Photo courtsey of the Memphis Chapter of Habitat for HumanityThe Memphis Chapter of Habitat for Humanity International recently announced that it will partner with Home Depot to build a 38-home green development in Memphis, according to an article in The Daily News.
Memphis was chosen as one of the pilot cities for a green building project, the result of collaboration between Home Depot and Habitat's international office.
I am excited about this for several reasons, the chief of course being that these Habitat homeowners will have energy-efficient, money-saving residences that also are better for their health. And that they opportunity to have green homes is being made available to those in lower-income brackets.
But also, because Memphis is my homwtown and I have volunteered (in the office; I'm not a hammer-weilder!) at the Memphis chapter on many occasions. I am happy that they are the recipient of this wonderful gift!
Nationwide, the Home Depot/Habitat collaboration makes $30 million available to build roughly 5,000 green Habitat homes in 30 areas, both rural and urban, in the coming years.
This funding is critical because, according to an HD spokesperson, building green can add several thousand dollars to the cost of building a home. And since Habitat affiliates are operating on limited budgets dependent on donations, a few thousand dollars per house could be otherwise prohibitive.
The products used will come from Home Depot's eco-friendly line of building products.
Five Gold Starts to Home Depot and Habitat for making sustainable, green building available to low-income homeowners.
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