About Green Communities
Green Communities is a five-year, $555 million commitment by Enterprise to build more than 8,500 healthy, efficient homes for low-income people and make environmentally sustainable development the mainstream in the affordable housing industry.
Green Communities provides funds and expertise to enable developers to build and rehabilitate homes that are healthier, more energy efficient and better for the environment -- without compromising affordability. Green Communities also assists state and local governments to ensure their housing and economic development policies are smart and sustainable.
Green Communities homes are built according to the Green Communities Criteria, the first national framework for healthy, efficient, environmentally smart affordable homes.
Enterprise’s Role
Through Green Communities, Enterprise provides financial support and technical expertise to enable developers to build and rehabilitate homes that are healthier, more energy efficient and better for the environment on a cost-effective basis. We work with state and local governments to ensure their housing and economic development policies are smart and sustainable.
Enterprise believes “green” and “affordable” are one and the same. Our financial resources and technical expertise, enable developers to use energy efficient technologies, healthy building materials and environment-conscious site planning practices without compromising affordability.
Ever since Enterprise led the way in creating the first national framework for sustainable affordable homes, it’s been our mission to make environmentally responsible development the mainstream in the housing industry. Today, Green Communities and our community partners are proving that it’s possible to create high quality homes for low-income families while strengthening the environment.
- Our Mission & Vision - Green Communities aims for nothing less than a transformation in the way communities think about, design and build affordable homes.
- Our Partners - Green Communities’ success is driven by the support of a team of partners. The Green Communities partners include a blue-chip roster of environmental, corporate, financial, philanthropic and professional organizations.
- Our State Programs - There are major public-private partnerships to advance Green Communities at scale in many cities and states including Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and San Francisco.
