Projects We’ve Supported
The Material Innovation Center provides reclaimed and surplus building materials for free to qualifying organizations to support affordable housing, education, and community impact projects. Browse our project library below.
Dawn’s Harvest
An urban farm and nursery in Denver Heights used materials sourced from a deconstruction project a few blocks away to build their kiosk.
District 2 | Community impact project
Rinconcito de Esperanza
The hub of the West Side’s cultural programming, the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center deconstructed several historic buildings, reusing 70% materials on site and sourcing around 30% from the Material Innovation Center for their complex.
District 5 | Community impact project
Shotgun Rehab Pilot Project
Lead by the Neighborhood Housing & Services Department, this shotgun house rebuild incorporated both structural and non-structural reclaimed lumber.
District 5 | Affordable housing project
Living Heritage Trades Academy
Reclaimed wood window sashes are ideal to teach the next generation of wood window restoration contractors how to patch wood, replace broken glass, and reglaze.
Multiple Districts | Education