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Center for Community Design & Preservation

The Center for Community Design & Preservation in the College of Environment & Design delivers conceptual
community design services by utilizing a mix of faculty, professional staff and students. As recipient communities receive
high quality design services they could not otherwise afford, students receive the practical hands-on experience that
makes them more marketable as graduates. CCDP highlights from 2013-14 include assisting ACC Solid Waste Division
in a charrette to develop ideas, visions and alternatives for the new Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHARM) and
partnering with the Office of University Architects to assist in the development of a UGA Property Historic Preservation
Plan. In addition, CCDP helps support the Material Reuse Program, a hands-on building lab that salvages building materials for reuse in student-built community projects. The program, which began as a student-run initiative with
Campus Sustainability Grant funding from the Office of Sustainability, has diverted more than 200 tons of construction
and demolition waste from landfills and, in turn, provided inspiration and supplies for more than two-dozen
student-built community projects. FY14 community partners included the Clarke County School District,
Athens Land Trust, ACC Landfill, Casa de Amistad, State Botanical Garden of Georgia, and others.