The Phoenix Commotion builds homes with recycled and salvaged materials proving that is a viable place in the building industry. This process uses only apprentice labor and teaches marketable skills to anyone with a work ethic who is willing to swing a hammer. The houses created are truly affordable because they keep labor costs low and they uses donated or found materials. They require the homeowner to be involved with the planning and construction of his or her own home. The result is a person who is empowered, not only by the useful knowledge of building skills, but by the opportunity to become part of a community as a vested participant. An exaple is the tree house. This unique home islocated in Huntsville, Texas. The main house sits in a Bois d’arc tree thirty-five feet above Huntsville’s Town Creek. Just outside of the tree house itself is a multipurpose art studio. The ceiling is covered with discarded frame samples from frame shops. It includes lots of power for sculptors, mirrors for dancers, lots of natural light for painters, and a sink with a trap for potters. And its all made of wood!! How awesome is it?!
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