The story of the Joinery begins with its largest sustainable effort which was to save a classic Chicago building planned for demolition. This not only reduced massive amounts of initial energy and CO2 emissions from demo and new construction but also kept large amounts of construction waste out of landfills. At The Joinery, we pride ourselves on finding new life for salvaged historical artifacts, from the existing shell of the building to the re-use of heavy timber lumber, our barn wood tables, and various hand-made details throughout the space.

Additional Green characteristics include:

• Walkability: Located within a block and a half of an El Stop and (3) major bus lines (Armitage, Milwaukee, and Western) along with close proximity to local nightlife.

• Daylighting through huge central bay skylight