Author Archive
Robb Sommerfeld, Berthoud High School and VEX Robotics
Robb Sommerfeld, Assistant Director of NCC, and technology teacher at Berthoud High School led his students to earn two championship trophies at the 2012 Vex Robotics World. Berthoud Robotics Club with sponsor/mentor Robb Sommerfeld has come back with 2 World Championship trophies! Two teams out of the four that competed have won Vex Robotics World Read more.
ReConstruct Program 2011/2012
NCC (www.nccraftsmanship.org) is seeking construction, general carpentry, remodel & repair projects for our ReConstruct youth career development training program. If you are considering an addition, tenant finish, or remodel of your home or office, including kitchen, bath, basement, doors, windows, decks, patios, etc., please contact us for a free consultation. We welcome large or small Read more.
NCC nominated for Sustainablity Champion Award
Sustainable Opportunities Summit Special Section The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Environmental Partnership have partnered with Connected Organizations for a Responsible Economy (CORE) and ColoradoBiz to present the awards. A team of judges from the state of Colorado and CORE selected the winners from dozens of entries. They examined how Read more.
Kodak Helps Women Rebuild Lives
From a single phone call to Kodak, NCC was able to develop a strong working relationship with the executives who were already in the final contractual stages of implementing a massive demolition project. When NCC approached Kodak about a partnership for deconstructing the buildings, the new Colorado Plant Manager, Vikki Wagner embraced the NCC mission. Read more.
NCC Receives Funding for Arkansas DeConstruct Project
The National Center for Craftsmanship has received initial funding to develop a substantial DeConstruct™ project at Westminster Village of the Mid-South, a retirement village, on the grounds of former Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas. NCC will partner with Westminster Village and plans to deconstruct more than 300 housing units that have remained on the Air Force property since Read more.
NCC Certifies Women Deconstructors
The National Center for Craftsmanship recently completed the deconstruction of the old Steele’s Market Center on W. Mountain Street in Fort Collins. Deconstruction, or the systematic dismantling and recycling of unwanted buildings, is an emerging part of the green building industry. The Center uses deconstruction as a training activity that allows youth and adult students Read more.
Sutherlands and NCC form Strategic Business Alliance
Sutherlands Lumber and Design Gallery of Fort Collins (http://sutherlands.com/designgallery/) and the National Center for Craftsmanship (http://www.nccraftsmanship.org/) are excited to announce the formation of a strategic business alliance to provide education, training, and marketing services to local businesses and contractors. As the current construction and home improvement market continues to evolve Sutherlands is working to provide Read more.
Steele’s Market DeConstruct!
Beginning January 26th, the National Center for Craftsmanship is bringing our DeConstruct program to the Steele’s Market at 309 W. Mountain Ave in Fort Collins, CO. Almost ten years vacant, the Steele’s Market building will be DeConstructed and materials recycled to make room for new possibilities in Old Town Fort Collins. The NCC, with the help of Read more.
National Center for Craftsmanship at the Winter Markets
The National Center for Craftsmanship participated in the kick-off ribbon-cutting of the Winter Markets with members of City Council, DDA, and others on Saturday November 14th. More than 40 vendors at each market, selling produce, eggs, meat and poultry, wine and cider, cheese, bread and baked goods, coffee, locally-made food specialties and crafts and other locally-produced gift items. Read more.
Boulder Chapter Launch!
The Craftsmanship Network team launched the Boulder chapter on Tuesday evening, October 20th. The event was hosted by Jodi Feinhor-Dennis at her wonderful eco-fashionable Invironments interior design showroom on Pearl Street. Jodi has been a high-energy supporter of the Craftsmanship Network concept from the moment we met her back in August. Jodi is the Chapter Read more.
