Green Communities

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Wind Power Brings Benefits for Industry

Some Mid-Atlantic developers and property managers recently have formed a green... More

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Net-Zero Energy Community Gets Under Way

Construction has begun on a 32-unit single-family home subdivision where residents won’t have to worry about a utility bill. More

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Guest Commentary: Climate Change Solutions Within Industry’s Reach

April 22 marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, which was launched in 1970 as a... More

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The Next Generation

Passionate about affordable housing, innovative, and enterprising are all fitting... More

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Foundation Returns to Green Basics

AUSTIN, TEXAS—Contractors for Foundation Communities are getting out their caulking guns— the nonprofit plans to make 1,800 of the affordable apartments it owns and manages more energy efficient. More

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Solar Makes Sense

Developers could learn a lot from communities like Franklin Hill in Dorchester, Mass. Local affordable housing developer Trinity Financial and the Boston Housing Authority are planning to install an array of solar panels with a cost of more than $1 million on Franklin Hill's 152-unit second phase, which is under construction. More

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Enterprise Pledges $4 Billion to Green Housing

Enterprise has announced a $4 billion commitment to launch the next generation of its Green Communities initiative. More

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Enterprise Turns Its NMTC Award to Green

COLUMBIA, MD.—Enterprise will use its new $95 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) award to finance environmentally sustainable developments in low-income communities. More

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Rice, Yordán Take Reins at Enterprise

A former mayor of Seattle and an investment banker from New York have taken over leadership of the affordable housing and community development organizations founded 25 years ago by James Rouse, the legendary commercial real estate developer who revitalized historic sections of Boston, Baltimore, and other Eastern cities in the 1970s. More

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Green Building Saves $$$

When Ed Key tears open his utility bill every month, he sees a clear benefit from living at Denny Park Apartments, an energyefficient green affordable housing development in Seattle.  More

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