There were few presentations at the 10 Living Cities conference that impressed me as much as the Buffalo ReUse project. They're actively taking a liability - empty and abandoned houses - and turning that into a resource for jobs and raw materials.
Frequently I find the BizBites newsletter to be, well, PR fluff. But this - not yet mirrored on the website - just makes me happy. (It is, however, covered in the DDN).
(Quoted extensively because, well, it's not on the website yet.)
Deconstruction Will Create Jobs, Reuse Materials
A recently launched partnership designed to employ hard-to-place workers while salvaging building materials is receiving a boost from the Dayton City Commission.
The Commission has approved a $500,000 contract with Dayton Works Plus for a pilot program that will deconstruct at least 42 blighted houses and sell salvaged materials such as fixtures, woodwork, stonework, windows and more. The approved funds were awarded to the City by the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
Dayton Works Plus (DWP) is a collaboration of East End Community Services, Architectural Reclamation Company and PowerNet of Dayton. DWP has recently hired 18 employees, including screened ex-offenders, with a goal of preparing the workers for apprenticeships or jobs in construction industries.
The City of Dayton is assisting DWP in identifying houses to be deconstructed throughout the city. Funds raised from selling salvaged materials will be used to further support the program.
"The deconstruction initiative is a partnership that should benefit the community in several ways," Commissioner Nan Whaley said. "Neighborhoods will be improved through removal of blighted buildings, people will be put to work, and less demolition waste will go to landfills."
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