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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3-13-24 Fort Wayne breaks ground on Innovation Housing Project26° Fort Wayne, IN News Livestream Weather ADVERTISEMENT FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - New housing is coming to the Summit City. Wednesday, officials with the City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction for the Innovation Housing Showcase. “A very exciting day for us,” Kelly Lundberg, Fort Wayne Director of Housing and Neighborhood Services said. Officials say the Innovation Housing Showcase is a project designed to revolutionize traditional housing approaches by integrating innovative designs, sustainable materials, and efficient construction methods. The four homes will each be made of different non-traditional materials. One of the homes will be made out of shipping containers Fort Wayne breaks ground on Innovation Housing Project By Taylor Williams Published: Mar. 13, 2024 at 5:50 PM EDT ADVERTISEMENT Autoplay 1 of 4 The construction types include: Houm: Digital fabrication and industrial scale production for efficient housing construction. Three Squared: Steel shipping containers are used as the main structural elements of housing construction New Energy Homes: Utilizing a post-frame building technique for better insulation and energy efficiency. Volumod: Prefabricated modules assembled on-site for customizable and cost-effective housing units. The city partnered with Habitat for Humanity to help choose the buyers and Royal Developments, LLC to help construct the houses. “We hope this is a wild success and that we can build more of them,” Lundberg said. “We felt like we needed to explore other housing types.” Funds for the project are coming from the U.S. Department of Housing. While the project is under construction Lundberg said they will look for other programs, incentives, and other forms of funding for a possible second round of homes. Officials say the project is scheduled to be completed Sept. 2024 and they hope to hold an open house for the public. To learn more about this project click here. Copyright 2024 WPTA. All rights reserved. Prefabricated modules assembled on-site to create customizable and cost-effective housing units. (City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services) ADVERTISEMENT Ladate |Sponsored Super C Serum |Sponsored New friends? Yes, please! 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