,000, rather than demolished. Deconstruction is a process in which as much of building material as possible is salvaged for reuse or recycling. Councillor Kate Fulton said even if the building was "not the best first deconstruction project", there were still uses for old concrete or building materials that was better than throwing everything into landfill. The-Nelson-Mail The Elma Turner Library with the to-be-demolished 23 Halifax St property in the back. The cost of deconstruction will be funded from the just over $1 million budget set for the council's Elma Turner Library Redevelopment project.

Source: Stuff June 25, 2020 04:35 UTC