Fuel prices force rethink of US suburbs [ Globe and Mail ] Jul 11, 2008  A few years ago, that city moved to wean residents off cars and onto trains by allowing housing near its transit hub, which prompted developer Edward Lipkin ... Read More ...

DLF proposes green housing project off K [ Sify ] Jul 10, 2008  These units would be built with green materials, which are made by consuming lesser amounts of energy in comparison to traditional building materials. Read More ...

Development Firm Is Picked For Library-S [ Washington Post ] Jul 11, 2008  Although precise plans are not set, the LCOR development firm plans to build about 130 housing units over a new library at the Tenleytown site. ... Read More ...

House OKs homeless veterans bill amid ve [ The Associated Press ] Jul 10, 2008  Al Green, D-Texas, authorizes spending $200 million on housing and services for veterans, requires 20000 rental vouchers a year for low-income housing for ... Read More ...

Exclusive KC sewer plan includes sham 'g [ Kansas City Star ] Jul 11, 2008  By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist Local developers are trying to kill a key part of KC's green solutions for its $2.3 billion ... Read More ...

Do 'green' products really help the plan [ Independent ] Jul 11, 2008  It's now possible to take out green insurance, green mortgages, green credit cards, green investments... The list goes on. Most work by promising to give a ... Read More ...

Brixton development showcases green buil [ Environmental Data Interactive ] Jul 11, 2008  A recently-completed London housing development shows how green homes could become the mainstream - without forcing any major lifestyle changes on their ... Read More ...

Green refurbishment could create a £3.5 [ Energy Efficiency News ] Jul 11, 2008  'Crucially we need a standard for housing that is ambitious and consistent.' The UK Green Building Council has endorsed the report and ConstructionSkills, ... Read More ...

'The way forward is low-cost housing… [ The Herald ] Jul 11, 2008  According to James Stephenson, the housing association's senior development officer, the latest cut will almost certainly mean that Skye and Lochalsh's ... Read More ...

State puts up $3.1M for basics [ Jamaica Plain Gazette ] Jul 11, 2008  Other affordable housing developers have recently succeeded in selling credits for around 90 cents on the dollar. Thal said he is hopeful public funding, ... Read More ...

Apartments to have a green touch [ The Salinas Californian ] Jul 11, 2008  The green features of the development will be made possible with $12.2 million in California Housing Finance Authority financing. ... Read More ...

Letter Cost of going green [ The Daily Astorian ] Jul 12, 2008  For most of us, the cost of gas, food, housing, fuel, roads and law enforcement are getting out of hand, and the environmental extremists are primarily ... Read More ...

How not to develop affordable housing Th [ Barnstable Patriot ] Jul 11, 2008  Five years after it was first announced to the public, The Village Green affordable housing project still remains on the drawing board. ... Read More ...

Both sides moving quickly to bring housi [ Kiowa County Signal ] Jul 11, 2008  As a leading home and community developer, Newland is, in Hewitt's terms, the primary financial supporter of Xtreme and its move to Greensburg. ... Read More ...

Green Calls On Bush To Reconsider 'Homes [ FortBendNow ] Jul 11, 2008  Green, whose congressional district includes Missouri City and parts of Fort Bend County, called the House passage an important step in eliminating ... Read More ...

Green's 'Homes for Heroes' Legislation W [ FortBendNow ] Jul 10, 2008  by John Pape Congressman Al Green's 'Homes for Heroes Act' passed the House of Representatives yesterday, but faces a likely presidential veto if it makes ... Read More ...

South LA Residents Getting Affordable Ho [ Curbed ] Jul 11, 2008  This Monday is the ground-breaking for a new affordable housing development in South LA, a project which'll include our favorite British export, ... Read More ...

Housing trust receives proposals to expa [ Wicked Local Mattapoisett ] Jul 10, 2008  By Chris Reagle The Marion Affordable Housing Trust recently received proposals from three developers for the expansion of the Little Neck Village, ... Read More ...