Today marked our first day off our bikes and onto the jobsite. Now in Longview, we worked on one of the local affiliate's houses which is pretty near complete. Within the next two months, the house will be ready for move in, due to the huge dedication and will of local volunteers. Usually, to accomodate for work schedules and the like, the volunteer days happen on Saturdays, however they opened up the project for us today so that we could help out. Our main tasks included texturing the primed drywall surfaces, and building outdoor deck space. Much to the amusement of others, Nova and Liz ended up completely covered in spackle, and fortunately enough for Nova and Liz, it came right off.
The local affiliate remains relatively small at this point, with the hopes of growing larger. They build about two houses a year, in a town of 35,000. Len, the local director, said that it's been a real challenge to get people interested in green building methods, but they're doing their best with green appliances and fixtures, insulation methods, and offering a $1000 "bonus package" to the homeowner, that allows them to select particular features.
So far, we've been fortunate enough to encounter fantastic hospitality and generosity from the people who've hosted us. Longview has been absolutely delightful because of this. Tonight, at Len's house, we even made some turtle friends.
Liz
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