Sustainable Habitat Houses

Sustainable Habitat Houses are built in different styles and materials depending on local designs, local weather conditions and local Building standards.

The designs reflect the fact that people from different countries use their houses in different ways.

It is modestly sized - large enough for the homeowner family's needs, but small enough to keep construction and maintenance costs to affordable.

It uses quality, locally available building materials and trained staff supervises Habitat house construction and educates volunteers and partner families.

The labor of volunteers and partner families, economical building methods, modest house sizes , inflation-adjusted, and no-profit, no-interest loans make it very affordable for low-income people around the world to purchase a Habitat for Humanity house.

Commonly, Sustainable Habitat Houses in Asia-Pacific are made from block, often made by homeowners and timber and roofing may be corrugated metal sheets or tiling.

Habitat for Humanity International is committed to resource- and energy-efficient building practices.

The Staff and volunteers are taught to use Green construction techniques that conserve natural resources and reduce long-term costs for Habitat homeowners.

Please use the Contact form on the right for Sustainable Habitat Houses information and ordering.