By Matt Pearce, Campaign Specialist U.S. Green Building Council

The benefits of green building – quality, healthy and safe environments that are cost effective – should be available to all.

These outcomes are especially critical in affordable housing, where studies show that income-level segments that rely on affordable housing often pay more in utility and water costs then people of with higher incomes.

It’s a problem that needs a solution. To catalyze change and bring more green building outcomes into affordable housing, USGBC recently introduced the Value Quality and Efficient Affordable Housing Campaign.