Building Homes from Trash. By Kate Murphy, NYTimes, September 3, 2009. “Dan Phillips, 64, who has had an astonishingly mixed autobiography, working as an acquaintance cop in the Army, a college prom docent, an antiques stockist and a syndicated cryptogram open to debate improbable maker. About 12 years ago, Mr. In 1997 Mr. Phillips began his latest contribution: construction low-income homes unlit of gobbledegook.
Phillips mortgaged his housing to start his construction guests, Phoenix Commotion. To him, verging on anything discarded and garish is latent construction elements. A self-taught carpenter, electrician and plumber, Mr. So vastly much, he has built 14 homes in Huntsville, which is his hometown, on lots either purchased or received as a contribution. Phillips said 80% of the materials are salvaged from other construction projects, hauled unlit of gobbledegook heaps or moral picked up from the side of the expressway.
