1. Path of Change Starting Deconstruction in a state that has none.

2. Path of Change Constructive Dissatisfaction 1998 Belief of Change 1998-1999 Credible Vision 2000 Practical First Steps 2001-2007 Manage Losses 2007-2015 Active Practice 2014-2015 Institutionalize to Make it Last 2016 We Are Here ?

3. What ? You are going to build a neighborhood School and in the process demolish 60 historic largly owner occupied homes ? New Haven, Ct. 1998 Constructive Dissatisfaction

4. Oh, in other parts of the country houses are deconstructed ? 1998-1999 Belief of Change Hey city and or state, you’ll do a decon pilot project, right ? First significant deconstruction in Ct., 2012

5. Write “ A Plan for a Waste Diversion Business” Graduate project, 2000 Credible Vision Not only building materials

6. Take unrelated job after grad school Write decon specs into landuse plans Look for outside deconstruction opportunities Try to develop a pilot project Take deconstruction training course 2001-2007 Quit full time job, find financing to start, end of 2007 Practical First Steps

7. Start as LLC partnership, no warehouse, one truck, first months rent; end of 2007 Engage in trainings and other experiments, Decon pilot project, 2012 Marketing in underdeveloped market Work at loss to demonstrate potential 2007-2014 Manage Losses

8. Work at obtaining license 2007-2014 Obtain license Nov. 2014 Stop experimental subsidized trainings Active full deconstruction begins 2015 Debt Management ! Materials Management ! Active Practice

9. Be an alternative to demolition “as is” Become Benefit Corporation ? Not for Profit ? Outside Investment in infrastructure ? How in hades do we payoff the debt ? 2016 Institutionalize to Make it Last

10. How much potential deconstruction in Ct.? Residential – recently Westport alone had over 100 tear downs a year. potentially 3,000 buildings per year Most of the buildings we get are historic

11. Deconstruction -what is happening now? Urbanminers has fully deconstructed six houses, three barns and numerous sheds. We have partially deconstructed or soft stripped 100’s. Only company using a demo license for decon in state We have a 9,000 sq ft retail store and a deconstruction crew.

12. Urbanminers.com 203-287-0852 30 Manila Avenue Hamden, Ct. 06514