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Affordable Sustainability Technical
Assistance for HOME
is designed to provide technical assistance to recipients of HOME grants in incorporating
sustainable design into affordable housing.
This website serves the needs of the affordable
housing developer by providing step-by-step recommendations on how to make single-family
home construction projects more sustainable in the areas of resource and energy use and
occupant health. The site also offers an encompassing overview of the principles of
sustainable design, to introduce their application in affordable housing. To help address the specific concerns of individual
projects, the site offers many links to further
sources of detailed information and programs that can help affordable
housing developers achieve more sustainable housing, such as ENERGY
STAR. In addition, the site includes case studies that help illustrate how actual projects are realizing the
tremendous potential for creating affordable, sustainable homes.
As a whole, this site helps developers learn
how to capture the significant environmental and social benefits of sustainable
design—without compromising their ability to meet project budgets. |
