This blog will document the development of the new home of PBCIP and will demonstrate how an energy efficient, sustainable, community-based project can be built and trigger neighborhood revitalization in a neighborhood like Parkside in the City of Camden, New Jersey in the United States. The Blog is administrated by the Architect/Engineer, DCM Architecture & Engineering. Its content does not represent the views of PBCIP, its staff or members.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
January 13, 2011 Demolition Continues
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
First Video January 11, 2011
We'll post some video highlights during the construction process. Stay posted!
January 11, 2011 Demolition started!
Today our demolition contractor started to clear the site for the PBCIP Renew Building! As part of our intention to divert construction and demolition debris from disposal in landfills and incineration facilities, a good portion of the debris will be recycled as re-usable materials for this project and others. This will help in obtaining points towards Credit MR 2 (Construction Waste Management) and Credit MR3 (Materials Reuse) for LEED Certification.
Materials are separated on site during demolition so that they can be recycled.
This brick will be crushed and will become aggregate to manufacture other construction products. Field brick from the facades will be used in the new building!
The metal from pipes and beams will be sold to Camden Iron and Metals as scrap metal. They will be recycled to become something else. Maybe a car part, or a refrigerator!
About 20 trees had to be removed in order to accomodate the project. They will be converted into mulch for gardening! They weren't in the best of shapes and were not too old. They will be replaced with new trees as part of the landscaping component of the project.
Design Charette
Community Input
A Brief History
Parkside, is Neighborhood located in the City of Camden in the State of New Jersey in the United States. After a prosperous 19th and first half of the 20th Century, the city of Camden lost some of its largest industrial and manufacturing resident companies and fell in decay.
You can learn more about the City of Camden here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey
Most of the city's neighborhoods deteriorated. Many residents relocated, leaving behind abandoned homes and empty commercial buildings. The Parkside Neighborhood was no exception. However, with great hopes and an optimistic vision of the future, members of the community have joined forces to revitilize its neighborhood and improve the urban landscape around them. PBCIP (Parkside Business and Community in Partnership ) was born. A community-based organization committed to build a vibrant neighborhood in Parkside.
Learn about PBCIP here: http://www.pbcip.org/
This project, the PBCIP Renew Building, will serve as a cornerstone for future commercial redevelopment in Parkside along the Haddon Avenue commercial corridor. It will be the first building to be erected in this section of the City in the last 40 years, and it will be designed to demonstrate how sustainable, energy efficient design and construction practices are viable when a community comes together. And how a building that represents the ambitions and determination of a community can influence the revitalization of a neighborhood. Join us in witnessing this incredible process!
You can learn more about the City of Camden here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey
Most of the city's neighborhoods deteriorated. Many residents relocated, leaving behind abandoned homes and empty commercial buildings. The Parkside Neighborhood was no exception. However, with great hopes and an optimistic vision of the future, members of the community have joined forces to revitilize its neighborhood and improve the urban landscape around them. PBCIP (Parkside Business and Community in Partnership ) was born. A community-based organization committed to build a vibrant neighborhood in Parkside.
Learn about PBCIP here: http://www.pbcip.org/
This project, the PBCIP Renew Building, will serve as a cornerstone for future commercial redevelopment in Parkside along the Haddon Avenue commercial corridor. It will be the first building to be erected in this section of the City in the last 40 years, and it will be designed to demonstrate how sustainable, energy efficient design and construction practices are viable when a community comes together. And how a building that represents the ambitions and determination of a community can influence the revitalization of a neighborhood. Join us in witnessing this incredible process!
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