Rebuilding New Orleans
HOLY CROSS PROJECT IS GREEN INSIDE & OUT
WASTE NEWS. APRIL 28, 2008. By Chrissy Kadleck
Avocado-painted walls in the living room are just one obvious sign that the first home of the Holy Cross Project is categorically green. This innovative two-story, three-bedroom home is not only a showcase of best practices in green building and materials, but also a model for environmentally friendly decor that is stylish and affordable.
Designed as a model of sustainability for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, Global Green's Holy Cross Project is a prevately funded mixed-use residential development and one of the first new home construction projects to be built in the Lower Ninth Ward, one of the most decimated areas from the levee failure after Hurricane Katrina.
"This project was to show the accessibility of not only green building materials but also to show homeowners and renters that they can improve the efficiency and halth of their homes by the very furnishings that they use to decorate their homes," said Ruben Aronin, Director of Communications for Global Green USA.