National Center for Craftsmanship

Interior Recycling of Historic Byers JHS

NCC — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:29:28 +0000

NCC is pleased to announce its 25th project!

NCC is partnering with Denver Public Schools in training high school students to complete the project.

DeConstruct of 3,500 Sq. Ft. Steel Building

NCC — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:01:44 +0000

NCC is pleased to announce its 24th DeConstruct project! The steel building was erected in the 1980s.

NCC is partnering with Larimer County Corrections training an all female team to complete the project, using a Judicial Assistance and a State Energy Sector Grant.

Other volunteers are most welcome.

Please contact Nick D. Benson via the site contact form to arrange.

DeConstruct of 4,000 Sq.Ft. House

NCC — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:52:28 +0000

NCC is pleased to announce its 23rd DeConstruct project! The home was built in 1971, and has an addition constructed in the 1990s.

NCC is partnering with Larimer County Corrections training an all female team to complete the project, using a Judicial Assistance and a State Energy Sector Grant.

Other volunteers are most welcome. Please contact Nick D. Benson via the site contact form to arrange.

NCC Donates Construction Materials to Assist High Park Fire Victims

NCC — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:18:32 +0000

NCC is pleased to announce that approximately $10,000 of surplus construction materials from our recent Aspen DeConstruct project have been donated to another non-profit. The Northern Colorado ReBuilding Network (NoCo) will use the materials to assist uninsured and under-insured homeowners in rebuilding homes lost to the High Park Fire.

NCC looks forward to fostering an important relationship with NoCo by assisting in its mission to rebuild homes.

Direct donations for this worthy cause can also be made at http://www.nocorebuilding.org/

NCCs First ReConstruct Project

NCC — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:45:06 +0000

NCC has been able to secure its first ReConstruct project in Johnstown, CO

The project is a Trex deck installation on the rear of a home, including an under deck drainage system. Anyone that would like to volunteer on the project should contact Nick D. Benson via the general information contact form on the website.

NCC Thanks Community

NCC — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:37:43 +0000

Thanks to everyone in the community that contributed to help NCC replace its tool inventory. Donations came from many sources enabling us to move the students onto another successful project at Horsetooth Reservoir within one month.

4517 Skyline Drive

NCC — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 21:02:57 +0000

NCC is pleased to announce its 22nd DeConstruct project. The home was built in 1966, and has fond memories for its owner Jack Clark whose parents owned it since the 1970s.

NCC is partnering with Larimer County Corrections training an all female team to complete the project, using a Judicial Assistance Grant and a State Energy Sector Grant.

Other volunteers are most welcome. Please contact Nick D. Benson via the site contact form to arrange.

Loss of Tools in the High Park Fire

NCC — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:29:09 +0000

Last week we learned that our latest project was destroyed by the High Park fire at 811 Whale Rock Road leaving five students without a training site. Honoring my special request, Poudre Fire Authority Chief DeMint authorized an inspection of the interior of our tool container. The tools did not survive. These are tools that have been donated and purchased over the past six years totaling $6,200. Since NCC is not a general contractor, and tool insurance remains prohibitively expensive for a small non-profit, we are reaching out to the community for assistance.

You are receiving this request today because we need your help to get our training programs back on track. We have already reached out to several tool suppliers in the community, but there will only be so much they can contribute due to several recent donation requests.

Cash donations can be made here, and will be extremely helpful during this difficult time for NCC. Be assured that your donation will be used to build on the success of NCC; twenty-one projects, over 15,000 volunteer hours and a steady 80% job placement rate for its students. Any amount you can contribute will have a big impact on our organization and our mission.

We are very proud of what we have accomplished since 2006, and are ready to continue with our successes, so please take a moment to consider this special request and do what you can to help.

Sincerely Yours,

Neil A. Kaufman, Executive Director

Robb Sommerfeld, Assistant Director

Nick D. Benson, Operations Manager

Dan Wilkewitz, DeConstruct Development Manager

Dottie Bentley, Educational Liaison

High Park Fire Announcement – 811 Whale Rock Trail: Updated June 20th

NCC — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 16:09:59 +0000

Update: June 18th, 2012

It was confirmed on Friday June 15th that 811 Whale Rock Road was completely destroyed by fire. As of that date, this project is permanently inoperational.

NCCs tools are still up there in a steel “mobile-mini” container. After today’s 3pm citizen briefing I hand delivered a letter and a key to PFA Chief DeMint, politely requesting a visual inspection of the tools in the container. He delegated this reasonable request to firefighter Spencer Rice who will attempt to verify the condition tonight or tomorrow.

Update: June 19th, 2012

PFA firefighter Spencer Rice reported bad news today. All of NCCs tools were lost in the fire. The tools were stored in a “mobile mini” type container about 60 feet from the house. However, the inspection revealed that the fire found its way inside via the wooden floor. NCC staff were disappointed to discover that the container did not have a protective steel underfloor.

NCC is not a general contractor, so insurance premiums to insure our tools was prohibitive. An appeal for donations to replace our tools will be sent out soon via Constant Contact. If you read this statement and would like to donate, please use any of the donate buttons throughout the website to help us get back on track.

Sincerely Yours,

Nick D. Benson, Operations Manager

NCC supports Centennial High School – please join us May 26!

NCC — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:19:32 +0000

Please join NCC in their support of an upcoming concert to raise funds for the health clinic at Centennial High School. We feel that this clinic is key to student success, reduces student absenteeism and provides good counseling for this at-risk population.

CHS has historically promoted building trades with their hands-on program. They have also included deconstruction as a viable option to demolition of buildings.

There will be a concert on Saturday, May 26, 7:30 PM at Avogadro’s Number. Tickets are $15.00 to hear the 3 Twins Broadband (formerly the Subdudes). http://www.avogadros.com/index.php

JOIN US!