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Affordable Green Housing Center Opens in Cleveland, Ohio
Posted by: Kalyani.rc // Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast
Various non-profits, government agencies, and community development organizations have partnerships and alliances devoted to promoting healthy green housing in Cleveland. The Affordable Green Housing Center (AGHC) is one such initiative established to help address the multiple environmental, health and economic problems related to housing in Northeast Ohio, particularly for low and middle-income families and communities. The AGHC provides educational resources, offers technical assistance to affordable green housing developers, fosters partnerships and demonstration projects, and advocates for appropriate public policies.
Healthy Housing Strategic Alliance:
The Healthy Housing Strategic Alliance is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Affordable Green Housing Center.
It seeks to:
Foster and strengthen alliances for green and healthy housing in the region
Create and implement an opportunity-based regional strategic plan
Make best practice common practice
Position Northeast Ohio as a national leader in achieving high performing, green and healthy housing.
Technical services provided by:
Mandy Metcalf is the Director of the Affordable Green Housing Center. Matt Berges is the Green Housing Manager for the Center. Mandy and Matt provide technical assistance to affordable green housing developers.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.ehw.org/healthy-green-housing/cleveland-initiatives/affordable-green-housing-center-services/
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