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"... But two doors down at 206 College Ave., Felix Heisel, assistant professor of architecture in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP), watched in a yellow hard hat as an alternative process unfolded – deconstruction.
Dozens of volunteers salvaged original wood flooring, utilities and other elements from the 11 homes being taken down at the Catherine Commons site.
Over five days there, a crew of up to eight workers methodically carved the 4,500-square foot, 13-bedroom structure into sections from top to bottom. Panels of roof, walls and floor as large as 8 by 18 feet were then hauled to an Ithaca warehouse for the materials to be salvaged and eventually resold.
“It’s fantastic to see this building slowly being unbuilt, story by story, and learning the techniques involved,” Heisel said. “You see a potential reactivation of the materials into a marketplace, and with that a second life in a new application.”
Heisel hopes the deconstruction project spearheaded by his Circular Construction Lab and a team of community partners – supported by a grant from the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement – serves as a local case study promoting a more sustainable approach to building materials across the region. ...
Globally, Heisel said, buildings over their life cycle are responsible for about 40% of greenhouse gas emissions, making them a major factor in climate change. ..."
Globally, Heisel said, buildings over their life cycle are responsible for about 40% of greenhouse gas emissions, making them a major factor in climate change. ..."
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