Our Future Builds
Building a better future for local families
The Board of Directors is determined to grow the organization’s capacity to consistently build 5 to 10 houses each and every year. In the first 10 years of building homes, 16 houses have been built; seven in Guelph and nine in five communities of Wellington County. The plans set out for the next three years are four-fold.
- 21 houses; and
- Build in Guelph and at least one Wellington County community each year
- Continue to improve our building standards to maximize energy efficiency
- Increase the diversity of the applicant partner families to more closely reflect our community
The immediate plans for 2012 is a build in Centre Wellington and in Guelph
Land Wanted
We are actively searching for suitable building lots in all three communities. If you know of land that is available please call or email d.nelson@habitatwellington.on.ca
We are also looking for land that can accommodate at least a semi-detached building or land that can be developed over a couple of years providing space for up to ten families.
Sustainable Building Practices
2008 - Canada’s first Energy Star certified Habitat home is built by Habitat for Humanity Wellington County
We are very proud of the fact shown above. So with help from The Home Depot Canada Foundation we are incorporating every reasonable, cost effective and home owner manageable, energy efficiency systems into our homes. We have been building to the Energy Star standard for the past three years. Our building techniques in the construction of the envelope: insulation to the products used: windows, doors, heating and cooling systems and the appliances.
