NHC "Open House" blog: Building sustainable communities
24 Feb 2010 - Madeline Fraser-Cook, Director, LISC Green Development Center
Madeline Fraser-Cook of LISC's Green Development Center guest-blogs about building sustainable communities, on National Housing Conference's "Open House" blog.
As the nation's largest community development support organization, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) believes that greener communities are key to building sustainable communities of choice and opportunity, which provide good places to work, do business and raise children. This requires investments in sustainability at the neighborhood level that:
- Preserve family income and wealth by lowering utility bills and increasing home values;
- Connect neighborhoods to green job and business opportunities;
- Provide schools with better learning environments, and stronger operating margins; and
- Support healthier lifestyles by exposing residents to fewer toxic substances, lessening respiratory problems, improving recreational space, and increasing access to healthy foods.
> Read the full NHC "Open House" blog post
> Learn more about LISC's Green Development Center
Article Type: Blog