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Through “Show You’re Green” eight projects have been
selected as examples of outstanding housing that is both affordable
and green. The winning projects will be showcased online in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s Affordable Housing Design Advisor to
demonstrate diverse ways in which green practices are being
integrated into exemplary affordable housing. The winning
projects considered the following AIA Affordable Green Housing
Guidelines:
* Community context
* Site design
* Building design
* Water conservation and management
* Energy efficiency
* Reduced and sustainable material use
* Recycling during construction and post-occupancy
* Indoor environmental quality healthy buildings
* Quality assurance/commissioning
* Other innovative design strategies.
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