Project Address: 2 and 4 Rowe Street, Morristown
Build #37-38: completed 2008 – first “Interfaith Build” – first partnership with the Madison Affordable Housing Corporation
Type:
- Duplex
- New Construction
- 3 Bedrooms in Each
Seventeen area congregations of different faith traditions joined together to provide funding, planning, construction management and all the volunteer labor and services needed. This duplex was awarded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR rating, based on tight construction and ducts, effective heating and cooling systems, effective insulation, high-performance windows and the use of energy-efficient products.
Families:
Santiago Lopez, with 1 child and his mother. He is originally from Ecuador and works as a machine operator.
Danilo and Paula Linares with 2 children. Both parents are hard-working immigrants, one from El Salvador and one from Honduras. Paula has worked as a food preparer and as a housecleaner. Danilo is employed in recycling.