The 3 "R"s to building a SitOnIt Bench

 When we think of economic development, urban/ community planning, it's principles foster the ideas of creating vibrant  walkable neighborhoods and communities that provides a sense of place for those living in urban cities.It's important to have this vision in mind, but it's equally important doing this in a sustainable way. 

 SitOnIt Detroit benches are built exclusively with reclaim wood. We make sure that each bench is recycled so that we can re-purpose & reuse to provide outdoor seating at bus stop and public parks. Our bonus "R" word is "Reading" to which each bench is incorporated with a free lending library.


 The three "R" to building a SOIDetroit bench is applying the practice of being sustainable. Recycle, Re-purpose and Re-using valuable wood material is key. In our efforts in building these benches across the city we've saved over 10,000 tons of lumber from ending up in a land fill. Working with reclaimed wood is no easy task, it's quite labor intensive but finished product not only looks good but your being green in the process. 

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