http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/2009/02/18/new-hud-chief-on-the-connectedness-of-housing-policy-and-sustainability/ News from around the country on creating better choices for our communities Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:29:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/2009/02/18/new-hud-chief-on-the-connectedness-of-housing-policy-and-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-4694 Smart Growth Around America » Blog Archive » EPA joins inter-agency effort to support livable communities and smarter growth Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:06:41 +0000 http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/?p=286#comment-4694 [...] Back in Feburary, we noticed a speech by brand-new HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, where he noted that it won’t be enough for HUD to just lead the way with energy efficiency in construction. Where those homes go is just as important. HUD can catalyze the way housing is built and renovated across the residential market overall that will have a dramatic effect on emissions. But focusing on housing is not enough. We must focus on location efficiency, and HUD must be the leader within the administration on this issue. [...] [...] Back in Feburary, we noticed a speech by brand-new HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, where he noted that it won’t be enough for HUD to just lead the way with energy efficiency in construction. Where those homes go is just as important. HUD can catalyze the way housing is built and renovated across the residential market overall that will have a dramatic effect on emissions. But focusing on housing is not enough. We must focus on location efficiency, and HUD must be the leader within the administration on this issue. [...]

]]> http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/2009/02/18/new-hud-chief-on-the-connectedness-of-housing-policy-and-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-4314 Obama Address to Congress | UrbanCityArch.com Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:08:45 +0000 http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/?p=286#comment-4314 [...] rail line that Obama hopes to make a central achievement to the appointment of a new HUD chief that understands the connection between a sound policy/development and sustainability, the Obama administration [...] [...] rail line that Obama hopes to make a central achievement to the appointment of a new HUD chief that understands the connection between a sound policy/development and sustainability, the Obama administration [...]

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