You may know that the US Green Building Council will be here in town in November for a huge conference featuring Cheryl Crow, Al Gore, Smokey Robinson and, oh yeah…building sustainably.

You may also know that it is more expensive to build green. So, how can we build inexpensive sustainable structures for low-income home buyers? How can we renovate existing structures so we use less energy there?

The local USGBC will be hosting an event on just that topic. See the announcement, below. I plan to be there.

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USGBC

Affordable Housing Summit

Phoenix, AZ

November 10-11, 2009

Join us on Tuesday, November 10, for a full day of panel discussions with national experts on green affordable housing, focusing on the rehabilitation of existing homes and transit oriented development, as well as small group charrettes on real projects around the country.  The second day of the Summit will include a guided tour of innovative projects in and around Phoenix, AZ.

This is a free pre-conference event organized In conjunction with the

2009 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo.

Contact Tom Flanagan at tflanagan@usgbc.org to receive an invitation.