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A pair of two-story modular homes are being hoisted by crane onto foundations at an old mobile home park.
They were built a few miles away in a 32,000 square foot factory on land owned by the Boulder Valley School District.
The city of Boulder built the factory and pays for the materials.
The local Habitat for Humanity chapter manages the program.
All the groups involved say the three-way partnership is the first of its kind in the nation.
Students get hands-on experience building homes, course credit, and a head start on careers in the building trades.
An industry group reports the U.S.
will need 500,000 more workers to keep up with demand.
For NPR News, I'm Sam Fuqua in Boulder, Colorado.
A pair of two-story modular homes are being hoisted by crane onto foundations at an old mobile home park.
They were built a few miles away in a 32,000-square-foot factory on land owned by the Boulder Valley School District.
The city of Boulder built the factory and pays for the materials.
The local Habitat for Humanity chapter manages the program.
All the groups involved say the three-way partnership is the first of its kind in the nation.
Students get hands-on experience building homes, course credit, and a head start on careers in the building trades.
An industry group reports the U.S.
will need 500,000 more workers to keep up with demand.
For NPR News, I'm Sam Fuqua in Boulder, Colorado.