Building Apprentice - 1 yr -Community Rebuilds

Community Rebuilds was founded in 2007 with the purpose of replacing old, dilapidated trailer homes in Moab, Utah with energy-efficient houses for low income residents. Community Rebuilds has created an innovative social enterprise, building 57 affordable homes using conventional and natural building materials and methods. Our building model includes: recruiting and training volunteers, apprentices, interns, and homeowners to construct homes; utilizing simple architectural designs that reduce design costs and encourage replicability; incorporating healthy, and natural materials such as straw and earthen plasters; and using recycled, salvaged and donated building materials wherever possible. Our homes also feature passive and active solar design with highly insulative wall systems, significantly decreasing future heating and cooling costs for homeowners.