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Affordable Green Housing The Green Communities Initiative will build thousands of affordable, environmentally friendly homes across the country. Overview: The Green Communities Initiative, a project of NRDC and Enterprise Community Partners, will build thousands of affordable, environmentally friendly homes across the country.

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NRDC's Green Offices NRDC's offices save energy and the environment by embracing green building design. Overview: When it comes to energy efficiency, NRDC practices what it preaches with energy-efficient and green design features in each of our four offices. Some of the environmentally beneficial features of our offices include utilization of natural light from skylights and large windows, innovative recycled building materials, and a water recycling system. Since beginning the greening of our offices in 1988, we have achieved numerous economic and environmental benefits, including keeping millions of pounds of global warming pollution out of the atmosphere. Includes links to details about our New York City, Washington, D.C., Santa Monica and San Francisco offices.
How to Build a Better Home A new approach to homebuilding saves trees and energy -- and makes for economical, comfortable homes. Overview: A new approach to homebuilding saves trees and energy -- and makes for economical, comfortable homes.
Greener by Design: NRDC's Santa Monica Office
Guide: This guided tour through NRDC’s office in Southern California illustrates the latest in green building design and practices. We chose a 1920s-era structure in Santa Monica's pedestrian center to take advantage of existing services like transit and to avoid building on undeveloped land. Then we redesigned it to conserve water and energy and showcase environmentally sound materials. On the ground floor, we constructed an environmental learning center. Take a look!
NRDC's New York Office By making use of natural light and readily available energy-saving features, our retro-fitted office uses about one-third the energy of a conventional space. Overview: NRDC renovated our New York City office in 1989 with the goal of putting our environmental principles into practice -- designing an office that would dramatically cut down on our energy use, while at the same time demonstrating to architects, builders, and businesses around the country that "green building" concepts can go hand in hand with pleasant, productive, professional workspaces.