Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Bretta Little http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Habitat for Humanity’s Kent County Chapter Incorporates LEED Gold Standards into All of Their Homes http://inhabitat.com/habitat-for-humanity-kent-county-uses-leed-standards/ http://inhabitat.com/habitat-for-humanity-kent-county-uses-leed-standards/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:20:23 +0000 Bretta Little http://inhabitat.com/new-post-submission-112/
Habitat for Humanity's Kent County Chapter has always been a leader in the field of affordable and sustainable housing and even built the nation’s first affordable LEED certified home under the LEED for Homes pilot project way back in 2006. Due the success]]> Habitat for Humanity, Kent County Chapter , leed, leed certified home, leed silver, green home, eco home, green design, eco design, usgbc, leed gold, green house, kent county

Habitat for Humanity’s Kent County Chapter has always been a leader in the field of affordable and sustainable housing and even built the nation’s first affordable LEED certified home under the LEED for Homes pilot project way back in 2006. Due the success of the first home, the chapter made a commitment in 2007 to make sure future families would live in homes built to a minimum LEED Silver Certification. Currently, they have surpassed the Silver level and have progressed to LEED Gold Certified Homes as their new standard house. It is estimated (based on their earliest LEED Homes) that annual savings costs for electric, water, and heating will be at least $1,000 per home per year. The extra money available every month eases the hard decision between heat and food for families who live close to the poverty line.

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