HII Breaks Ground on Two Habitat For Humanity Homes
October 11 2022 - 5:00PM
HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division joined elected
officials and community leaders today to break ground on two houses
that shipyard volunteers will build in the coming weeks in
partnership with Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater
Williamsburg while employing new technology.
The groundbreaking marks the first time NNS has sponsored
two homes at once, and the 20th and 21st sponsored by the shipyard
since 2002. It is also the first time the homes sponsored
by NNS are being built partly by Habitat for Humanity building
partner Alquist’s 3D printing technology. NNS is familiar with
3D printing technology, or additive manufacturing, using it to
support both aircraft carrier and submarine production. These will
be the first Habitat for Humanity homes built in the city of
Newport News using 3D printing technology and are just the third
and fourth Habitat for Humanity homes in the country being built
using 3D printing technology. BayPort Credit Union is also a
partner on the 20th home.
Photo accompanying this release are available at:
https://hii.com/news/newport-news-shipbuilding-habitat-for-humanity-2022.
In keeping with shipbuilding heritage, NNS designates a
“sponsor” for each house. NNS Shipbuilding President Jennifer
Boykin, the 20th president of the shipyard, is fittingly the
sponsor of the 20th home, while Dave Bolcar, NNS vice
president of engineering and design, is the sponsor of the 21st
home.
“Where we see vacant lots now, there will be not one but two
high-quality houses, demonstrating the craftsmanship for which
Habitat for Humanity and our shipbuilders are known. These houses
will energize this neighborhood like our efforts to revitalize the
entire Southeast community,” Boykin said. “Building two houses at
once allows volunteers to take knowledge learned from the first and
apply it to the second. We experience this momentum when we build
our nation’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines in
series production, applying lessons learned to continuously
improve.”
Using the 3D printing technology, which NNS engineers will
lend expertise to during construction, and building two homes at
once will leverage efficiencies and allow the homes to be built
faster, much like shipbuilders build ships.
The three-bedroom, 1,200-square-foot homes are being built in
the Southeast community of Newport News on land donated by the
Newport News Redevelopment & Housing Authority.
“It is amazing to have a company like HII not only provide
financial support, yet actually come out to help build two homes at
once,” said Janet V. Green, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Peninsula
and Greater Williamsburg. “Habitat is so fortunate to have such a
caring and committed partner for this historic project and in our
community.”
Tuesday’s groundbreaking also featured remarks from LaShand
Coleman, a current Habitat for Humanity homeowner and NNS
shipbuilder. Coleman owns the 13th house that NNS sponsored
and shipbuilders helped build.
The family selection process for homes 20 and 21 is underway.
The homebuyers will be required to maintain steady employment, good
credit and provide 400 hours of “sweat equity” to help build their
homes. Once construction is complete, the families will purchase
the homes from Habitat with a 30-year, no-interest mortgage, which
illustrates Habitat’s objective to give families a “hand up” rather
than a “hand out.” The payments will be cycled back into the
community so more homes can be built for qualifying families.
Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg is a
non-profit organization serving the cities of Hampton, Newport
News, Poquoson and Williamsburg and the counties of Charles City,
James City, New Kent and York. For more information, visit
www.HabitatPGW.org.
About HII
HII is a global, all-domain defense partner, building and
delivering the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and
technologies that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and
cyber.
As America’s largest shipbuilder and with a more than 135-year
history of advancing U.S. national defense, we are united by our
mission in service of the heroes who protect our freedom. HII’s
diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial
intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers;
technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business
professionals. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s workforce is 44,000
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Contact: Todd CorilloTodd.T.Corillo@hii-co.com (757)
688-3220
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e4d52648-599e-492a-b5f9-11d256b2d92e
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