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        1220 North Forest Street at Holly Street
        Bellingham, Washington
        8 am - 9 pm
        360-734-8158
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        315 Westerly Road at Cordata Parkway
        Bellingham, Washington
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You are here: Home / SUSTAINABILITY / A Second Life for the Connection Building

A Second Life for the Connection Building

The former Co-op Connection building moved on from its original incarnation on the corner of Forest and Chestnut streets in 2016.

The building was designed in the 1960s by the late James Zervas, founder of Zervas architecture firm. The modernist building design reflected the influence of an apprenticeship that Jim Zervas served early in his career under renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

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The Co-op worked diligently to find a new home for the intact building, and for a short while it looked like the building would be relocated. Sadly, due to zoning complications that deal fell through and we moved on to the next best option—deconstruction focused on reusing as much of the building as possible.

With the assistance of Re-Use Consulting, The RE Store, and Co-op Facilities Manager Aaron Longstreth, the building was carefully deconstructed with the goal to reuse the majority of materials, recycle what isn’t reusable, and send less than 5 percent of the material to the landfill.

goal to reuse the majority of materials, recycle what isn’t reusable, and send less than 5 percent of the material to the landfill

Some of the repurposed materials were used for the construction of the covered bike shed that is in the parking lot of the Downtown store. The majority of the other materials went to community members for use in various personal building projects.

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Sun Protection That Is Good for You and the Environment

We like to make the most of our long summer days, but one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime and UV exposure is the most preventable risk factor. So play it safe in the sun this summer.

Is Your Toilet Paper Destroying the Environment?

The Co-op is proud to report that the toilet paper we sell received an “A” on the NRDC’s “Buyer’s Guide to the Sustainability of At-Home Tissue Products.” Let’s not flush our beloved, life-sustaining forests down the drain!

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Helping Salmon and Orcas in the Salish Sea

Learn about our commitment to cease the sale of any chinook/king salmon from the coastal waters of Oregon, Washington, or British Columbia, and discover ways that all of us can help protect the Southern Resident orcas.

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HIGH RISK PRIORITY SHOPPING HOUR • 8 am to 9 am daily • both stores
DOWNTOWN STORE & DELI
• map • 360-734-8158 •  8 am – 9 pm; deli service counter closes at 7 pm
CORDATA STORE & DELI • map • 360-734-8158 • 8 am – 9 pm; deli service counter closes at 7 pm
CO-OP BAKERY CAFÉ and CONNECTIONS BUILDING CLASSROOM • map • 360-734-8158 • temporarily closed

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