Old Window Workshop Cooperative (OWWC), is a women worker-owned cooperative based in Springfield's South End. OWWC provides employment and business ownership opportunity for women struggling with poverty. Our cooperative contributes to economic empowerment for women resulting in strong families and safer communities.
Our customers are:
Our customers are:
Property Owners & developers
Ongoing restoration of factory windows, MRM, Inc. in Holyoke, Massachusetts
OWW restores and repairs wood window sashes for property owners and developers.
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restoration contractors
Cummington Historic Society restoration. Contractor, Quigley Builders
At our workshop we accept sashes from restoration contractors.
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historical municipal buildings
Goshen Town Hall last phase of restoration: windows.
We work with City Hall facilities staff, historical commissions and architects on projects throughout Western Massachusetts.
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Public officials & city revitalization planners
Develop Springfield’s Innovation Center, Bridge St. created 2 full-time jobs for women Window Restoration Trainees.
Public officials who are revitalizing their city use OWW for local job creation, to reduce landfill use, and recycle every tax dollar back to the community in wages.
Saving Windows, Saving Money: Evaluating the Energy Performance of Window Retrofit and Replacement
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