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MARKET POTENTIAL Construction through Community
Through PROJECT RE_, RE_CON seeks to capitalize on the benefits of offsite pre-fabrication while creating job skill training for local residents. Job skill training creates opportunities for local residents, making this housing project more welcome by the existing community than standard market rate housing initiatives. RE_CON’s support of affordable projects in the neighborhood while helping current residents stay in their homes includes the community as beneficiaries of this project. TAKTL or Ultra high performance concrete panels, are available to RE_CON by virtue of their partnership with Project RE_. RE_CON diverts TAKTL high performance concrete panels from going into the landfill by using imperfect or off cuts of this product. The material is over four times as strong as traditional concrete, will not degrade from salt and freeze thaw conditions, thus adding to the efficiency of the enclosure. This makes scheduling the construction of these homes easier with less concern for the weather on site. Panelized construction with TAKTL HPCP in the form of 4, 6 and 8 foot modules allows RE_CON forwards the growing interest in off-site construction and creating job skill training opportunities for the community in the same process.
CON 01 & 02 JOB SKILLS TRAINING: CARPENTRY
Carpenter Apprentice $13.28 / Hr
Job skills training: Carpentry
RE_CON 01 & 02 JOB SKILLS TRAINING: HPCP RE_CON 01 LIVING WAGE
RE_CON 01 & 02 JOB SKILLS TRAINING: SOLAR
Solar photovoltaic installer $18.98 / Hr
Production Salary $17.59 / Hr
Carpenter $25.39 / Hr
The Living wage for two working adults supporting 3 children in Allegheny County is $17.68.
Job skills training: HPCP
SOURCE: LIVING WAGE.MIT.EDU SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Sources : Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prefabricated panelized framing was used in the construction of PROJECT RE_ and incorporated job skill training as part of the building process.
The Living wage for a single adult supporting a child in Allegheny County is $22.35.
Job skills training: Solar SOURCE: LIVING WAGE.MIT.EDU SOURCE: LIVING WAGE.MIT.EDU SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
PROJECT RE_’s facilities actively being used for job skill training of local trade apprentices, many of whom reside in the neighborhoods that RE_CON targets.
SOURCE: LIVING WAGE.MIT.EDU SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Render showing TAKTL HPCP as cladding on RE_CON.
