Green Jobs & Deconstruction Part I April 14, 2010

Presented by the Green Development Center and the Family Income & Wealth Building program

Webinar Goals ¾ Introduce deconstruction and its community and economic development potential ¾ Review LISC’s current deconstruction programming ¾ Discuss specific planning and implementation strategies at the local level ¾ Learn more about the state of the deconstruction industry and field resources available

Featured Presenters Katrin Sirje Kärk Program Officer, Family Income & Wealth Building National LISC Tom Orr Program Officer Indianapolis LISC Bob Falk, Ph.D. USDA Forest Products Lab & President, Board of Directors Building Materials Reuse Association

What is Deconstruction—and Why? ¾ Alternative to traditional demolition; literally, “unbuilding” a house or other structure ¾ Multiple benefits: environmental, job-creation, neighborhood revitalization ¾ Strategy for addressing several critical challenges in low-income communities: ¾ High unemployment ¾ Large populations of residents disconnected from mainstream labor market ¾ Blight from vacant and distressed houses; effects on surrounding property values, safety, neighborhood quality of life, etc.

LISC’s Deconstruction Initiative ¾ Launched with two-year capacity building and planning grant from the Open Society Institute ¾ Integrated goals: workforce development, community safety, and physical neighborhood improvement in high-foreclosure and highunemployment urban communities ¾ Transitional jobs approach to training and employment ¾ LISC pilot sites: Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee

Workforce Development Model: Transitional Jobs ¾ Designed for individuals with significant “employment barriers” ¾ Time-limited, paid, supported work environment ¾ Goals for participants: permanent/unsubsidized employment; or placement in further vocational training/education/programming (e.g. YouthBuild, technical or community college, apprenticeship)

LISC’s Role in Deconstruction & Green/Transitional Jobs Initiative ¾ Integrate workforce, neighborhood improvement, and community safety goals into deconstruction training and projects ¾ National LISC ¾ Technical assistance and multi-site coordination ¾ Fund development (esp. public funding opportunities for scale and sustainability) ¾ Field research and best practices-sharing ¾ Communications

¾ LISC Field Offices ¾ Day-to-day implementation/planning oversight; convening and relationship-building (including local funder leverage) ¾ Local/regional intermediary for diverse spectrum of public, private, and nonprofit deconstruction stakeholders

Examples of Key Deconstruction Workforce Development Stakeholders ¾ Community-based Organizations, Community Development Corporations, Community Action Agencies, etc. ¾ Public Sector ¾ Elected officials; city & state departments of housing, buildings (ie, building safety & permitting), neighborhood/community/economic development, labor, etc.; Workforce Investment Boards

¾ Training Providers ¾ Classroom-based & on-the-job

¾ Deconstruction & Demolition Contractors ¾ Retail Salvage Warehouse & Recycling Operators ¾ Intermediaries, Industry Associations & Technical Advisors (eg, LISC, BMRA, consultants, etc.)

LISC Contact Information Madeline Fraser-Cook Program Director, Green Development Center 617-338-0411 [email protected] Kevin Jordan Program Director, Family Income & Wealth Building 202-739-9282 [email protected] Katrin Sirje Kärk Program Officer, Family Income & Wealth Building 202-739-9270 [email protected]

Save the Date for Green Jobs & Deconstruction Part II! Wednesday, April 28, 2:00-3:30pm (e-invite coming soon)

Deconstruction in Indianapolis

A big idea with a small beginning

It’s about jobs! ▪ Deconstruction provides a skilled workforce to meet demands in both “green” and traditional sectors ▪ Deconstruction offers diverse occupational paths to individuals whose skills and education vary ▪ Deconstruction can’t be “off-shored”

Where we started ▪ Secured 1st property from local CDC ▪ Worked with local transitional jobs provider to deconstruct house ▪ Incorporated lessons learned in business planning

Working 4 Green, Inc. ▪ Soon-to-be-registered Indy-based nonprofit that contributes to community development and workforce development in neighborhoods ▪ Coordinates job training and services in four markets: ◊ deconstruction ◊ weatherization/energy efficiency ◊ lead-based paint abatement ◊ brownfields remediation

Deconstruction vs. Demolition Average Costs

Demolition

Hybrid Deconstruction

Aggressive Harvesting

$6,740

$7,500

$6,900

Issues for Sustainability ▪ Revenue from outflow of material is critical to competitive pricing ▪ Relative inefficiency of trainee labor can be offset by wage subsidies ▪ Political will to change the culture of demolition

Short-term Goals ▪ Secure the highest quality deconstruction training available ▪ Implement a train-the-trainer model in order to build local capacity and ensure local independence ▪ Establish strong partnerships that effectively govern and actively promote this work ▪ Secure contracts and recruit worker trainees from neighborhoods

Where are we today? ▪ Draft business plan completed ▪ Deconstruction 101— Luncheon presentation featuring national expert speaking to 40 local stakeholders ▪ Training begins JuneJuly 2010

Building Materials Reuse Association

BMRA • • • • •

Building Materials Reuse Association 501 c3 non-profit educational organization. Mission is to facilitate the recovery and reuse of building materials through the deconstruction of buildings. Members include deconstruction practitioners, reuse businesses, green architects, recycling coordinators, etc. National in scope.

2010 Board of Directors Bob Falk, USDA Forest Products Lab, Madison, WI Anne Nicklin, Davis Langdon, San Francisco, CA John Majercak, Center for Ecological Technology, Northampton, MA Dave Bennick, Reuse Consulting, Bellingham, WA Dirk Wassink, Second Use, Seattle, WA Jenna Kunde, Wastecap Solutions, Milwaukee, WI Brian Alferman, Habitat Restore, Kansas City, MO Nathan Benjamin, PlanetReUse, Kansas City, MO

What is deconstruction? • Deconstruction focuses on the salvage of reusable building materials from remodeling or building removal. • Deconstruction can involve the selective salvage of materials OR as a means to remove the whole building. • Deconstruction can replace demolition, but can also be part of a building removal process that involves demolition. • Deconstruction should be the first step in the building removal process.

Why Salvage & Reuse Building Materials? • • • • •

Avoid landfill waste.

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For every ton of material reused, a ton less goes into our landfills.

Help reduce the consumption of new resources.

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For every pound of material reused, about 16 pounds of raw material are not mined, harvested, or manufactured.

Reduce pollution & carbon impact.

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By reusing, we avoid the pollution and greenhouse gas emissions associated with product manufacture and transport.

Utilize a valuable resource

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Functional and high value materials exist in the buildings we tear down every year.

Help transform distressed neighborhoods into sustainable communities.

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Deconstruction keeps the value of these materials in the neighborhood, an asset in community redevelopment.

Why Salvage & Reuse Building Materials? (cont.) •

Help expand job opportunities, small business creation, and workforce development skills.

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The number of reused building materials centers has grown rapidly over the last 15 years, estimated at over 1000 nationwide. Deconstruction and building materials reuse offers job skills that can be used in many other industries, including construction and retailing. Deconstruction offers opportunity for those with little or no job skills to enter the workforce.

Supports the tenets of green building through materials reuse.

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US Green Building Council’s LEED program offers up to 2 points for materials reuse.

What We Offer • • • •

Website with information on building materials reuse, deconstruction, and green building. National Conference on Building Materials Reuse, Deconstruction, C&D Waste Recycling Training and other educational opportunities. Sponsorship and participation in related activities.

www.bmra.org

2009 BMRA National Conference • • • •

Chicago, Illinois April 28-30, 2009 Campus of the University of Illinois - Chicago Partners • • • • • •

U of I, Chicago Institute for Environmental Science and Policy Delta Institute Urban Habitat, Chicago US EPA Office of Solid Waste US EPA Region 5 USGBC, Chicago Chapter

2011 BMRA National Conference • •

New Haven, CT May 2011 • Yale University Campus • Partners • • • • • • •

CT Materials Reuse Network (MRN) CT Department of Environmental Protection Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies US EPA Regions I & II CT Trust for Historic Preservation CT Recycling Coalition CT Green Building Council

Other Educational Opportunities • • • • •

Our near term goal is to develop an expanded BMRA deconstruction training. This training would reflect the collective knowledge of our membership. Our goal is that this training is standardized and certified. We would like to develop a “train the trainers” program to help facilitate the widespread use of deconstruction. This is a work in progress.

Recent Activities •

City of Chicago (Mayor’s Office) •

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EPA Construction & Demolition Wastestream Roadmapping Effort •

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Advising city on deconstruction options, including training

Providing expertise to EPA on reducing C&D waste stream

Participation in EPA’s Life Cycle Building Challenge. Extreme Home Makeover – Buffalo Edition •

Reuse Consulting/Buffalo Reuse/Wastecap Solutions

Deconstruction and building materials reuse can change this scene……

to this…………

Contact Bob Falk President BMRA Board of Directors [email protected] (608) 231-9255