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    Enterprise Green Communities Project

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    School of Visual Arts

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    Enterprise Community Partners is a national organization focusing on community development and affordable housing. They have a Green Communities initiative to turn their housing into models of sustainability by using environmentally sustainable materials, increased energy efficiency and educated tenant base on energy conservation and recycling. The Enterprise Green Communities Project is a set of solutions created to inform tenants living in green affordable housing on the benefits of living in a green community. The goal is to explain these benefits and to encourage tenants to take action towards living a more sustainable lifestyle.
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    Laura Arango
    lauraarango@mac.com

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    Enterprise Community Partners
    Impact! Design for Social Change
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    May 30, 2013
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    Surveys were sent out to tenants. Results showed an awareness around general green issues but there was no understanding that they lived in a Green Community building.
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    Signage that was easy to read and reproduce off a standard home/office printer was designed to inform tenants of green features in their building and provide green living tips.
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    Example of a poster that could be easily created from templates provided. This one is to announce the Kick-off event.
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    Property managers can easily create a poster showcasing candidates for the Green Community Leader.
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    Green Community Leader toolkit includes a welcome letter, recommendations of challenges, blank poster, invitation/thank you or congratulations cards, buttons, a t-shirt, and a feedback form.
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    Enterprise Community Partners must have tenant participation in order for a program to be truly effective. How can tenant behavior be changed to conserve energy and recycle when there is a lack of awareness due to insufficient communication between the tenants, building management and Enterprise?

     
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    Bridge the communication gap with a sustainability event for tenants. Post signage which explains the benefits the newly installed green features and provides tips for the tenant to use in their own home. Select a "green leader" from each pool of tenants and empower him/her with a toolkit to encourage tenant participation.

     
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