Building Straw Bale Panels

This post was written by Spring 2017 Intern, Rachel Fixsen. A few weeks ago we went on a field trip to Fruita, Colorado, to visit Dave Swinger and check out his SSIP project. Dave Swinger (“Farmer Dave”) bales and delivers the straw we use for CR builds. SSIP stands for Straw bale Structural Insulated Panels….

Homeowner Success Story | Kelli Quinn

This post was written by Spring 2017 Moab homeowner, Kelli Quinn. In 2014 I moved to Moab, Utah for a Student Conservation Experience (SCA) internship with the National Park Service which turned into a full time, year round job as of 2015. After living in several different housing situations (some good and some unfortunate) during…

Gratitude

This post was written by Spring 2017 intern, Sam Totten. Springtime is well underway here in marvelous Moab. As the mercury continues to rise, the CR team is starting earlier in the morning so we can balance our work and play. The first of the mulberries are ripening on the trees and throngs of tourists…

Hello World

Post by Spring 2017 Intern, Marcus Henderson. Hello world, My name is Marcus and I am an intern here at Community Rebuilds (CR). I’ve only been here for three weeks but I am already falling in love with CR and Moab. On our third day here, all the CR interns and staff hiked the Portal…