The Green Impact Zone is working with several partners, including the city of Kansas City, Green Vets, EnergyWorks KC, Habitat ReStore and the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council, to provide deconstruction training for contractors beginning in April, followed by training for interested residents in June.
Deconstruction differs from demolition in that building materials are carefully salvaged for recycling and reuse. Participants will learn valuable job skills during the deconstruction of homes that have been deemed unsuitable for renovation. The homes are part of a group of foreclosed properties donated to the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council by Wells Fargo Bank.
The contractor training will be held on April 14-15, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Habitat ReStore, 4701 Deramus Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. Contractors must complete this two-day training and be on the city’s certified demolition list to be eligible to bid on deconstruction work. To learn more about how to be included on the list, please contact Nate Pare. For other information about deconstruction training, contact Arletha Manlove, the Green Impact Zone workforce development ombudsman.
July 22, 2011 at 2:40 pm
I own Green Deconstruction here in Kansas City. We specialize in deconstructing houses or structures and salvaging as much as possible. I have never heard of you. How do I get involved?
July 25, 2011 at 11:44 am
MARC’s deconstruction work is a new focus to save resources by increasing the number of buildings in the Kansas City region that are deconstructed versus demolished. We would love to have you involved. You can contact Victoria Ogier, vogier@marc.org, for information on joining our Green Jobs Task Force. We are looking for input from local businesses, educational institutions and other community leaders on how we connect training opportunities to current and future green jobs. You can also contact Arletha Manlove, amanlove@marc.org, for information on the Green Impact Zone’s Job Pipeline. The pipeline will be helping zone residents complete training that helps them find and keep jobs. As an employer, we’d love to have your assistance, especially if you anticipate job openings within your organization. Lastly, the homes scheduled for deconstruction for this part of the program have already gone out to bid. However, we anticipate more deconstructed homes and more contractor training to occur this fall. You can contact Victoria for more information, or you can watch for the RFP on the cty of Kansas City, Mo., web site at http://ww4.kcmo.org/ads.nsf/ads?OpenView. Thank you for your interest!