But Ansara says it is working. “After we show the Haitians what's expected, they get it,” he says, although he admits some of the workers think the project team is “overbuilding and too fussy.”

“We've had incredible participation from the American building industry,” Ansara adds. Thirty companies are on the donor list, including Hubbell Inc., Shelton, Conn., which supplied lighting fixtures, ceiling fans, boxes, plugs and switches, and the New England Council of Carpenters, which refurbished 400 salvaged wooden doors. To see a full list, as well as more on the project and a slide show, visit ENR.com.