Construction Planning: Residential Housing Built with Volunteer Labor

Abstract

One of the best known of the volunteer construction organizations in the United States is Habitat for Humanity (HFH). Founded in 1976, HFH is an international ecumemical housing ministry that seeks to eliminate poverty housing. Through tax-deductible donations of money, materials and volunteer labor, HFH builds and rehabilitates homes with the help of the future homeowners. Houses are sold at no profit to families with no-interest mortgages issued over a fixed period. Currently, a HFH house in the U.S. costs homeowners $30,000, while overseas houses range from $1,000 to $3,000. Small monthly mortgages, including taxes and insurances, are repaid over an average of 20 years and deposited into a revolving 'Fund for Humanity' which supports the construction of more houses.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA257041

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