State College, PA

Tri-County Habitat for Humanity (TCHFH), in partnership with the Grace Lutheran Church and the Hamer Center for Community Design at Penn State, conducted a deconstruction project on two houses in State College, PA. The purpose of this project was to salvage reusable building materials, thereby avoiding landfill waste, conserving natural resources and avoiding pollution from the production of new materials, and providing low-cost building supplies to citizens in the region. The proceeds from the sale of these materials were used to support the Tri-County HfH - ReStore and affordable housing program. A ReStore is a retail outlet for used and donated building materials that will be sold to the public. The income from these sales will enable TCHFH to build more houses for families in need. In the near future TCHFH will be opening its ReStore facility at 1155 Zion Road in Bellefonte.