Weatherization Training Center Opens at 11 Cove Street

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Sustainability Initiative launches a Weatherization Training Center at 11 Cove Street. The Center is the first tenant for the Incubator, and funded by a Recovery and Reinvestment grant from the US Department of Energy. In the first couple days a prop was made to for air sealing training, a break room was set up (super important!), and a tool lockup assembled from parts recycled from the mill. More photos to come!

In the Past Year

It is hard to believe, but more than a year has gone by in the planning of the Sustainability Incubator at Cove Street. Using a network of connections made through the Southeastern Massachusetts Council on Sustainability, a collaborative team worked to develop a vision and fund a comprehensive center to "take charge and make change" in the region.

To date here is the layout of the Center with nearly two-thirds of the space available to be filled by enterprises ready to set up shop in a vibrant community of eco entrepreneurs.

Key:

Green - Training & Testing Workshop Space

Blue - Offices

Orange - Conference Center & Classrooms

Magenta - Displays & Demonstrations

Gray - Incubator Space