| Building sustainably is about building
community too. Homes and towns that are connected to one another
and to the surrounding landscape foster a lifestyle that has a
lighter impact on the planet. An ambitious example is Sonoma
Mountain Village, a planned community of some 2,000 homes and
businesses in Rohnert Park, California. Developed by Codding
Enterprises, a former shopping-mall builder, the project
incorporates the latest principles of environmentally
responsible design, starting literally from the ground up.
http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200707/village.asp |
