In 2020, the San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation commissioned a study to analyze the potential impact of a proposed deconstruction ordinance by measuring the economic and environmental cost of demolition. Using 10 years of demolition data, the study calculated the volume and value of materials that could have been diverted from landfills and the retail impact of increased material supply.

This session will review policies, tools, and recommendations from the study that contributed to San Antonio’s 2022 adoption of a deconstruction ordinance, and will discuss the types of localized data that can help further your community’s reuse goals.

Panelists:

• Stephanie Phillips, Deconstruction & Circular Economy Program Manager at City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation

• Katlyn Cotton, Director of Marketing and Design at PlaceEconomics

• Alyssa Frystak, Director of Research and Data Analytics at PlaceEconomics

Hosted by the Valley of the Sun Deconstruction Workgroup / VOSWG welcomes participants regardless of geographic location and meets regularly to learn about Deconstruction/Reuse progress, plans & goals as models for local consideration & implementation. Participants may include municipalities, non-profits, or for-profit businesses.

Register here