Zelechowski

One of the Delta Institute's managing directors and the Executive Director of the ReBuilding Exchange, Elise Zelechowski won one of Chicago Magazine's prestigious Green Awards for 2012.  As an "eco-entrepreneur," Elise created the ReBuilding Exchange, a non-profit building material reuse initiative dedicated to diverting waste, creating jobs, and protecting community health.  Congratulations Elise!  To learn more about Green Awards from 2012 and past years, visit the Chicago Magazine online.

The ReBuilding Exchange was recently featured on WGN's "Bring it Home," a television show that showcases local designers and furniture shops to bring unique home design tips and opportunities to all Chicagoans. The ReBuilding Exchange is featured in this episode, in which the host seeks to design a multi-purpose kitchen. Watch here...

Delta Institute's Elise Zelechowski narrates this Crain's interactive feature looking at Chicago's clean economy jobs compared to other U.S. cities. See the feature here...

New! Check out this feature in the local RedEye: http://neighborhoods.redeyechicago.com/bucktown-wicker-park/bizspot/2011/04/28/shop-salvaged-materials-at-new-reuse-center/

Local leaders participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the ReBuilding Exchange's new facility in the Bucktown-Wicker Park neighborhood.After two years on the south side, the RX re-located to this larger, more centrally located facility and hopes to attract other sustainable companies to the area. Check out these photos from the event, which featured RX Director Elise Zelechowski, LEED Council Executive Director Ted Wysocki, and 32nd Ward Alderman Scott Waguespack:

From left to right: LEED Council Executive Director Ted Wysocki, ReBuilding Exchange Executive Director Elise Zelechowski, and 32nd Ward Alderman Scott Waguespack.

Delta Institute Deputy Executive Director Elise Zelechowski (also the Executive Director of the ReBuilding Exchange) was one of nine finalists in "Mayor Daley's GreenWorks Awards 2010."  She was nominated for the "Community Leadership" category, which recognized individuals who envision and enact systemic change toward greater sustainability. Congratulations, Elise!

Open Door Advisors sat down recently with Delta's Elise Zelechowski, Executive Director of the ReBuilding Exchange, to talk about this unique social enterprise venture. Read the article here.