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Both workgroups have tentatively set up meetings throughout most of 2020, though, of course, they may be subject to change.
| Rule Advisory Panel meetings: |
Sustainable Building Group meetings: |
| February 18 |
March 4 |
| March 25 |
April 15 |
| May 1 |
May 27 |
| June 24 |
July 15 |
| August 8 |
September 2 |
| September 16 |
September 30 |
Times and locations will be confirmed before each meeting and details will be provided in upcoming GovDelivery newsletters.
Recent developments:
- In January, RAP and SBG members were able to attend a WebEx meeting with national speakers about: valuation & and appraisal/tax incentives for reuse of building materials.
- In February, workgroup members from both groups are invited to attend a tour to Better Futures Habitat for Humanity, and Wood from the Hood.
- In March, workgroup members are invited to hear from speakers who will talk about green chemistry, about how a circular economy works, and how the two topics work together.
Both workgroups are starting to provide high-level ideas and suggestions that may lead to formal recommendations the state should consider for system-wide building material management changes.
The next Rule Advisory Panel meeting is scheduled for February 18, 2020 from 10am-3:30pm. The meeting will be held at Cabela's, 20200 Rogers Drive, Rogers, MN 55374. The meeting will be in their Community Room.
Members of the public are welcome to attend in person or join remotely via WebEx. If you'd like to attend in person or online, please RSVP to Greg Kvaal.
Agenda items include:
- Discussion on what a transition period looks like for a C&D waste management system with no potential or actual groundwater contamination at landfills
- Identify hurdles and opportunities based on assumptions of a decrease of building materials going to landfills, and an increase of building materials being reused or recycled
- Identify incentives and solutions to those solutions
To join online, click on the Webex link
Meeting number/access code: 968 624 088
Meeting password: RAP_02182020
Join by phone: 415-655-0003
 The next Sustainable Building Group meeting is scheduled for March 4, 2020, 10:30am-3pm. The meeting will be held in the MPCA's Central Office, Lower Level "East" room, 520 Lafayette Road North, St Paul, 55155.
Members of the public are welcome to attend in person or join remotely via WebEx. If you'd like to attend in person or online, please RSVP to Melissa Wenzel.
Agenda items include:
- Overview of current Green Purchasing developments for building renovation, reuse, demolition contracts
- National guest speaker: overview of the LEED certification process and information (and gaps) related to sustainable building systems
- Continued discussion on ideas and recommendations for more sustainable building systems
To join online, click on the WebEx link
Meeting number/access code: 967 901 139
Meeting password: SBGMarch
Join by phone: 415-655-0003
 To help divert waste from landfills, Hennepin County has grants available to homeowners and developers to deconstruct buildings to salvage building materials rather than demolish them.
Big opportunities to reuse and recycle building materials!
Many building materials have the potential to be salvaged and reused or recycled; about 85% percent of the materials in a typical demolition or remodeling project could be salvaged and kept out of landfills. But currently, ~30% of building materials are reused or recycled.
Grants help offset added time and labor costs
Homeowners and developers of residential properties can receive up to $5,000 to help offset the additional time and labor costs associated with deconstruction. Grants are available for demolition or renovation projects that are 250 square feet or larger on structures built prior to 1950.
Learn more about the grants including eligibility and requirements at hennepin.us/deconstruction.
Have suggestions, ideas, or questions for our team and don't know where to start? Email us at: demo.mpca@state.mn.us
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