Conferences
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 30-31, 2002
ILSR hosted the first Deconstruction
Managers Workshop in Minneapolis, Minnesota to provide in-depth, hands-on
assistance to deconstruction service providers. On the first day of
this two-day event, we toured a local deconstruction project site, operated
by The Green Institute, providing an opportunity for participants to
see a large, successful service operation "in the flesh," and providing
a visual launching pad for later discussions.
Later, deconstruction experts from
across the country offered presentations on all aspects of launching
and managing a deconstruction service enterprise. At participants' request,
a good deal of time was spent on marketing and bidding contracts, and
exploring the relationship between deconstruction service and materials
resale enterprises. ILSR also offered information on funding sources
for individual projects and for training and employment programs.
Each participant received a workshop
notebook that included sample documents and forms, as well as information
on topic areas including:
- Marketing tools
- Bid procedures and bid documents
- Contracting
- Tax deduction documentation;
- Building sub-contractor relationships
for a competitive edge
- Media and community outreach
- Hazardous materials
- On-site training
- Operations efficiencies.
The conference received high praise
from participants, and will likely be just the first in a series of
such events
Hartford, CT
March 11, 2002
Nearly 100 people participated in the
"ReBuilding Communities Through DeConstruction Enterprises" conference.
Co-sponsored by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) and the
Connecticut Institute of Municipal Studies, Inc. (CIMS), the event was
held in the State Capitol Building in Hartford, CT. Participants from
18 states and 47 cities included deconstruction workers and companies,
equipment manufacturers, wood brokers and processors, community development
organizations, union and housing authority officials, and local and
federal officials.
For many, the conference provided a
first-glimpse of state-of-the-art deconstruction techniques and technologies,
as well as an opportunity to meet with practitioners to better understand
the economics and benefits of deconstruction, and its impact on low-income
communities and residents.
For a full project report, please see
ReBuilding
Communities Through DeConstruction Enterprises.
Portland, OR
September 2001
In September, 2001, ILSR held its first
Deconstruction Training Conference in Portland, OR, in conjunction with
the Used Building Materials Association (UBMA) "Harvesting the Future"
Conference. More than 150 practitioners attended the event, which gave
community development organizations an opportunity to meet technical
assistance providers and professionals in the fields of deconstruction
and materials reuse. In addition to offering training workshops, ILSR
staff held one-on-one meetings with community development organizations,
providing recommendations on topics from business organization to identifying
start-up capital, and distributed copies of our deconstruction training
manual, hailed as a critical resource for fledgling companies. For more
information on this and other conferences, please see our Deconstruction
Conferences page
UPCOMING CONFERENCES
- Pacific Gas & Electric (PGE):
Stockton, California, October 2, 2002
- U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC):
Austin, Texas, November 13-15, 2002
- Used Building Materials Association
(UBMA): Gainesville, Florida, May 5-9, 2003