Production
In order to complete the house before the end of spring semester, the students quickly shifted from design to construction teams. Working again in teams of four, the students were assigned specific parts of the construction phase (foundations, framing, cladding, etc.) and charged with the development of material lists, development of construction details and coordination of the on-site work for that phase of the project.
Working three afternoons a week along with five Saturdays, the students completed the construction of the home, now dubbed House: 1A, in eleven weeks (about 2,700 man-hours). About twenty five percent of the students had some general construction experience and the balance were, by and large, unskilled in construction crafts. Per standard Habitat practice, the plumbing, electrical and foundation work was completed by licensed professionals, and the drywall and floor-covering installation was subcontracted to professional installers. The home was dedicated on May 19th, and occupied by the Johnson family on May 21st, 2002.
