Design-Build Green Hub

Building Community Through Culture and Construction.

What We Do And Why It Matters

We support builders and residents through programs that connect practical tools, community input, and real pathways into the work.

Support underserved builders and residents

Offer workshops, training, consulting, and advocacy

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Preserve culture and history through storytelling

Co-create design with local voices

Proof of Impact

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Proof of Impact •

Contractors showed up-and participants reported stronger access to resources, opportunities, and capital navigation.

600

Participated Attendees

62%

Accessed resources & technical support

57%

Accessed more construction opportunitles

52%

Better understood how to
access financial capital

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Our Design Pillars

    • “Real Talk” Contractor and industry experts' panels

    •  Think Tank Space to cultivate community solutions 

    • What Up Doe Mixers and Events

    • Trusted peer-to-peer experiences input

    • Industry-specific support resources

    • Contracting Tangible opportunities

    • Contractor Network Memberships

    • Trusted Connector to resources for development

    • DFO Cohorts, workshops, and entrepreneurship bootcamp

    • Contractor Growth Assessments

    • Industry Technical Assistance 

    • DFO313 Contractor Cohort: estimating, bidding, and project management

    • Coaching, Mentorship, and Residency

    • Project Matching

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A Historic Home Reimagined

We transformed a 1901 Queen Anne house in Southwest Detroit into a design-build hub-where construction meets community vision.

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