Community Projects

Herdina Academy for the Construction Trades

  • June 4 - 15, 2012
  • Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Moorhead
  • Cost is only $25
  • Three college credits!
  • View a promotional video below or see pictures and additional video clips at www.facebook.com/TradesAcademy.
  • Click here for a brochure.
  • Click here for an application.
  • Skill set introduction includes: forming and pouring concrete; framing, siding and roofing; installation of electrical and plumbing; installation of doors and windows; hanging and finishing drywall; surveying and site layout; operating small consturction equipment.
  • Students work with industry professionals in specialized fields and are supervised by qualified high school instructors.

The academy is open to North Dakota and Minnesota high school students ages 15 and older. Enrollment is limited! Students who successfully complete the Academy will earn three college credits from M State. The credits can be used for BLDG 1100: Basic Principles of Residential and Commercial Construction at M State.

2011 was the Academy’s 13th year and its fifth year at M State. Its campus offers a myriad of opportunities to expose participants to the many specialty occupations within the construction industry. Students work side-by-side with industry and education professionals, learning about occupations, tools, safety requirements and skills required for satisfying and well-paying careers. They participate in classroom and hands-on learning, with the opportunity to experience first-hand how residential and commercial buildings are constructed.

Sponsorship of the Herdina Academy for the Construction Trades is provided by: Home Builders Care Foundation, the charitable arm of Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead; and M State - Moorhead.

A $500 scholarship from the Home Builders Care Foundation may be awarded to one outstanding student who completes the academy and plans to enroll in a construction-related field at M State-Moorhead or North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton.

 

RENEW House

RENEW House

The RENEW house was a collaborative effort between Home Builders Care of Fargo-Moorhead Foundation and the Remodelers Council to remodel a home within the Neighborhood Revitalization program in the city of Fargo. RENEW stands for Restoring Existing Neighborhoods for Everyone’s Well-being. The purpose of this project was to give back to the community by revitalizing neighborhoods, providing more workforce housing and showcasing the remodeling industry.

The house provided a wonderful opportunity for HBA members involved in remodeling to showcase their work. The house was completely remodeled and the following improvements were made:

  • The kitchen was completely remodeled with all counters, cabinets and fixtures removed and rearranged. Cabinets were provided by Accent Contracting, countertops by Granites Unlimited and the appliances and fixtures by Ferguson Bath, Kitchen, & Lighting Gallery.
  • An addition was added to the rear of the home, providing a laundry room and increasing the sizes of the kitchen and bathroom.
  • The main level bathroom was transformed from a half bath to a full bath with a shower tub. The vanity was provided by Showplace Kitchens. Fixtures were provided by Ferguson Bath, Kitchen, & Lighting Gallery.
  • The master bedroom closet was expanded. The closet unit was provided by Smart Spaces.
  • The second level bathroom was rearranged with updated amenities. Fixtures were provided by Ferguson Bath, Kitchen, & Lighting Gallery. The vanity was supplied and installed by Showplace Kitchens.
  • New windows were installed throughout the house. Windows were provided by Vinylite Windows and Windows Plus.
  • Wood floors were refinished by Johnson Hardwood Floors.
  • New carpet from Carpet World was installed on upper level.
  • New closet storage units from Smart Spaces were installed in all bedroom closets.
  • New concrete floor was poured in the basement.
  • New electrical system was installed by Red River Electric.
  • New plumbing, furnace, water heater and air conditioner were installed by Laney’s, Coleman and Johnstone Supply.
  • New drywall was installed and paint colors were updated. Drywall was installed by Olson Quality Drywall, Hauck & Buchholz Drywall. Paint and painting was supplied by Hirshfield’s Red River Paint, Langer Painting and Red River Drywall and Painting.
  • Ceramic tile flooring was installed in the kitchen and bathrooms. The tile was provided by Syverson Tile & Stone.
  • A new front and back porch were built.
  • The roof and siding were replaced. Shingles were supplied by Interstate Remodeling. The house was reroofed by Cedar Valley Exteriors. Siding was provided and installed by Tecton Products. The siding was a new fiberglass siding material from Tecton Products.
  • A two-stall garage was built. The garage was shingled by Interstate Remodeling. Siding was provided by Tecton Products.
  • The front and back yard were landscaped by Baker Nursery Gardens.

The home was sold to a young family and was a first-time home purchase. The newly remodeled home provided a great addition to the available workforce housing and will be a great place for this young family to grow.

Thanks to the following companies for donating time and materials to the RENEW project.

$10,000 +


 

$5,000-$9,999

Barstad Construction, Inc.

Dakota Construction of Fargo, Inc.

Dave Anderson Construction

Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery

Laney’s, Inc.

Rick Duval Construction, Inc.

$1,000-$4,999

ABC Seamless

Baker Nursery Gardens

Benter’s Brick

Bierschbach Equipment & Supply

Bosh Enterprises, Inc.

Butler Machinery Company

Camrud-Foss Concrete Construction, Inc.

Carpet World

Cass County Electric Cooperative

Cedar Valley Exteriors

Chris Lind Custom Home Contracting, LLC

Coleman Heating & Air/Johnstone Supply

Command Center

Crane Johnson Lumber Company

Cullen Insulation

D & M Industries

Dakota Gypsum

Dal Tile & Stone

Deck Works

Design Direction, Inc.

Dirtyworks

Drywall Supply Central

Eid-Co Buildings, Inc

Fargo Glass & Paint Company

Fargo Rentall, Inc.

FM Fence Inc.

Foam DR’s LLC

Gate City Bank

Granites Unlimited

Graybar Electric Company, Inc.

Harry Gilbertson Construction

Hauck & Buchholz Drywall, Inc.

Hazer’s Auto & Truck Parts

Heritage Homes

Heyer Engineering

Hirshfield’s Red River Paint

Interstate Remodeling

Jensen’s Decorating, Inc.

J.V. Hough, Inc.

Johnson Hardwood Floors

Knife River Materials

Kochmann Brothers Homes, Inc.

Langer Painting

Lavelle Company

LEGEND Technical Services

Lindemann Concrete Construction

Minnesota State Community & Technical College

McNeilus Steel

Mike Beaton

Nancy Kelly

Noonan Enterprises Inc.

Northern Home Furniture & Design

Northern Plumbing Supply

Northland Truss Systems, Inc.

Nvision Building and Remodeling

Olson’s Quality Drywall

Opatril Concrete Construction

Paul Bunyan Tree Service

Peterson Paint Supply

Phitro Finish Carpentry, Inc.

Poss Custom Cabinets

Potty Shacks

Property Resources Group

Quality Concrete, Inc.

Red River Drywall & Paint

Red River Electric, Inc.

Rokke Construction

Ryland Homes

Sherwin Williams

Showplace Kitchens

Simonson Lumber

Smart Spaces

Stenerson Lumber

Strata Corporation

Stylemark Builders, Inc

Syverson Tile & Stone

Terry Becker Construction, LLC

Terry Lipp & Family

TRN Abstract & Title

Twin City Garage Door/Midland

Garage Door

United Products Corporation

United Rentals

Vinylite Windows

Western Products, Inc.

Windows Plus, Inc.

Wood Specialists, Inc.

Xcel Energy

 

 

Lake Agassiz Habitat Women Build

In 2007, Lake Agassiz Habitat For Humanity’s Women Build built a twin home for two single mothers at 703 S. University Drive in Fargo. Home Builders Care Foundation was the project’s community sponsor and enlisted the help of many Home Builders Association members to assist in building the home. The house blessing ceremony, which occurred on July 21 consisted of a welcome by Women Build Steering Committee Chair Amanda Thomas; invocation by Pastor Becky Lee; gift presentations by Lowe’s, Home Builders Care, the Women Build Steering Committee and Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity; and a house blessing by Pastor Lee. New homeowners Tara and Laura commented on their experience and seemed truly moved at the outpouring of support this community bestowed on them and their children.

HBC Board Member Dave Anderson, Dave Anderson Construction, represented the foundation in giving a set of door knockers and house numbers to the women and their families. Thank you to everyone who helped the Home Builders Care Foundation support this project!

Health, Tech, & Trades Career Expo

This Expo is designed to help ninth graders explore different careers and education opportunities. The focus is two-year or technical degree career opportunities. The Expo supports industries that will continue to need qualified, skilled workers in the future.  This need will be filled by providing opportunities for area youth to see what is available to them right here in Fargo-Moorhead. Students want to hear from those in the “real world” about careers in your business, training necessary, scholarships and/or apprenticeships available, possible part-time opportunities available while completing education. Students in the 9th grade are at the perfect age for this event as this is when emphasis on course selection based on career goals really begins. Hands-on experiences or visual demonstrations engage and motivate students.  They learn more and their curiosity is piqued which leads to a desire to find out more.

 

“Home Builders Care for Habitat” Project

Home Builders Care of Fargo-Moorhead Foundation (HBC), in conjunction with the HBA, created the Home Builders Care for Habitat Project, a fundraiser/community service project for HBC and Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity (HFH) www.lakeagassizhabitat.org. Terry Becker, Terry Becker Construction LLC, Fargo, acted as the general contractor to build a single family home. Proceeds from the sale of the home benefited HBC and a third was donated to Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity.  Groundbreaking was held on Oct. 27, 2005. This beautiful upscale rambler was built at 4701 Woodhaven Drive South in Fargo.

Churches United for the Homeless

The HBC has contributed $25,000 to Churches United for the Homeless building campaign over 2003, 2004 and 2005. Churches United for the Homeless provides temporary lodging for single individuals and for families who have no other place to stay.


YWCA

In 2004 the YWCA “Building Hope” Capital Campaign built a new 37,000 square ft. facility for the YWCA, which will be available to women and their children seeking shelter from violence, poverty and homelessness.

The YWCA received a $5,000donation from Home Builders Care.

Lemonade Project

The Lemonade Project was a house remodel coordinated by the Horace Mann Area Neighborhood Association. They began this project when there was news of a drug bust three houses down from Horace Mann School where their children attend. Some of the homes in the neighborhood were turned into small, one bedroom apartments that have degraded over time. The home that was restored is 2,000 square feet that had to be gutted due to improper wall structure and black mold damage. HBC worked with Fargo Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Skills and Technology Center, and the city of Fargo to rehabilitate homes in older neighborhoods while offering local students the chance to learn carpentry and remodeling skills. It was also an extraordinary opportunity to encourage more development within the industry in the more affordable housing range.

The Lemonade Project received a $5,000donation from the HBC. Student chapter members were involved to help with laboron the Lemonade project. Inturn, the student chapterswere compensated for their time by HBC.


Wish & Care Home

The Wish & Care Home was a fundraiser/community service project in 2003 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of ND and the Home Builders Care Foundation. The idea was to build a brand new home constructed entirely through the contributions of local companies. Don Dabbert, Jr. of Contemporary Builders acted as general contractor of the project. More than 100 companies donated time, money, materials and labor.

Thanks to the overwhelming generosity from the home building industry, each organization received $52,500, which is the largest single donationreceived by both organizations.Home Builders Care Foundation board created an endowment fund. Make-A-Wish’s funds are used to grant wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses.

Contributions

The following are organizations HBC has supported:

  • Access of the Red River Valley
  • Hurricane Relief—HBA Mississippi Coast & HBA of Greater New Orleans
  • Cullen Children’s Foundation
  • Minnesota State University-Moorhead
  • North Dakota State University
  • North Dakota State College of Science
  • Minnesota State Community & Technical College
  • Ronald McDonald House
  • Rebuilding Together
  • Charism
  • Horace Mann Area Neighborhood Association