U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator and Obama Cabinet member Lisa P. Jackson has traveled to Miami to meet with local green business leaders and tour the Brownsville Transit Village, a new environmentally sustainable building project in an underserved community that incorporates water- and energy-saving features.
The project, set to open in March, is being developed by Carlisle Development Group, which creates environmentally sustainable affordable housing. Carlisle is working in partnership with Alterna Corp., an EPA WaterSense partner and leading distributor of green building products. Estimated water savings of Brownsville Transit Village are more than 5 million gal per year and roughly $50,000 per year in utility savings.
EPA's WaterSense initiative brings together local water utilities, governments, product manufacturers, and retailers to promote water efficiency and enhance the market through innovation and product design for water efficient products, programs and practices.
EPA and its WaterSense partners have helped Americans save 125 billion gal of water and more than $2 billion in water and energy bills. By reducing water consumption, the program has reduced 6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, protecting the health of Americans.
Source: EPA
