Solid Earth Communities strives to be a part of the solution to end homelessness and promote housing stability by building sustainable, healing, low cost housing made from compressed earth blocks. Solid Earth Communities, provides innovative construction practices and designs that focuses on being a part of the housing shortage solution, all built from compressed earth materials and which are more
affordable than traditional housing. From Casitas, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and single family homes to navigation centers, day care centers, and shelters, Solid Earth Communities builds strong, stable structures designed to not only meet the needs of people who have experienced homelessness, but also healing spaces that provide room for communities to thrive. Our professional “Earth Home Specialist” architects, will create an environmentally sustainable home design and then SEC will proudly build an affordable home that is not only energy efficient but also water proof, sound proof, fire proof, earthquake resistant and mold proof! When you are in one of our compressed earth block homes, you are in a comfortable, sustainable home. A basic solution to homelessness is housing. Currently housing needed far exceeds homes available. Nationally, it is estimated that we are 4.1 million units short of needed affordable and very low-income housing units, to include the number of units needed to end homelessness. If we are to build and repurpose our way out of America's housing crisis, we need innovation. That’s what we provide through Solid Earth Communities. We are a nonprofit organization developed to achieve affordable and “Environmentally Green” homes for the nation. SEC provides innovative construction practices and designs that focuses on a solution to the housing shortage, building with compressed earth materials. Our professional “Earth Home Specialist” architects, create an environmentally sustainable home design and then SEC will proudly build an affordable home that is not only energy efficient but also water-proof, fire-proof, earthquake resistant and mold-proof! With state-of-the-art products to include solar heating and hemp SEC creates a safe and environmentally friendly home for you and your family! Innovation is the key, that builds homes at an affordable costs.
• Innovation that causes nearly zero carbon emissions in the construction process and, if fitted with solar or wind energy, extremely low-cost and environmentally friendly ongoing upkeep and utility costs.
• Innovation that also provides job training and employment for the communities that need the housing they are building.
• Innovation that recognizes the trauma that homelessness causes and uses trauma-informed design concepts as well as direct focus group input with folks from the communities in which we work. When creating living spaces and communities for people experiencing homelessness, the impacts of trauma on the families and individuals who will reside there must be central to the design. What we do
Solid Earth Communities works with earth builders, environmental architects and community planners. When you are in one of our compressed earth block homes, you are in a comfortable, affordable, sustainable home. No matter whether a Compressed Earth Block home is a basic home or a high-end home, the benefits are the same. Monthly heating and cooling expenses are substantially decreased, as well as the upkeep of the house, which decreases over time, unlike a traditional "stick" house. The environment is not impacted since the blocks are cured in the sun, not fired like cement blocks and bricks. There is also minimal wood used in the construction of a CEB home. SEC works directly with community leaders and other nonprofit organizations to create a local, well paid workforce that invests in their future. In the end, we expect to have a comprehensive understanding of your needs strengths, challenges, and opportunities that will inform future housing decisions in the long-term. SEC brings to sustainable benefits to eradicate homelessness along with hope and jobs to your town!
