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Repurpose Savannah wins federal apprenticeship approval; nonprofit targets women and meticulous salvage tracking

Massachusetts Deconstruction Workgroup · July 11, 2024
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Repurpose Savannah announced federal approval of a large‑scale apprenticeship and described a women‑plus training model that emphasizes salvage audits, documentation, and tonnage reporting; the group reported diverting 475 tons of historic materials in 2024.

Katie Fitzhugh, director of deconstruction and one of the interim co‑executive directors of Repurpose Savannah, told the MassDEP webinar her nonprofit focuses on training women and other underrepresented people to work in deconstruction and salvage. She said Repurpose Savannah was recently approved at the federal level for a large‑scale apprenticeship program and expects to…

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