Digested From "Casa Grande is both green and universal"
North Bay Business Journal by Jenna V. Loceff
Petaluma Ecumenical Properties, located in California's North Bay area, opened the region’s first GreenPoint-rated affordable housing development last month. The nonprofit has been serving the low-income population in Petaluma for more than 30 years.
Casa Grande Senior Residential Facility, built by general contractor Midstate Construction of Petaluma, earned almost triple the points needed for the green-building rating it received.
“We’ve built almost green for a long time,” said Mary Stompe, executive director of PEP Housing. “As an organization, we have set much higher standards for ourselves than are required.”
The 58-unit, five building, 36,386-square-foot Petaluma development features raised planters, a bocce ball court, a garden area and fountain. The facility is designed in a circular fashion promoting community.
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