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MassDEP webinar spotlights workforce, apprenticeship and local resources for building deconstruction

Massachusetts Deconstruction Workgroup · July 11, 2024
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Summary

MassDEP convened deconstruction practitioners and trainers to discuss workforce development, apprenticeship pathways, landfill diversion, and next steps including a September virtual meeting and a fall in‑person workshop to build local resources and incentives.

Kathy Mirza, branch chief for municipal waste reduction programs at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, opened a MassDEP Deconstruction Workgroup webinar that brought national and regional practitioners together to discuss workforce development and how deconstruction can keep building materials in circulation.

The panel argued deconstruction produces environmental, economic and preservation benefits and requires coordinated training,…

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