A1DesignBuild – Bellingham, WA

A1DesignBuild is a 21-employee worker cooperative that does residential sustainable design and building in Bellingham, WA.   The owners decided to sell to a cooperative as a way to align with the values-drive construction work that has been at the center of the company’s culture for their 40 years building the business.  The process began from a commitment to the idea in 2010, and progresses with support from local experts including other worker cooperatives in the industry.

Industry: Construction
Location: Bellingham, Washington
Number of employees: 21
Became employee owned: 2017
Financing: Shared Capital Cooperative

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