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‘Building Homes of Our Own’ Rated Highly in Spring Survey

The survey was sent out to teachers who had indicated they would be willing to provide feedback about the effectiveness of NAHB’s educational outreach effort.

“I am so excited about this game that I have shared with about 10 other teachers,” said Joy Weikert, from New Oxford High School in Pennsylvania. “When I first ordered it, I assumed it wouldn’t be very good because it is free. The quality of this game has greatly exceeded my expectations.”

“I am addicted to this game,” said Jason B, a student from West Miskingum High School in Zanesville, OH. His teacher, Charles Saunders, added that, “Programs like Building Homes of Our Own are great. It is realistic and a fantastic teaching tool.”

Students have been raving about the CD-ROM, comparing it to the popular SIMs computer games that are flooding the market today.

To date, nearly 23,000 CD-ROMs have been delivered to teachers across the country, representing an outreach of 805,000 students, 989,000 parents and 46,000 teachers — more than 1.8 million people.

One unintended audience for the program has been building and code officials, who have asked for the program to illustrate the home building process to local officials and home owners, and to use it as a resource in training courses for inspectors.

The program has been so popular that the third pressing of CD-ROMs will probably be exhausted by October, with no funds for a fourth reprint until January.

For more information about Building Homes of Our Own, e-mail Kym Kilbourne or call her at 800-368-5242 x8447.

NAHB members and classroom educators can order one complimentary copy by clicking here.

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