Welding

Bike racks provide eco-friendly options for Habitat for Humanity families

Students Bailey Schlievert and Nick Dufresne are shown in welding gear building bike racks.

Students Bailey Schlievert and Nick Dufresne building the bike racks.

Two new bike racks will soon accompany the latest housing development built by Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa. Lead by Construction Trades and Building Systems instructor Mark Bowen, learners in Algonquin College’s Welding and Fabrication Techniques program are building the steel-framed bike racks for Titus Landing, a new eight-unit townhome development at Wateridge Village. The bike racks will be installed in a communal outdoor space this spring, in advance of residents moving in late 2022.

The College welcomes opportunities for students to apply their practical learning to benefit local communities. Projects like the bike racks are a perfect assignment for students to apply their learned skills to a real-life design. Continue reading