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Massachusetts Joins Effort to Build "Green" Affordable Housing

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Aug 1 2005

Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has announced that two agencies within the state have joined with The Enterprise Foundation, a national nonprofit, to launch a $209-million initiative for building "green" affordable housing.

Through the new Massachusetts Green Communities Initiative, MassHousing and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) will work with The Enterprise Foundation to help build 1,000 energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, affordable homes throughout the state. In particular, MTC will provide $8.5 million in grants for the homes to employ renewable energy technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines, small hydropower systems, and fuel cells. Massachusetts Green Communities is part of the National Green Communities Initiative, a five-year, $555-million commitment to build more than 8,500 environmentally responsible and affordable homes.

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