Frame for Footing and Redimix Cement Truck

Today we built the frame that will hold the concrete to make our footing. The forms are built from basic 2"x 8" pine and 1"x 3" strapping, and are held in place by rebar spikes. After the forms were assembled and inspected, they were ready to be poured. The building process for the forms was completed by Rob and Steve. After that, the redi-mix truck arrived and poured 6 yards of concrete to make our footing.

Excavation Begins

Today the excavators arrived bright and early and we broke ground. The project is officially underway!




Wood and metal rebar are the first materials delivered to the site. These materials will be used to create a masonry form into which the house's concrete footing or (firm foundation) will be poured.

21 Berkeley Street Tom Nevers

This project is an initiative carried out by the Housing Nantucket Organization; which has set out to use alternative forms of building materials and solar energy in an affordable housing unit in Tom Nevers Nantucket, MA. Over the last few years we have witnessed a continual increase in the cost of of fossil fuels. This choice - to use Insulated Concrete Foam and solar heat - by the HNO, will greatly assist residents by drastically lowering heating costs.
As residents of the Global Village, it is our collective responsibility to commit ourselves to carbon footprint reduction and the application of alternative energy. Thus, it is our hope, that Housing Nantucket as an organization, will continue to be a vanguard in its unrelenting efforts to serve our Island community, by offering sustainable community housing opportunities.


In this photo Aaron Marcavitch - Executive Director of Housing Nantucket - lends a helping hand in the field. Aaron has been a tremendous supporter in adopting Insulated Concrete Forms in the construction of this home. He and his colleagues have demonstrated their commitment to building safe, strong, energy-efficient and sustainable homes.