Archive for the ‘Media & Press Releases’ Category
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.
NCC Launches Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Skills Training Program
National Center for Craftsmanship (NCC), a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, enhancement and sustainability of quality craftspeople, has launched a training program for Habitat for Humanity volunteers. The program included classroom and site-based training that coincided with the construction of a Fort Collins Habitat-built home. Classes on basic construction skills were held over four Read more.
Deconstructing Stigmas
A new project by the National Center for Craftsmanship values working with your hands Article published in The Rocky Mountain Chronicle Feb 14. 2008 — By Michael Pool An important aspect is evaporating from today’s workforce: Over forty years of intense focus on college as the defining route to success has helped create a shortage Read more.
NCC Kicks-Off “Deconstruct” Project
Program provides for educational opportunities, fundraising. Fort Collins, Colo. — The National Center for Craftsmanship (NCC), a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, enhancement and sustainability of quality craftspeople, kicks off its Deconstruct project this Friday and Saturday, February 15 and 16, in cooperation with a number of area organizations. Work starts at 9:00 a.m. Read more.
