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A hub for education, reuse, and sustainable design on Nantucket.
Read our full story on Salvage and Reuse efforts on Nantucket.
Whitney Schrauth, a licensed architect and longtime seasonal Nantucket resident, has been quietly practicing sustainable design since founding her firm SA+C (Sustainable Architecture + Consulting) in 2000. Operating both on Nantucket and in California, Whitney has always prioritized historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and environmentally conscious building. Now, she’s taking that mission even further.
During a major renovation of her California home in 2020, Whitney committed to a zero-waste approach — documenting the process, rethinking materials, and turning leftover scraps into creative, functional designs. That project sparked what has become a full-scale salvage initiative and an online marketplace where she lists products people can purchase or take for free.
To expand these efforts, Whitney is in the process of launching a nonprofit called The Saltie Museum, envisioned as a hub for education, reuse, and sustainable design on Nantucket. She plans to start with a branded box truck, and eventually grow into a storefront with a collaborative model supporting a circular economy.
“Imagine a curated architectural salvage that happens to have really awesome housewares, music playing, and free coffee,” Whitney told Bluedot. “And it’s geared to young people, crafty people, visitors, locals — it’s an everything sustainability center.”
She calls her approach “connecting the dots of everyone’s unique shared experience.” She hopes to help grow the movement, bring on volunteers, and scale up operations.
“Whether it’s a partnership, a private-public collaboration, or support from a benefactor,” she said, “I’m ready to get my salty outpost going.”
To find out more, visit Nantucket Salvage — SA+C or Saltie Museum. Email [email protected] to get in touch.
