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Trolley Square is one of many new developments applying sustainable building practices to create a green living environment. The sleek brick building, in the heart of North Cambridge, Mass., tries many ways to conserve energy in the face of long New England winters. It has heavy insulation,
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Like Trolley Square, this project puts residents within a five minute or less walk of community and commercial places. In Seattle, High Point, New Holly and Rainier Vista are green mixed-income communities that also have commercial and open space amenities.
A unique goal of Sonoma Mountain Village (and other One Planet Communities) is to reduce the community ecological footprint by 80% from a conventional development by using on-site renewable energy, reducing waste, using alternative transportation, creating a local food and materials network, and creatively working with local businesses and residents to create an extremely diverse green community.