Drury, Habitat to begin work on sustainable house

On Monday, Drury volunteers will begin work on the house on Drury Lane in Habitat’s Legacy Trails subdivision, in preparation for 280 students who will prefabricate the house’s walls as part of a service-learning project. An official construction kickoff ceremony will be Aug. 25.

Planning for the project began in spring 2005. Drury’s Habitat chapter helped raise funding – $50,000 has been pledged, in addition to in-kind building material donations – and Drury architecture students developed the house plan and materials list.

The house will be built using sustainable building materials and passive systems to be energy efficient, according to a news release. Drury students will pursue Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, with help from Bates & Associates architects and funding from Community Foundation of the Ozarks.

Donors to the project include National Avenue Christian Church, which gave $25,000; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, which gave $10,000; and national organization Bike and Build Inc., which gave $10,000.

Amy Pinegar, her three children and one grandchild will move into the house when it is complete.