ROBERTSDALE, Alabama --- Students from Auburn University and the University of Alabama are spending their Spring Break building a pair of houses for Habitat for Humanity on Georgia Street in Robertsdale.

According to Habitat site manager Kristine Underwood, a total of 37 students and two faculty members from Auburn, along with volunteers and family members for the two projects, are teaming up for “House United,” a project to build a pair of houses side-by-side.

The project, funded mainly by the Snook Foundation with help from State Farm, Lowe’s and other local businesses, was set to begin on Monday, but rain delayed the project launch until Tuesday.

This is the second year Tide and Tiger students have teamed up for the dual-home project, said Andy Bell, sustainable building specialist with the Alabama Association of Habitat Affiliates. Last year’s project was slated for Baldwin County, but after devastating tornados destroyed hundreds of homes in the Tuscaloosa area, last year’s project was moved.

The two projects, along with four additional projects in Baldwin County, two in Fairhope, one in Loxley and one in Bay Minette, are being conducted simultaneously featuring more than 150 students from Alabama, Auburn, the University of Georgia, Ole Miss, St. Louis University, and engineering students from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, said Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Walter O. Hendrix. Students from Penn State University were also in Baldwin County during their Spring Break last week.

The projects are part of a seven-week mission to build 20 homes in celebration of the 20^th anniversary of Habitat for Humanity in Baldwin County.