Invite to a Buffalo deconstruction brainstorm -- for Extreme Makeover - Home Edition

[Granville,David]

Dear Colleagues:

I thought you or people in your networks might have thoughts to share.  I encourage you to contribute and/or to forward to those you think might be interested.

Thanks

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Oct 23

 

Mayor Byron W. Brown announced today that the TV show Extreme Makeover - Home Edition has chosen a home to rebuild in Buffalo NY in early November.

 

Lots of blighted and abandoned houses are demolished each year in Buffalo. To pilot an approach on this house that could be scaled up potentially city wide, join us in brainstorming how some of that material might instead be feasibly reused and represent local economic value rather than a fiscal cost...

 

For my Flickr photo account, go to this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brian_reilly/sets/

 

You’ll find topically-grouped sets of pictures of typical parts of a house—the components that are now cost the city money to send to landfills.  Share your reuse experience with any type of material pictured by finding and clicking on a photo of the material and post your comments below it of how you could reuse it. 

 

We’re seeking ideas from everyone—salvage and scrappers, artists, builders, retailers, wholesalers, and innovative people.

 

Would you reuse as the item as it was originally designed--a door as a door? Or "upcycle" the door into higher value fine furniture? Or "downcycle" it as stylish wall coverings or repeating fence components? or downcycle still as ground up wood fuel pellets?, etc

 

Tell use, theoretically speaking, how many might someone be able to use with this application--one 2x4 or a pallet-full of them? How much new value might your processing add? What might someone be able to sell it for to end customer?

 

We're eager to know how much of a typical house people have re-use ideas for and how much local economic value that might represent.

 

We’re inviting experience nationally and seeking real potential partners locally.

Thanks for participating in this virtual brainstorm! Feel free to forward this invitation to others you think might be interested.

 

-Brian Reilly, Buffalo NY

 

ABOUT USING FLICKR

 

To benefit from the full Flickr experience (comments, notes, tags, participate in groups, etc.), you will need to sign in with your Yahoo ID and Password . If you don't have one, take a minute to create it, click on the Sign Up link or click on this direct link: http://www.flickr.com/  

 

Once you are logged into Flickr, you want to add me as a contact (that way every time I upload new pictures or there are new comments, you will see them in your home page or contacts page). To do that, go to the navigation menu right under Brian Reilly's Photostream, and click on the option furthest to your right: add as a contact.

 

Now we are all set and can start working!

 

Notice that in my pictures you can:

•             make comments

•             add tags you consider appropriate

•             add notes right on the picture (like a sticky note, only that it's transparent and let's you pinpoint exactly a detail in the picture you want to talk about)

 

You are also invited to join a Deconstruction and Reuse in Buffalo group, where you can post your own pictures of reused materials and participate in discussions and pools about the subject: http://www.flickr.com/groups/deconstructionbuffalo/

[Marilyn Gallivan]

I think this would be a perfect "cup o' tea" for
Kevin Hayes !
I, personally, don't know ANYTHING about that stuff -
but I sure could yell "MOVE THAT BUS" if you need me to.
On a serious note : what a great thing this is for
Buffalo ! Whoever joins in : do us proud !

---- "Granville wrote:
> Dear Colleagues:
> I thought you or people in your networks might have thoughts to share. I encourage you to contribute and/or to forward to those you think might be interested.
> Thanks
> ------------------
>
> Oct 23
>
> Mayor Byron W. Brown announced today that the TV show Extreme Makeover - Home Edition has chosen a home to rebuild in Buffalo NY in early November.
>
> Lots of blighted and abandoned houses are demolished each year in Buffalo. To pilot an approach on this house that could be scaled up potentially city wide, join us in brainstorming how some of that material might instead be feasibly reused and represent local economic value rather than a fiscal cost...
>
> For my Flickr photo account, go to this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brian_reilly/sets/
>

> You'll find topically-grouped sets of pictures of typical parts of a house-the components that are now cost the city money to send to landfills. Share your reuse experience with any type of material pictured by finding and clicking on a photo of the material and post your comments below it of how you could reuse it.
>
> We're seeking ideas from everyone-salvage and scrappers, artists, builders, retailers, wholesalers, and innovative people.

>
> Would you reuse as the item as it was originally designed--a door as a door? Or "upcycle" the door into higher value fine furniture? Or "downcycle" it as stylish wall coverings or repeating fence components? or downcycle still as ground up wood fuel pellets?, etc
>
> Tell use, theoretically speaking, how many might someone be able to use with this application--one 2x4 or a pallet-full of them? How much new value might your processing add? What might someone be able to sell it for to end customer?
>
> We're eager to know how much of a typical house people have re-use ideas for and how much local economic value that might represent.
>
> We're inviting experience nationally and seeking real potential partners locally.
> Thanks for participating in this virtual brainstorm! Feel free to forward this invitation to others you think might be interested.
>
> -Brian Reilly, Buffalo NY
>
> ABOUT USING FLICKR
>
> To benefit from the full Flickr experience (comments, notes, tags, participate in groups, etc.), you will need to sign in with your Yahoo ID and Password . If you don't have one, take a minute to create it, click on the Sign Up link or click on this direct link: http://www.flickr.com/
>
> Once you are logged into Flickr, you want to add me as a contact (that way every time I upload new pictures or there are new comments, you will see them in your home page or contacts page). To do that, go to the navigation menu right under Brian Reilly's Photostream, and click on the option furthest to your right: add as a contact.
>
> Now we are all set and can start working!
>
> Notice that in my pictures you can:

> * make comments
> * add tags you consider appropriate
> * add notes right on the picture (like a sticky note, only that it's transparent and let's you pinpoint exactly a detail in the picture you want to talk about)