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 Stories About: green building AND Oregon AND placemaking
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The greenest neighborhood?
Sustainable, carbon-neutral community built in Oregon |
Joseph Romm |
27 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Last week the Center for American Progress began a series called 'It's Easy Being Green,' meant to recognize the steps communities, individuals, and organizations are taking to transform our country's energy use. Last week's column featured a new kind of neighborhood: Pringle Creek Community in Salem, Ore., named the 2007 Green Land Development of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders, may be the greenest neighborhood in the country. It uses 35 sust ... |
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| Topics: green building, Oregon, placemaking (all these topics) |
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