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Pueblo Habitat for Humanity |
Pueblo Habitat for
Humanity
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Pueblo Habitat for
Humanity is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit,
ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity works in partnership
with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. The houses
then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged. Volunteers
provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate donors provide money and materials
to build Habitat houses. Partner families themselves invest hundreds of hours of
labor - "sweat equity" - into building their homes and the homes of others.
Their mortgage payments go into a revolving Fund for Humanity that is used to build
more houses. |
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December
2001: We've just completed the framing on a straw bale house for the
Hinojosa family on 557 Pear Street. The design of this home integrates the super-insulation of straw
bales with passive solar and other features so that the Hinojosa's will continue to save
on their utility bills year after year. |
Tentative schedule for the
straw bale house now under construction:
12/17/01-12/31/01 Finish heating, plumbing and electrical rough-in
1/1/02-1/11/02 Finish framing
and inspections
1/12/02-1/31/02 Place straw
2/1/02-2/15/02 Finish inside
walls
2/16/02-2/28/02 Trim and paint
3/1/02-3/15/02 Carpets, vinyl,
cabinets
3/16/02-3/31/02 Final plumbing,
electrical, heating
4/1/02-4/15/02 Finish work and
final inspections
4/16/02
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If you would like more information on this project, contact Owen Geiger Or visit www.academicresources.net/sb/natbldg.htm for more information.
To order straw bale house plans,
click here. |
Volunteers are
always needed for ongoing Habitat building projects. For information on
volunteering, please call our office at 565-0745, Monday through Friday.
Donations are needed to continue our work here in Pueblo. If you would like to make
a financial contribution, please make the check payable to Pueblo Habitat for Humanity and
send to the address above.If you or someone you know is in need of decent, affordable
housing, please call our office for more information about the process of applying for
Habitat home ownership.
The Habitat for Humanity International
web site contains more information on Habitat's history, mission, volunteer opportunities
and contact information for other Habitat affiliates around the world. |
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