Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity is always trying to build more energy-efficient, sustainable homes — both because this keeps costs down for our homeowners and because we feel called to be responsible with our finite resources. When we frame our homes, one step we take that might seem counter-intuitive is using wood, rather than steel […]

(From the summer 2024 print newsletter) Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity recently celebrated a milestone in our ongoing efforts to make our homes more energy-efficient and cost-effective for homeowners: receiving certification through the Energy Star Residential New Construction program. “Since we are all electric, and we are and have been building our houses so tightly […]

Since the start of 2023, Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity has successfully transitioned to building all-electric houses in our development at The Ridge at Sand Creek. Previously, a few appliances such as ovens, furnaces, and water heaters in our homes used natural gas. Benefits to this shift away from natural gas include saving homeowners on […]