We WON the EPA Grant for Green Housing!

Well Habitat friends, they did it! The OU College of Architecture won the $90K phase 2 EPA student competition for funding to continue the CEB green home construction of the Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity house. The team did a phenomenal job presenting the project in Washington and now we are on to the next step in building our greener homes.

In case you're just learning about this project, feel free to read our earlier post about it here: http://cchabitatforhumanity.blogspot.com/2012/02/going-green-with-compressed-earth.html

You can read more about the CEB project here: http://www.ou.edu/architecture/ceb.html

We can't wait to get it started!!!

Family Selection Now OPEN!!!

Our 2012 Family Selection process is finally open. We are starting our application classes at the end of this month. To learn more about applying and what criteria is required to be accepted, please visit the home ownership of our website.

Hustle For Habitat on OU Nightly

Erica Shakal, the OU Campus Chapter for Habitat for Humanity, was on the OU Nightly News April 11, 2012 talking about the Hustle for Habitat 5K Fun Run that will raise money for Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity which will allow them to continue to build homes and happiness in the Cleveland County area.

Starts at about 7:45 if you want to skip the rest

Hustle For Habitat 5K Run

Come out and join us for the first ever Hustle for Habitat 5K Run in Norman!

Hustle for Habitat 5K is sponsored by the University of Oklahoma's Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter. The Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter raises poverty housing awareness on campus and in the community. All 5K run proceeds will go to the Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity who builds affordable housing in the Cleveland County area.

When: April 28, 2012
Starting time is 8am. Same-day registration begins at 7am.
Where: OCCE Admin building @ 1700 Asp Ave. in Norman, in front of the Murray Case Sells Swim Center).
How Much?: Registration BEFORE race day is $15 per person. Same-day registration is $20 per person. Registration includes T-shirt and timing chips.

REGISTER ONLINE NOW!

CCHFH is in Boyd Street Magazine

CCHFH will be in the Boyd Street Magazine again this year. Last year we spruced up a co-ed OU student's apartment and the article was all about the frugal but great design the Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity ReStore has to offer. The ReStore has great building supplies and interior decor for the budget shopper/builder.

This year, we'll be fixing up a male OU student's apartment with the same idea in mind. We'll be fixin', buildin', and decoratin' all with supplies found at the Habitat's ReStore.

The Habitat for Humanity's ReStore is open to the public and open for donations. Learn more about the ReStore on our website.

Thank you Boyd Street Magazine!

Boyd Street Magazine is Norman's premier college life and local business entertainment publication. They have been publishing for 9 years and distribute in over 60 locations in Norman and over the internet. Their main goal is to promote and drive traffic to local businesses in Norman. They love Norman and are excited to partner with great organizations like Habitat for Humanity. Find them online at » http://www.boydstreet.com.

Going Green with Compressed Earth Blocks

The Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity and The University of Oklahoma College of Architecture are partnering on a project to design, test and document a house constructed primarily of Compressed Earth Blocks (CEB) that meets CCHFH's goal to provide simple, decent, healthy, and affordable housing that is certifiably sustainable and universally assessable.


We will test this project by rigorously comparing this house to an adjacent one of similar size and build, built to CCHFH's current high standard of conventional framing technology.

What is a Compressed Earth Block?

A compressed earth block or CEB is a type of manufactured construction material formed in a mechanical press that forms an appropriate mix of dirt, non-expansive clay, and an aggregate into a compressed block. CEB blocks are installed onto the wall by hand a slurry made of a soupy version of the same dirt/clay mix, without aggregate, is spread or brushed very thinly between the blocks for bonding. 

Source: Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_earth_block

Below are some pictures of the OU Architecture students building some CEBs!

OU BIG EVENT

Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity is proud to be a volunteer site for the 2012 OU BIG EVENT!

The Big Event is scheduled for Saturday, April 14 this year and the students joining us from OU will be helping us out on one of our home builds. We're so excited!

To learn more about the OU BIG EVENT you can visit their Website or their Facebook fan page.

Habitat's 40th Cleveland County Home

February 19th, 2012 CCHFH unveiled our 40th home! It was a wonderful dedication and experience for us all. This home was built in Moore, OK.


Abel and Sandra were the home recipients. They have three children, Marissa, Nyiah and Israel. Marissa is a 7-year old who likes to go to school because she loves her teachers and thinks it's a lot of fun. Nyiah is 4-years old and gives the best hugs and has the very best smile around. Israel is a 1-year old who loves his new blue colored room.


The family enjoys being an integral part of the Revival for Christ Club as well as the Yellow Rose Theater of Moore. They are very active in the community, and Sandra talks frequently about the importance of glorifying God through service to others.

The Moore Monthly was kind enough to come out and video the dedication: Feel free to watch the the video here: http://www.mooremonthly.com/index.php?news&action=view_news&news_id=1076

Read the whole Norman Transcript article here: http://normantranscript.com/headlines/x2145426276/Cleveland-County-Habitat-for-Humanity-dedicates-Moore-home-Sunday