Does your local grocery store sell fresh produce? Does your neighborhood have jogging and bike trails? What materials were used to build your home? All of these can determine the healthiness of your environment as well as your personal health. Residential green construction is booming; in fact, the
U.S. Green Building Council expects the industry to be worth more than $100 million by 2018.
NeighborWorks and its network are committed to making sure that healthy communities are not determined by zip codes.