Housing Promoters Collaborate on Green Communities
Housing promoters are collaborating on green communities, green affordable housing and prefabricated green houses.
The Feb. 7 launch of the U.S. Green Building Council’s pilot program for its LEED for Neighborhood Development to Promote Smart Growth and Community Development (LEED ND) rating system is the latest of several related developments concerning green communities and houses. Last month, LivingHomes, Santa Monica, Calif., celebrated the first certification of a LEED Platinum home in the U.S. and became the first home developer-builder to offer prefabricated LEED-certified homes and a LEED-certified site-built model home. In November, Enterprise Community Partners, Columbia, Md.; the Natural Resources Defense Council; and the Washington, D.C.-based USGBC joined to expand the benefits of green building for developers, operators and residents of affordable housing.