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		<title>Greenbuild Affordable Homes Tour: 11/20</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Affordable and Green: Greenbuild Legacy Home Project November 20, 2010 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Early: Member $45/Non-Member $45 Regular: Member $65/Non-Member $65 Organizations like Habitat for Humanity have been successful in providing affordable housing to families they determine can handle the financial and maintenance obligations of the new homes they build. The anticipated energy and maintenance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legacy/Habitat Homes Counter tops</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vicki Aleck Gumbiner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beautiful, long-lasting, sustainable counter top product that gives you the look and durability you want with no added care.]]></description>
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		<title>Greenbuild Legacy Project uses LEED for Homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laureen Blissard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Greenbuild Legacy project is using one of USGBC&#8217;s latest additions to the LEED product line-up.  This overview is for those of you not familiar with the LEED for Homes program. In January of 2008, LEED for Homes officially became an active rating system for the residential market. Its introduction offered an opportunity for single [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Net-Zero Affordable Homes Come to Illinois</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[32 three-bedroom homes to lease for $590/month in Jerseyville, IL Solar panels, wind turbines to cut utility bill to $0; LEED Platinum preliminary rating The long-awaited promise of affordable, net-zero, green living will finally become reality in a St. Louis suburban cornfield in southern Illinois, where 32 single-family homes will be rented for $590 per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Affordable LEED Homes to be Built for Greenbuild</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Habitat for Humanity Lake County has teamed up with USGBC and Bank of America to build two LEED Platinum homes side-by-side as part of the Greenbuild 2010. The homes will offer a miniature regional green building case study in occupancy costs down the road for two construction types. Both homes will have the same floor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HUD to use LEED ND for Grant Selections</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEED® for Neighborhood Development will be used to score the location efficiency of grant applications. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will apply this criteria to grant submissions to the upcoming Sustainable Communities Planning Grants and others, totaling $3.25 billion in available grant funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Affordable LEED Home to be Built in Rockford</title>
		<link>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/single-family/affordable-leed-home-to-be-built-in-rockford-394</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first residential LEED project within the City of Rockford, Illinois is now underway and being constructed by Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc. (CCS). Originally formed as a non-profit organization to provide community-based services to individuals in the criminal justice system, CCS has grown to include a diversity of human service and affordable housing programs. Recently, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USGBC Affordable Housing Webinar</title>
		<link>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/affordable/usgbc-affordable-housing-webinar-389</link>
		<comments>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/affordable/usgbc-affordable-housing-webinar-389#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 18:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join USGBC for an important, free educational program – bringing you the tools you need to understand the intersection between green building and affordable housing. Introducing The Keys to Green Affordable Housing: A Guide for Existing Multifamily Properties, a new online training designed to address key issues in the affordable housing sector, including: green multifamily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hyacinth Place receives LEED for Homes Gold certifications</title>
		<link>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/affordable/hyacinth-place-receives-leed-for-homes-gold-certifications-63</link>
		<comments>http://www.leedforhomesillinois.org/affordable/hyacinth-place-receives-leed-for-homes-gold-certifications-63#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Illinois LEED for Homes recently got a big boost when the 11 townhomes built by Brinshore Development in Highland Park received their LEED Gold certifications.  The best part is, the affordable housing project captured regional and national attention for its ability to be replicated in other communities. The ambitious project, known as Hyacinth Place, is [...]]]></description>
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