Enterprise Green Communities efforts to mainstream green principles and practices in the affordable housing industry have been recognized in a ground breaking new book by author Greg Katz: Greening Our Built World Costs, Benefits, and Strategies. The book examines the broader potential for green design to answer the fundamental question of whether the benefits of green design outweigh the costs. The book includes a chapter on the Green Communities Initiative, highlighting Enterprise’s landmark study: Incremental Cost, Measurable Savings: Enterprise Green Communities Criteria The study demonstrates the savings and benefits associated with meeting the Green Communities Criteria in affordable housing.
The Enterprise Incremental Cost, Measurable Savings” evaluated the costs and performance of more than 40 Green Communities developments relative to conventional affordable housing. The analysis demonstrates that:
- It is cost-effective to green affordable homes: the financial benefits greatly exceed the additional cost of greening.
- Holistically designed green affordable homes can deliver demonstrable health, economic, and environmental benefits to low-income communities
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Enterprise’s commitment to green building is demonstrative of its dedication to sound investment in low-income communities.