Petty Plain Road, expected completion summer 2025
Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity is building a one-story, one-bedroom, single-family home on Petty Plain Rd in Greenfield near the Franklin County Fairgrounds. This one-story home will have one bedroom and be adaptable for someone in a wheelchair or with other mobility impairments that require one floor living.
This modest home will be approximately 650 sq feet. In line with our green building goals, the home will be all-electric and built to ENERGY STAR standards. Construction began in summer 2024, with an expected completion date in summer 2025.
Smith Street, 2018
Habitat built a 2 bedroom zero net energy possible single family home on Smith Street in Greenfield in 2017-2018. Thanks to local Greenfield company PV Squared this home will have solar panels. Franklin County Technical high school contributed help from several trades and Austin Design of Colrain donated their architectural services.
Montague City Road, 2006
Two duplex condo homes were built on Montague City Road from 2002-2006
Greenfield Building Blog
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Big Enough: Pioneering the Small Home Revolution in Western Mass
This spring in Greenfield, Pioneer Valley Habitat is planning to break ground on a small 2 bedroom house that is less than 1,000 square feet. This home will be super energy efficient and have solar panels donated by our friends at PV Squared and cost less than $135,000 for the future homeowner. Habitat spent $35,000…
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Barriers to Affordable Housing in Our Community
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This post is an overview of research conducted by external researchers (see bibliography) on affordable housing barriers. As such, it does not necessarily represent the opinions of Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity, but is provided for educational purposes. Rural communities, including those of Hampshire and Franklin counties of Massachusetts, experience a shortage of…
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Looking for Land
Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity’s site squad is always looking for the next location to build an affordable home. We often look for partners – local municipalities, organizations or private individuals – who can donate land or provide building lots at less than market value. This strategy works if the cost of development of the…
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Building a home in Greenfield, MA
Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity has built over 37 homes in Hampshire and Franklin Counties since 1989. For the benefit of future volunteers, staff and community members who want to build their own home – we are starting this blog on the development process for a single family house in Greenfield, MA. Most people think…