Build for Humanity

An independent affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, Habitat NYC has worked since 1984 “toward a world where everyone has a decent place to live.” Their mission is to ensure that every New Yorker has a decent, affordable home.”

“Build for Unity” is HABITAT for HUMANITY’s way to bring attention to our country’s growing cultural intolerance and discrimination. Last weekend, many nationalities, faiths, ethnicities and ages, worked side by side to help in the construction of 15 affordable housing units for low-income families to own. It demonstrated that we can all work together altruistically to achieve positive change for the lives of others.

It is an excellent opportunity to do for others while gaining useful construction experience in route to understanding about constructability (what’s easily built from the details we draw). It is rewarding in so many ways and I recommend it for everyone especially our junior designers and detailers. There are few weekends, better spent.