MATC Students Saw Timber to Repurpose Tornado-Damaged Trees;
Green Partnership with WECC to Create Furniture From Rubble
WHAT:
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Today students in MATC's Cabinetmaking and
Millwork Program will use a new outdoor sawmill to create
lumber from tornado-damaged trees.
The lumber will be used to build furniture for the the new
office of the Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp. (WECC).
The trees were damaged during last year's tornado and removed
from University Research Park, the site for WECC's new office.
WEEC purchased a sawmill for MATC in exchange for the furniture
the students will build from the
trees. |
WHO:
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- MATC Cabinetmaking and Millwork students using an outdoor
sawmill.
- Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp, a non-profit entity
that administers the Focus on Energy conservation initiatives
for the state.
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WHERE:
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MATC Truax, 3550 Anderson Street, Madison, WI -- outside
of J wing, door #63 (drive in back of main building to side
nearest Stoughton Rd and
animal barn)
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WHEN: |
Thursday, August 3, 2006
8 am - Noon
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WHY: |
WECC's new building will receive LEED Certification points
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for using timber
from the damaged trees on the site.
The MATC students will gain experience working and learning
from a real world project.
Their efforts will result in years of service from the furniture
to be built from wood resources that did not need to be harvested. |
Parking Note: Please call ahead if you would like
further directions and parking information.
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Modified:
January 26, 2007
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