2010 HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award Winner

Enterprise Green Communities

The Enterprise Green Communities initiative, founded by Enterprise Community Partners, is a national green building program focused entirely on affordable housing. It provides financing, funding, and expertise to enable developers to build or rehabilitate homes that are environmentally sustainable without compromising affordability. The initiative offers a roadmap for achieving significant health, economic, and environmental benefits for residents through cost-effective green design methods and materials.

Since 2004, Enterprise has invested $700 million to create 15,800 green affordable homes in 350 developments in 30 states. Enterprise also trained 4,000 housing professionals in green affordable development and advised more than 20 states and cities about environmentally sustainable affordable housing policies. Seven state and local green building laws and housing plans now include the Enterprise Green Communities criteria.