Faithful+Gould took an active role in the Chicagoland Habitat for Humanity “Raise Your Hand Chicagoland” house build event on May 29 – June 1, 2014, at Pioneer Court Plaza in Chicago.
Partial Build of Home for Family in Need During this event, Faithful+Gould assisted in the partial build of one home that will now be taken apart, reassembled and completely finished for a family in Waukegan, Illinois. Frames for an additional 12 homes were also built during this event.
Faithful+Gould Vice President and Managing Director Carmelo Torrisi said, “I am pleased to have had the Faithful+Gould Chicago office involved with the planning of the Habitat for Humanity build this year. A lot of time and hard work went into the development of the event and it was great to see the turn out and to know that our efforts have helped Chicagoland families.”
Transform Generations of Families and Revitalize Neighborhoods This four-day event was planned and managed by Habitat for Humanity in Chicagoland and included an executive steering committee and six subcommittees. Faithful+Gould staff involved with the event included Dave Scott, construction committee; Derrick Hengstebeck, construction committee and young professionals committee; and Carmelo Torrisi, executive steering committee and chairman of the construction committee. Faithful+Gould was instrumental in contributing to the overall planning of the project. Planning activities included site layout design, field verifications, building permit document preparation and coordinating, vendor/supplier coordination and logistics planning. 
Staff and volunteers from the eight Chicago-area affiliates worked the event and engaged more than 250 additional volunteers provided by key sponsors. The team reached the event goals to help transform generations of families and revitalize neighborhoods through home ownership.
Pioneer Court is set in a lively mixed-use district comprised of commercial, residential, cultural and tourist areas attracting approximately 35,000 pedestrians and 41,000 cars every day. The team divided the nearly 13,000 square feet of space available into two halves – on the north, a public engagement area; and on the south, a volunteer engagement area.
