Habitat for Humanity Gets Greener. By Kate Galbraith, NYTimes, August 4, 2009. "Habitat for Humanity, the nonprofit home building organization headquartered in Americus, Ga., announced plans on Tuesday to build 5,000 'green' homes around the country for low-income families. The homes, built over five years, will meet EnergyStar guidelines or other green building standards, like LEED. The project expands on a pilot program and is being done in conjunction with the Home Depot Foundation. 'This is unquestionably the largest scale accelerated initiative we've taken on to drive green building,' said Jonathan Reckford, the chief executive of Habitat for Humanity International. The $30 million initiative, he added, would bring rapid payback for families in terms of lower energy bills."
2009-08-05
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