315 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue • Waukegan • Illinois 60085

(847) 623-1020 • Fax (847) 623-1038 • habitat@habitatlc.org • www.habitatlc.org

Building Homes ● Building Community ● Building Lives

July 1st, 2010

Dear Potential Habitat for Humanity Partner,

We are asking for your support in the form of either a product or service on behalf of

Habitat for Humanity Lake County. We are currently building two LEED certified

homes, one of which will be a Legacy Project for Greenbuild 2010. Ultimately, both

homes will be featured as part of a residential tour for Greenbuild.

If you choose to support us, we will list your company name and offer information on the

processes and products used when we speak with others about the houses and during the

tours to promote green building, including listing products with donor names inside the

house during the tour, preferably near the donated product.

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Julie Donovan,

Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity Lake County

847-623-1020 or jdonovan@habitatlc.org

Project Description:

Organizations like Habitat for Humanity have been very successful in providing

affordable housing to families they determine can handle the financial and maintenance

obligations of the new homes they build. The anticipated energy and maintenance costs

of ownership figure prominently in qualifying potential future homeowners. This Project

is designed to demonstrate, through the cooperative effort of various local consultants,

product manufacturers, and volunteers, the idea of next generation, affordable housing.

Although a single home is being built in time for Greenbuild based on a partnership with

Bank of America and Habitat for Humanity Lake County, the intent overall is that this

will be the first of two homes that will ultimately be built.

Both homes will have the same floor plan and appearance but will be built using two

different construction methods. The Greenbuild Legacy Home project will feature state

of the art ICF and panelized construction while the second home, targeted for 75%

competition by Greenbuild, will be built using conventional stick construction as an

instructional opportunity for Greenbuild attendees. Currently both homes are targeted to

achieve LEED for Homes Platinum. Actual construction cost data and performance will

be tracked and published for both homes once both are complete.