This post is re-published with permission from the Greensburg GreenTown website, www.greensburggreentown.org, a proud member of the Sustainable Cities Network.

Model Homes Project Launched

The Model Homes Project will feature the building of twelve state-of-the-art green homes in Greensburg. Our vision is that these homes be built not only to showcase to residents what is possible for their own homes, but also to serve as lodging and eco-tourism destinations.

The twelve homes will serve as demonstration sites for a variety of building construction technologies and green products and services. Each home would also serve as a testing site/laboratory with monitoring equipment that would give observers information on how each type of construction performs under real world conditions. The homes also would provide lodging to tourists that would give them experience in a particular type of home that interests them.

So, in the short term, Greensburg residents will have the opportunity to view first-hand how the various buildings look and behave, and in the long-term, the homes will serve as a source of revenue for the community and GreenTown in their role as eco-tourism destination. As noted in the above article, the Mother Earth-Natural Home model home is in the works. Several other companies and educational institutions have expressed interest in this project. More on this as additional parties sign on to build their green dream homes.