They chose not to utilize the space for a community garden. Their life activities and responsibilities seemed better suited to creating individual gardens in their backyards or other food-producing activities, such as we saw with the corn row and the grape vines. Also, the Commons Area will contain the Bioswale, an area graded to accept the development’s drainage, with water filtering back into the water table rather than going into storm drains.
Habitat for Humanity’s Green Building program was begun in 2002. They say…”Many aspects of green building are simply design choices that utilize natural resources, like facing the homes south to capture passive solar heating and cooling…long-term savings gained by the energy efficiency…passed on to the families…$5-$10 electric bills…and some even report receiving bills where their house has contributed energy to the electric grid.” HforH has completed 52 green solar homes with many LEED certified.
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