Mary Buikema, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Kent County, will speak at the first Wheelhouse Talks of 2013-2014, which are hosted by Grand Valley State University’s Hauenstein Center. Buikema will explore the meaning of home and creating opportunities of affordable homes for families. The talk will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, 2 W. Fulton St. Grand Rapids.