Affordable Housing

"It’s a question often heard from sustainability devotees who have been keeping an eye on the growth of the green housing market, yet still find themselves priced out due to the amount of up-front investment that is required when building green. But the subject of affordability has finally entered the green building dialogue.

The book, Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing, describes how Greenway Cohousing managed to merge green building with affordability.

We’ve spent a lot of time on this blog touring different types of sustainable developments. From containers homes to LEED Platinum offices and even fabulous prefab, we have definitely seen some of the best in modern sustainable design. We also realized we have failed to show anything that is truly affordable. Yesterday’s post on prefabricated modern homes showed several amazing designs, but some of them are quite expensive...