Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Goes Green
The Dallas chapter of Habitat for Humanity International was founded in 1985. Building more than 70 homes each year, the Dallas Habitat for Humanity is the second largest home builder in the city. This organization enlists volunteers to help build homes for underprivileged families in the community. In place of a down payment, the future homeowners must complete 400 hours of volunteer work on their house. They pay no interest on their Habitat Humanity loan to help keep costs low and earn more equity. Recently, the Dallas chapter decided to adopt new green building standards for new homes. (more…)