diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 0dda011eb2..87423af3c2 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -2,17 +2,64 @@
 
 PLATFORM="platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 7"
 SDK="iphonesimulator"
+DERIVED_DATA_PATH="~/ASDKDerivedData"
 
 
 # It is pitch black.
 set -e
-function trap_handler() {
+function trap_handler {
     echo -e "\n\nOh no! You walked directly into the slavering fangs of a lurking grue!"
     echo "**** You have died ****"
     exit 255
 }
 trap trap_handler INT TERM EXIT
 
+# Derived data handling
+[ -d DERIVED_DATA_PATH ] || mkdir DERIVED_DATA_PATH
+function clean_derived_data {
+    eval find $DERIVED_DATA_PATH -mindepth 1 -delete
+}
+
+# Build example
+function build_example {
+    example="$1"
+
+    clean_derived_data
+    
+    if [ -f "${example}/Podfile" ]; then
+        echo "Using CocoaPods"
+        if [ -f "${example}/Podfile.lock" ]; then
+            rm "$example/Podfile.lock"
+        fi
+        rm -rf "$example/Pods"
+        pod install --project-directory=$example
+
+        set -o pipefail && xcodebuild \
+            -workspace "${example}/Sample.xcworkspace" \
+            -scheme Sample \
+            -sdk "$SDK" \
+            -destination "$PLATFORM" \
+            -derivedDataPath "$DERIVED_DATA_PATH" \
+            build | xcpretty $FORMATTER
+    elif [ -f "${example}/Cartfile" ]; then
+        echo "Using Carthage"
+        local_repo=`pwd`
+        current_branch=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
+        cd $example
+
+        echo "git \"file://${local_repo}\" \"${current_branch}\"" > "Cartfile"
+        carthage update --platform iOS
+
+        set -o pipefail && xcodebuild \
+            -project "Sample.xcodeproj" \
+            -scheme Sample \
+            -sdk "$SDK" \
+            -destination "$PLATFORM" \
+            build | xcpretty $FORMATTER
+
+        cd ../..
+    fi
+}
 
 MODE="$1"
 
@@ -56,44 +103,7 @@ if [ "$MODE" = "examples" ]; then
     for example in examples/*/; do
         echo "Building (examples) $example."
 
-        rm -rf ~/ModuleCache
-        rm -rf ~/Build
-        rm -rf ~/Info.plist
-        rm -rf ~/Logs
-
-        if [ -f "${example}/Podfile" ]; then
-          echo "Using CocoaPods"
-          if [ -f "${example}/Podfile.lock" ]; then
-              rm "$example/Podfile.lock"
-          fi
-          rm -rf "$example/Pods"
-          pod install --project-directory=$example
-
-          set -o pipefail && xcodebuild \
-              -workspace "${example}/Sample.xcworkspace" \
-              -scheme Sample \
-              -sdk "$SDK" \
-              -destination "$PLATFORM" \
-              -derivedDataPath ~/ \
-              clean build | xcpretty $FORMATTER
-        elif [ -f "${example}/Cartfile" ]; then
-          echo "Using Carthage"
-          local_repo=`pwd`
-          current_branch=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
-          cd $example
-
-          echo "git \"file://${local_repo}\" \"${current_branch}\"" > "Cartfile"
-          carthage update --platform iOS
-
-          set -o pipefail && xcodebuild \
-              -project "Sample.xcodeproj" \
-              -scheme Sample \
-              -sdk "$SDK" \
-              -destination "$PLATFORM" \
-              build | xcpretty $FORMATTER
-
-          cd ../..
-        fi
+        build_example $example
     done
     trap - EXIT
     exit 0
@@ -107,39 +117,7 @@ if [ "$MODE" = "examples-pt1" ]; then
     for example in $((find ./examples -type d -maxdepth 1 \( ! -iname ".*" \)) | head -6 | head); do
         echo "Building (examples-pt1) $example."
 
-        if [ -f "${example}/Podfile" ]; then
-          echo "Using CocoaPods"
-          if [ -f "${example}/Podfile.lock" ]; then
-              rm "$example/Podfile.lock"
-          fi
-          rm -rf "$example/Pods"
-          pod install --project-directory=$example
-
-          set -o pipefail && xcodebuild \
-              -workspace "${example}/Sample.xcworkspace" \
-              -scheme Sample \
-              -sdk "$SDK" \
-              -destination "$PLATFORM" \
-              -derivedDataPath ~/ \
-              build | xcpretty $FORMATTER
-        elif [ -f "${example}/Cartfile" ]; then
-          echo "Using Carthage"
-          local_repo=`pwd`
-          current_branch=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
-          cd $example
-
-          echo "git \"file://${local_repo}\" \"${current_branch}\"" > "Cartfile"
-          carthage update --platform iOS
-
-          set -o pipefail && xcodebuild \
-              -project "Sample.xcodeproj" \
-              -scheme Sample \
-              -sdk "$SDK" \
-              -destination "$PLATFORM" \
-              build | xcpretty $FORMATTER
-
-          cd ../..
-        fi
+        build_example $example
     done
     trap - EXIT
     exit 0
@@ -153,39 +131,7 @@ if [ "$MODE" = "examples-pt2" ]; then
     for example in $((find ./examples -type d -maxdepth 1 \( ! -iname ".*" \)) | head -12 | tail -6 | head); do
         echo "Building $example (examples-pt2)."
 
-        if [ -f "${example}/Podfile" ]; then
-          echo "Using CocoaPods"
-          if [ -f "${example}/Podfile.lock" ]; then
-              rm "$example/Podfile.lock"
-          fi
-          rm -rf "$example/Pods"
-          pod install --project-directory=$example
-
-          set -o pipefail && xcodebuild \
-              -workspace "${example}/Sample.xcworkspace" \
-              -scheme Sample \
-              -sdk "$SDK" \
-              -destination "$PLATFORM" \
-              -derivedDataPath ~/ \
-              build | xcpretty $FORMATTER
-        elif [ -f "${example}/Cartfile" ]; then
-          echo "Using Carthage"
-          local_repo=`pwd`
-          current_branch=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
-          cd $example
-
-          echo "git \"file://${local_repo}\" \"${current_branch}\"" > "Cartfile"
-          carthage update --platform iOS
-
-          set -o pipefail && xcodebuild \
-              -project "Sample.xcodeproj" \
-              -scheme Sample \
-              -sdk "$SDK" \
-              -destination "$PLATFORM" \
-              build | xcpretty $FORMATTER
-
-          cd ../..
-        fi
+        build_example $example
     done
     trap - EXIT
     exit 0
@@ -199,39 +145,7 @@ if [ "$MODE" = "examples-pt3" ]; then
     for example in $((find ./examples -type d -maxdepth 1 \( ! -iname ".*" \)) | head -7 | head); do
         echo "Building $example (examples-pt3)."
 
-        if [ -f "${example}/Podfile" ]; then
-          echo "Using CocoaPods"
-          if [ -f "${example}/Podfile.lock" ]; then
-              rm "$example/Podfile.lock"
-          fi
-          rm -rf "$example/Pods"
-          pod install --project-directory=$example
-
-          set -o pipefail && xcodebuild \
-              -workspace "${example}/Sample.xcworkspace" \
-              -scheme Sample \
-              -sdk "$SDK" \
-              -destination "$PLATFORM" \
-              -derivedDataPath ~/ \
-              build | xcpretty $FORMATTER
-        elif [ -f "${example}/Cartfile" ]; then
-          echo "Using Carthage"
-          local_repo=`pwd`
-          current_branch=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
-          cd $example
-
-          echo "git \"file://${local_repo}\" \"${current_branch}\"" > "Cartfile"
-          carthage update --platform iOS
-
-          set -o pipefail && xcodebuild \
-              -project "Sample.xcodeproj" \
-              -scheme Sample \
-              -sdk "$SDK" \
-              -destination "$PLATFORM" \
-              build | xcpretty $FORMATTER
-
-          cd ../..
-        fi
+        build_example $example
     done
     trap - EXIT
     exit 0
@@ -245,44 +159,23 @@ if [ "$MODE" = "examples-extra" ]; then
     for example in $((find ./examples_extra -type d -maxdepth 1 \( ! -iname ".*" \)) | head -7 | head); do
         echo "Building $example (examples-extra)."
 
-        if [ -f "${example}/Podfile" ]; then
-          echo "Using CocoaPods"
-          if [ -f "${example}/Podfile.lock" ]; then
-              rm "$example/Podfile.lock"
-          fi
-          rm -rf "$example/Pods"
-          pod install --project-directory=$example
-
-          set -o pipefail && xcodebuild \
-              -workspace "${example}/Sample.xcworkspace" \
-              -scheme Sample \
-              -sdk "$SDK" \
-              -destination "$PLATFORM" \
-              -derivedDataPath ~/ \
-              build | xcpretty $FORMATTER
-        elif [ -f "${example}/Cartfile" ]; then
-          echo "Using Carthage"
-          local_repo=`pwd`
-          current_branch=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
-          cd $example
-
-          echo "git \"file://${local_repo}\" \"${current_branch}\"" > "Cartfile"
-          carthage update --platform iOS
-
-          set -o pipefail && xcodebuild \
-              -project "Sample.xcodeproj" \
-              -scheme Sample \
-              -sdk "$SDK" \
-              -destination "$PLATFORM" \
-              build | xcpretty $FORMATTER
-
-          cd ../..
-        fi
+        build_example $example
     done
     trap - EXIT
     exit 0
 fi
 
+# Support building a specific example: sh build.sh example examples/ASDKLayoutTransition
+if [ "$MODE" = "example" ]; then
+    echo "Verifying that all AsyncDisplayKit examples compile."
+    #Update cocoapods repo
+    pod repo update master
+
+    build_example $2
+    trap - EXIT
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 if [ "$MODE" = "life-without-cocoapods" ]; then
     echo "Verifying that AsyncDisplayKit functions as a static library."