Resource Stewardship

"Poverty is not only an evil in itself, but sustainable development requires meeting the basic needs of all and extending to all the opportunity to fulfill their aspirations for a better life. A world in which poverty is endemic will always be prone to ecological and other catastrophes."

——From the United Nations publication A/42/427. “Our Common Future: Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development,” 1987.

Environmental Policy Statement

The mission of Habitat for Humanity is to build decent houses for affordable homeownership, with the vision of eliminating poverty housing throughout the world. Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake is mindful of its resource consumption because waste detracts from our ability to meet our mission and pollutes the environment that surrounds all of us. HFHC educates staff, volunteers, and partner families about their effects on each other, the organization, and the environment. HFHC strives to model ecologically sound construction practices for ourselves and for other affiliates nationwide. We review operating expenses and building practices regularly in order to better serve our mission and reduce our impacts on the environment.

Habitat for Humanity International supports us in these endeavors.

Read about it here!

 

ENERGY STAR®

Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake is proud to be an ENERGY STAR® partner. We strive for ENERGY STAR qualification on every house we build, so our building standards are always higher than minimum building code requirements. Through fiscal year 2010, 15 of our new and rehabbed units have earned the ENERGY STAR label.

ENERGY STAR qualified new homes are substantially more energy efficient than homes built to the minimum code requirements. Our ENERGY STAR qualified homes are independently verified by a third-party Home Energy Rater to ensure they meet ENERGY STAR energy efficiency guidelines. These homes are better for the environment and better for our homeowners.

For more information on our ENERGY STAR qualified new homes, contact sbutner@habitatchesapeake.org or mmetzger@habitatchesapeake.org.

Learn more about ENERGY STAR qualified new homes at energystar.gov.

ENERGY STAR Builders in Baltimore

 

Maryland Green Registry

Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake is listed on the Maryland Green Registry, a list of “organizations working toward a sustainable Maryland.” The Maryland Green Registry is maintained by the Maryland Department of the Environment.

Maryland Green Registry

HFHC’s Profile

 

Sustainable Building

To read more about Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake’s perspective on Sustainable Building, read this article.

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