In January of 2006, LCLT began planning for a fourth affordable housing project, 'Sustainable Community Homes'.

Lopez Community Land Trust (LCLT) began construction of Sustainable Community Homes on June 4, 2007 as a demonstration project for replication. Specifically, we will be producing affordable housing opportunities for Lopezians in a mixed income development of 11 homes and 2 rental units along with an office/resource center. The site location is on Lopez Road on a seven-acre parcel owned by LCLT.

For an outline of the sustainable zero-net-energy features, select 'features'.

The first milestone of Sustainable Community Homes was a design charrette that brought environmentally-minded professionals together in March of 2006. Please click on the link above to view the scrapbook from this event.

Joe Bullock, a permaculture consultant for the project, prepared a brief discussion of biodiversity on the site, and offered a suggested plant list.

Homeowner applying lime wash, Summer 2008

Intern 'persuading' the straw bales, Summer 2008

Homeowner shingling the office, Summer 2008

Interior Window, American Clay plaster, Summer 2008

Exterior lime plaster, Summer 2008

Interns sifting clay for plaster, Summer 2008

Interns & homeowners cutting trim, Summer 2008

Preparing a house foundation, June 2008

Office and two rental units, January 2008

Pouring the water tank pad, August 2007

Volunteers raise the straw bale walls, Winter 2008

Barley straw being baled, Summer 2007

Harvesting barley on Lopez, Summer 2007

Summer 2007 Interns and Field Supervisors

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