Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit a 501(C) 3 corporation Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit a 501(C) 3 corporation

Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit a 501(C) 3 corporation Architectural Salvage Warehouse Detroit of Detroit a 501(C) 3 corporation historic preservation And landfill diversion community enhancement retail sales we are about... 4-word name Job training and Job Creation

DEMOLITION yellow-metal “ yellow-metal way” “crush & bury” crush all parts and dump it in the land-fill DE-CONSTRUCTION reverse construction by hand one “layer” at a time (last added, first removed) “Harvest” re-usable materials sell at retail can achieve 85% “diversion” from land-fill 75% of “diverted” materials can be re-used can yield owner sizable tax-deduction definition of terms: demolition de-construction

JOB CREATION AND JOB TRAINING

BOTH ON THE JOB AND CLASS ROOM

The crew gets trained in the use of equipment.

Classes of students observe the process …..

PROPER SAFETY TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT IS ESSENTIAL

DE-CONSTRUCTION TAKING A STRUCTURE DOWN TO THE FOUNDATION BY HAND IN THE REVERSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCEEDURE.

ASWD private residence in the suburbs

great flooring.

SKIMMING TAKING REUSABLE BUILDING MATERIALS FROM A STRUCTURE FOR RESALE AND/ OR RECYCLING LEAVING MOST OF THE STRUCTURE STANDING

Deconstructed garage and skimmed historic materials from the house:

RESALE MAKING THE SALVAGED MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR GENERAL USE, OR REUSE IN RESTORING HOMES OR ART AND DECORATION

GENERAL REUSE

RESTORING OLDER HOUSES