A proposed ordinance would save derelict buildings from the wrecking ball, and send them to the salvage yard instead.
Graham Kilmer reports on a proposed ordinance in Milwaukee "that would save historic materials from houses slated for demolition, and potentially expand the market for salvaged building materials."
"The ordinance would see homes built in or before 1929 deconstructed and their building materials salvaged in lieu of demolition," adds Kilmer.
Kilmer spoke with Alderman Robert Bauman, who makes the case for the ordinance on two lines of thinking: One, that salvage creates more jobs than demolition, and two, that salvage has less impact on the environment.
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Milwaukee Road to Get Complete Streets Upgrades
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Milwaukee to Double Bike Share Stations
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Rethinking Redlining
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Montreal Mall to Become 6,000 Housing Units
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Santa Clara County Dedicates Over $28M to Affordable Housing
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Why a Failed ‘Smart City’ Is Still Relevant
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When Sears Pioneered Modular Housing
Kit homes sold in catalogs like Sears and Montgomery Ward made homeownership affordable for midcentury Americans.
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