Brendle's was a chain of catalog showrooms founded in 1918 in Elkin, North Carolina. The chain originally focused on wholesale grocery distribution, but eventually showrooms carried jewelry, toys, sporting goods, and electronics. In 1953, Douglas D. Brendle, the grandson of the company's founder, joined the business. At its peak in 1990, Brendle's operated 58 showrooms in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee. Unfoprtunately, the company announced it was closing in 1996 a few months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a second time.  The Brendles building was built in 1973 and U-Haul acquired the iconic building in 2006.

Serving U-Haul customers since 2006, this facility was built through adaptive reuse of an abandoned building. Adaptive Reuse promotes infill development in an effort to strengthen communities, with the following benefits achieved at this site:

• 153 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented
• 2,513 tons of new concrete pours avoided
• 2,666 tons of construction and demolition debris prevented

Energy-efficiency and waste-reduction programs at this facility provide the following estimated benefits each year for the Durham community:

• 1,628,930 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented

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  Steel Production 153 tons (139 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date

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  Concrete 2,513 tons (2,280 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date

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  Emissions 1,628,930 lbs (738,878 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented

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  Landfill Debris 2,666 lbs (1,209 kgs) of construction debris prevented

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