Where We
Build
Lawrence Habitat for
Humanity builds in Douglas and Jefferson Counties in Kansas. Much of
our building has occurred in Lawrence as it is the polulation center
for the two counties.
Our most recent
development is:
The Comfort
Neighborhood on Walnut Street
An exciting new neighborhood is under development for homes to be built
by Lawrence Habitat for Humanity in partnership with 16 Douglas County
families in need. Land was purchased on Walnut Street in north Lawrence
in 2004, and the planning and development is nearing completion.
Ground-breaking took place in February, 2006, and current plans call
for the first concrete slabs to be ready by the end of June. The
process of turning a grass-covered area into home sites has been
expensive, totaling about $520,000, but those costs have been covered,
and attention has turned to building homes.
Partners
In Sustainable Building
 Lawrence Habitat has decided to be a part of the new grant
program, Partners in Sustainable Building, sponsored by Habitat for
Humanity International and The Home Depot Foundation, which is
dedicated to energy efficient homes.
Along with selecting
Energy Star appliances for the homes,The Energy Star Partner program
sets forth a number of construction guidelines to follow in order to
build new, affordable, energy efficient homes. These include things
like energy efficient windows, high insulation values, and no air leaks
in the homes.
Lawrence Habitat has
already been building high quality homes, and with a few changes to
their already energy efficient construction methods they will be able
to earn up to $3000 dollars per home with this new grant program.
The program calls for a
Certified Home Energy Rater to make sure the guidelines are being
followed. Bruce Chyka, a certified Home Energy Rating Service (HERS)
provider, of Performance Plus Homes has volunteered to help.
More information about
this program can be found here.
7
By 7/07!
We did it! Thanks to our dedicated sponsors and volunteers we were able
to complete 7 houses by 7/07! The families now living in these houses
have built a great community together. Lawrence Habitat will need to
both raise funds and build houses at an unprecedented rate. One way in
which your support for the Comfort Neighborhood can be demonstrated is
through the purchase of a Comfort Brick
to be laid in a special area of the development.
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