Concrete Home Building Council - 09/09/2004 (Plain Text Version)CHBC Chairman View Graphical Version | Subscribe
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Editor... In this issue: Concrete . . . The Perfect Fit For Habitat HomesConcrete Gives Owner of Destroyed Home a Second Chance CHBC member, the Insulating Concrete Form Association (ICFA), has begun rebuilding the dream for 80-year old Rosemarie Michelson this week. She lost her home in California firestorms near San Deigo in November 2003. Michelson's financial situation qualified her for assistance from the San Diego Chapter of Habitat for Humanity and she requested that her new home be built of fire-resistant materials, such as concrete. Coincidentally, the ICFA had been looking to build a home in San Diego during the Association’s Fall Meeting and Expo. As a result, Michelson’s new home will be constructed with Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF), one of the fastest growing methods of construction in the United States. ICFA member companies are providing materials, labor and expertise to construct the walls of the Michelson’s home. Construction of the ICF walls began Tuesday, Sept. 7. A concrete pumping demonstration is planned for 1:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10 at 1:00 p.m. at the jobsite at 775 Dehesa Mountain Lane in Crest, CA. Attendees will get a first-hand look at how ICF walls are assembled, reinforced, braced and pumped. New Habitat Affiliate Set for Concrete Beginning The first home built by the newly chartered Monett, MO., Habitat for Humanity, will feature ICF wall construction — and a helping hand from a U.S. congressman. On July 31, Majority Whip Roy Blunt and a group of Habitat for Humanity volunteers began erecting the walls of a home to be the new residence for Robin and Michael Campbell and their three children. The house is localed in a section of southwest Missouri area that was devastated by tornados in May 2003. It is being built to meet the Fortified for Safer Living standards established by the Institute for Business Home Safety. When completed, it will be certified for superior wind, hail, fire, flood and insect resistance, and should qualify the limited income home owners for substantial insurance discounts as a result. For more information or to contact us directly, please visit www.NAHB.org | ©2005, National Association of Home Builders |