Old Window Workshop

A worker cooperative to increase affordable housing through ADU's!

Cooperatively Owned Builder Sees Affordable Housing, Climate Action in ‘Granny Flats’ They've worked with the city of Evanston, Illinois, on zoning changes to allow accessory dwelling units.

I rely on Next City because it discovers inspirational leaders and grassroots movements for the future of our cities.

SPACES & PLACES 2021: Visions of Black-led Communities – Soul City SPACES & PLACES will assemble urbanists, planners, and community leaders for a 2-day event of virtual learning and exchange.

For all my friends who fight for a better world, take time to register for this Spaces and Places.

SPACES & PLACES 2021: Visions of Black-led Communities – Freedom Hill Spaces & Places will assemble urbanists, planners, and community leaders for a 2-day event of virtual learning and exchange.

Dave Bennick has developed a concept for wood reuse that is intended to help communities all over the country.
The Reuse Innovation Center idea can be applied to a northeast Wood Reuse Hub.
Thanks, Dave for all the years and experience your brain has applied to the planet's better future!

Reuse Innovation Center The Building Deconstruction Institute presents the 'Reuse Innovation Center'. These are business cooperatives that focus on reuse and focus on helping small...

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And please sign this petition. It'll only take a minute. Even I did it.

Do not fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat until after the 2021 inauguration Every senator from across the political spectrum must acknowledge the danger posed by rushing to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat so close to an election. We all remember Mitch McConnell's blockade of President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland 237 days before the 2016 election. The 2020 election...

We can't be waisting organic material by burning it instead of creating jobs with it.
Resist biomass as "non-carbon emitting!"

Can you spare a minute to help Pam Howland? Tell the Massachusetts Legislature: Don’t Subsidize Pollution in Springfield!

Joe Connelly is a respected leader in the reuse industry. I want to take this opportunity to introduce you to him and ask if you'd be interested in working with me to offer a conference with Joe to help us look at the opportunities that REUSE can have for the greater Springfield area.
Send an email to me at: [email protected].

C&R instead of C&D? - SNC - Joe Connell Why is our default C&D, construction and demolition? How and when did those two get married into such an unholy union? And why do we continue in the age of waste to use such archaic language that perpetuates the worst of our practices. I would like to suggest we switch to C&R, construction and reuse...

Looking for inspiration every day. We must keep focused on how old wood is a gift to the future of our cities.

One of the primary goals of preservation is the retention of original materials - preserve, maintain, repair, replace is the 'order of operations' according to the Secretary of the Interior. Why is the focus on preservation? It isn't just because the buildings were built by generations before us and have cultural and historic value (although I think that is a worthy reason). The modern wood in inferior to any old growth wood used to build our buildings. By substituting new wood for old growth wood you are substituting wood with a much shorter life that will create the need more frequent repair and replacement. Modern #2 Pine and Western Red Cedar have been over harvested, forced to grow faster and (especially the pine) are much more susceptible to rot from mold and mildew (usually starting inside). The growth rings in the wood between the old and new growth are remarkable in there difference. It is typically noted that on the East Coast the old growth/virgin timbers were all harvested by the end of the 1920's. Any wood you have from before that time period should be preserved. You can buy salvaged wood if you need to replace from architectural salvage dealers or you can use a tropical hardwood (which is what we typically do if we need to replace exterior wood). By Danielle of Keperling Preservation Services #preservation #historicpreservation #eco_strip #oldwood #woodisgood #wood

Come out to Pittsburgh to help our communities keep the building resources we have.

Build Reuse Build Reuse works nationally to empower communities to turn construction and demolition waste into resources. Our vision is to create a building industry in which used and excess materials become an asset to our communities.

Springfield Medicare for All Medical & health