path of change starting deconstruction in a state that has none
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Path of ChangeStarting Deconstruction in a state that has none.
Path of ChangeConstructive
Dissatisfaction1998
• Belief of Change
1998-1999
• Credible Vision
• 2000
• Practical First Steps
• 2001-2007
• Manage Losses
2007-2015
• Active Practice
2014-2015
• Institutionalize to Make it Last 2016
We Are Here ?
• What ? You are going to build a neighborhood School and in the process demolish 60 historic largly owner occupied homes ?
• New Haven, Ct.
• 1998
ConstructiveDissatisfaction
• Oh, in other parts of the country houses are deconstructed ?
• 1998-1999
Belief of Change
Hey city and or state, you’ll do a decon pilot project, right ?
First significant deconstruction in Ct., 2012
• Write “ A Plan for a Waste Diversion Business”
• Graduate project, 2000
• Credible Vision
Not only building materials
•Take unrelated job after grad school
•Write decon specs into landuse plans
•Look for outside deconstruction opportunities
• Try to develop a pilot project
• Take deconstruction training course
• 2001-2007• Quit full time job,
find financing to start, end of 2007
• Practical First Steps
• Start as LLC partnership, no warehouse, one truck, first months rent; end of 2007
• Engage in trainings and other experiments, Decon pilot project, 2012
• Marketing in underdeveloped market
• Work at loss to demonstrate potential
• 2007-2014
• Manage Losses
• Work at obtaining license 2007-2014
• Obtain license Nov. 2014
• Stop experimental subsidized trainings
• Active full deconstruction begins 2015
• Debt Management !
• Materials Management !
• Active Practice
• Be an alternative to demolition “as is”
• Become Benefit Corporation ? Not for Profit ?
• Outside Investment in infrastructure ?
• How in hades do we payoff the debt ? 2016
• Institutionalize to Make it Last
How much potential deconstruction in Ct.? Residential – recently
Westport alone had over 100 tear downs a year.
potentially 3,000 buildings per year
Most of the buildings we get are historic
Deconstruction -what is happening now?
Urbanminers has fully deconstructed six houses, three barns and numerous sheds.
We have partially deconstructed or soft stripped 100’s.
Only company using a demo license for decon in state
We have a 9,000 sq ft retail store and a deconstruction crew.
Urbanminers.com203-287-0852 30 Manila Avenue
Hamden, Ct. 06514
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