He created a nonprofit organization that collects used soap bars from guesthouses in impoverished countries, transforming waste in potentially life-saving sanitation products.
The public “behind-the-scenes” event gives participants access to some of the city’s more iconic buildings — and some of Pittsburgh’s most interesting residences.
Modern-day creation in Pittsburgh doesn’t just involve physical products; we also have a knack for hatching new ideas that can solve problems in innovative, unexpected ways. These locally based thinkers are applying big thoughts to bigger problems.
Bennett and his group have done so well that they caught the attention of a production company and recently filmed the pilot episode of “Steel City Rehab,” which debuted on HGTV in April.
Starting with a 1920s Craftsman-style bungalow in Squirrel Hill, the eight-episode series on the DIY Network follows Ally Mahon as she refurbishes homes across Pittsburgh.