Green Communities is a 5-year, $555 million initiative to create more than 8,500 homes that deliver health, economic, and environmental benefits to low-income families and communities. This effort is a partnership between Enterprise, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Global Green USA, the American Institute of Architects, the American Planning Association, Southface, the National Center for Healthy Housing, and leading corporate, financial, and philanthropic institutions. Green Communities is the first national green building program focused entirely on affordable housing. It incorporates innovations from the mainstream green building movement and emphasizes additional steps that are key to successful affordable housing, such as selecting sites with easy access to public transportation, schools, and services. Green Communities also offers grants, loans, tax-credit equity, training, and technical assistance to developers and builders. Find more information at www.greencommunitiesonline.org.

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