Pete Halsall from Bioregional Quintain visited us this weekend, and left some very interesting news happening in the UK, so instead of me re-writing his comments, I thought I would just show them here in a post.  There is alot of exciting news happening across the pond with sustainable communities!
“We develop sustainable communities in the [...]

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Greeny on July 26th, 2008

Everyone knows the current condition of the housing market is less than favorable, and many people wonder what it will take to get the market back on its feet. I’m sure time is a huge factor in the recovery of the housing market, but the emergence of green communities may actually speed things up a [...]

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Greeny on July 26th, 2008

Green building technology will be available and affordable for low income families in Ohio and they are calling it ‘Ohio’s Green Building Boom.’
Project developers announced today that Ohio has 16 affordable housing developers who will receive funding for ‘greening’ up the homes they will provide, these projects are in the wings for low income families. 
Doug [...]

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Greeny on July 20th, 2008

Please take a look at this video that just was put out by the Wall Street Journal a few days ago. The bottom line is that smaller homes are back in style coupled with green communities. Here are a few excerpts from the video, enjoy….
“Mr. Moon says he and his wife dumped a [...]

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Greeny on July 20th, 2008

My wife and I were driving down a local street today (Oleander St, Wilmington, NC), and just happened to notice this billboard, I couldn’t help but take this snapshot with our phone camera. It is a picture of a street light with the slogan “Go Green” as a pun on words….

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Greeny on July 17th, 2008

Wow, it was just announced that Mount Dora, Florida will be home to a green community of about 400 Green homes. A developer in North Carolina supposedly is going to begin plans on the development. Some of its features will be apartments, mansions, townhouses and single-family homes in an eco friendly environment.
Other green details are:

Irrigated [...]

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Greeny on July 17th, 2008

Let’s just say, you could begin with a blank slate, have the home of your dreams in a community that’s as concerned about the environment and the future of your children as you are. Imagine a community with green space, and walking paths through forests and meadows, a place for picnics, and possibly a [...]

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Greeny on July 12th, 2008

In short, here is how Wikipedia defines this term;  “Sustainable communities are communities planned, built, or modified to promote sustainable living. They tend to focus on environmental sustainability (including development and agriculture) and economic sustainability. Sustainable communities can focus on sustainable urban infrastructure and/or sustainable municipal infrastructure.”
There are several websites that define, and educate people [...]

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Greeny on July 10th, 2008

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Greeny on July 10th, 2008

Our response to the site has honestly been overwhelming, I do not think we expected this much traffic, or notoriety, but we will take it! I am happy to announce new green communities that are live on our website. We now have three communities listed in Arizona, and one in Georgia.
I would like [...]

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