Habitat for Humanity -- Bucks County  
 
  At Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County, it’s not just about building homes, it’s about building dreams. Incorporated in 1990, Habitat Bucks has helped 36 Bucks County families build a home of their own. That’s 84 children who now have a yard in which to play and 57 parents who now pay a mortgage for a safe, warm home.

 

Emerald Hollow Phase II
Currently, we are working on the second phase of the 73-home community of Emerald Hollow in Trumbauersville and Milford Township, PA. At its completion, the community will boast fifteen acres of open space with walking trails. It’s recognized as one of the largest and most innovative Habitat projects in the Northeast.

 

January 12, 2008: The Board of Directors came out to site for a build day organized by Project Manager, Mike Fallon.


 

September 15, 2007: Day sponsors for the second time, Gilmore and Associates, spent the day on site doing everything from painting to framing. The crew brought along $2,600 and gifts for the construction staff - nice warm sweatshirts!

Gilmore has been partnering with Habitat for Humanity since 2005 as a financial supporter, and since 2006 as a day sponsor on the construction site.

These guys clearly know what Act! Give! Share! is all about!

 
March 18, 2007: The garages and roofs for the second and third town homes were built. Photographs by Brittany Elgin, as part of Central Bucks High School gradulation project.

March 10, 2007: A look at a near-finished house in Emerald Hollow. Photographs by Brittany Elgin, as part of Central Bucks High School gradulation project.

March 10, 2007: Construction workers work on the roof of the first town home and start the second floor of the third. Photographs by Brittany Elgin, as part of Central Bucks High School gradulation project.

March 2, 2007: The roof and garage on the first house continued to improve. Photographs by Brittany Elgin, as part of Central Bucks High School gradulation project.

February 4, 2007: Walls on the third house were put up along with more interior walls in the two other houses. Photographs by Brittany Elgin, as part of Central Bucks High School gradulation project.

February 11, 2007: Construction of the roof and garage has begun on the first house in the cluster while more work was done on the third. Photographs by Brittany Elgin, as part of Central Bucks High School gradulation project.

February 25, 2007: The roof was constructed further while windows and doors were added to two of the town homes. Photographs by Brittany Elgin, as part of Central Bucks High School gradulation project.

January 21, 2007: The third town home’s walls are now stating to go up while the layout for the forth house is being set up.Photographs by Brittany Elgin, as part of Central Bucks High School gradulation project.

January 21, 2007: The second floor of the second town home has become more distinguished by the newly added second floor walls.Photographs by Brittany Elgin, as part of Central Bucks High School gradulation project.

January 15, 2007: The second floor of two of the town homes have been developed in one week. Photographs by Brittany Elgin, as part of Central Bucks High School gradulation project.

January 6, 2007: Future Homeowners and volunteers work on a cluster of four town homes at the start of a new year.Photographs by Brittany Elgin, as part of Central Bucks High School gradulation project.

Clockwise from right: Dec. 06— Cluster 11 is on the way; the back of almost-complete cluster 12; cluster 12 awaiting garage facades; cluster 11; cluster 12 garages.

Top: Sep. 06— (Cluster 12 photos) Partner family member Simon Ngorimo and DUMC volunteer Jim Leech; AmeriCorps member Connie Yung and Habitat staff member Vince Cipriano.

Bottom: Sep. 06— Cluster 12 is coming together!

Clockwise from right: Feb. 06— Faith Christian Academy volunteers and Habitat staff; cluster 15; Laura, our amazing Volunteer Coordinator; cluster 15; that's Ray - can you believe he runs the construction site?!

Photos taken by Andrew Jennings as part of his graduation project.

Clockwise from right : Oct. 05— cluster 14; cluster 15 foundation; Sarah Elsch laying foundation block; cluster 14; clusters 14 and 15.

Photographs taken by Sarah Elsch as part of her graduation project.
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Right: Sept. 05— they're starting to look like real homes!

Bottom three: Jul. + Aug. 05— footings and framing.

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Above: June 05; slab foundation is complete and the first wall is up on the first phase 2 home!

Right: May 05; the place where the first cluster of homes in phase II will sit; the footings are being dug.

Below: April 05; the beginging of excavation of phase II.

  For more information about the progress of Emerald Hollow, check out Construction News.