Boston Building Resources

Specialties

Kitchen cabinetry, home improvement supplies, and know-​how from a member-​owned co-​op to inspire, educate, and empower you to increase the efficiency and value of your home. As a local social enterprise, we focus on affordable solutions that help all of our neighbors create stronger communities while benefiting the environment.

Renovating a kitchen? Our designers will walk you through the process and explain your options. Concerned about energy efficiency? Check out our many insulating, air-​sealing, and water-​saving products. Restoring historic windows? We have hard-​to-​find bronze weather stripping and sash chain. Browse through our Reuse Center for unsurpassed bargains on used/​donated materials, from entire cabinet sets to hardware items. (Reuse Center is open til 7 p.m. Thursdays.)

Take one of our workshops and learn skills like tiling, wall framing, storm window installation, and more. Pick up a rain barrel, home compost bin, efficient LED light bulbs, or some environmentally friendly ice melt to live greener.

History

Established in 1978.

Responding to the energy crisis of the 1970s, a group of Boston residents founded the Boston Building Materials Co-​op in 1978 to provide people with affordable materials to make their homes more energy-​efficient and knowledge to do the work themselves. The Co-op’s first years were focused on cellulose insulation, window repair, and high-​quality storm windows. Over the years, the Co-​op began offering kitchen cabinetry and kitchen design, and moved to Terrace Street in 1990.

In 1993, the Co-​op started the Reuse Center, previously known as the Building Materials Resource Center, to prevent good materials from becoming waste and direct them toward hardworking homeowners. The Reuse Center operated out of unheated trailers and shared space with the Co-​op until its current building was constructed in 1995.

The change to a single name, Boston Building Resources, was made in 2011.

Meet the Business Owner

Our Members and U.

Business Owner

As a consumer co-​op, we have more than 1,000 member-​owners!

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