Press Coverage - Newspapers and Magazines

June 2009 - Energy Design Update - A Near-Zero-Energy Development With an Innovative HVAC System

Mar/April 2009 - Home Energy Magazine - Wisdom Way Solar Village: A new community of affordable, sustainable homes moves toward zero energy

Fall 2008 - Rural Voices Magazine - Going for Zero: The Process of Developing a Near-Zero Energy Home

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Video & TV Coverage

August 5, 2009 - Solar Village aird on WGBY's Eco-Exchange. See RDI's Director of Home Ownership Programs, Anne Perkins, WWSV architect Bill Austin and WWSV home owner Mary Sirum with host SandyThomas. here!

April 2009 - New York Times Online - Video - Home Green Home: Affordable Green Living
and blog Home Green Home: Affordable Efficiency?

April 2009 - WWLP, Channel 22 Springfield - Video and article - Green Greenfield homes use 0 net energy

April 2009 - WWLP, Channel 22 Springfield - Video and article - Chance to win an energy efficient home

April 2009 - RDI's documentary about the Wisdom Way Solar Village produced by filmmaker Catherine Stryker of Cat's Eye Productions shown on cable access channels nationwide

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Press Releases

08/08/08 - Anne Perkins, Director of Home Ownership Programs for RDI, Serving on Governor Patrick’s Massachusetts Zero Net Energy Buildings Task Force

08/08/08 - Colrain Family Gets 96% of Their Electricity from the Sun!

02/20/08 - Rural Development, Inc. Joins U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Bodman to Launch Builders’ Challenge in Orlando, FL

10/03/07 - The USGBC LEED® for Homes Program Awards Rural Development, INc. a LEED Gold Rating in Residential Sustainable Design

03/23/07 - RDI is the first builder in New England and first in the nation to attain LEED silver certification by The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

09/20/06 - RDI Builds a ZERO Net Energy Home - The Colrain Home

07/20/06 - Grant Will Create Green Affordable Housing

11/10/05 - State boasts first winner of Home Depot Foundation's "Affordable Green” housing award. Rural Development Inc. earns national spotlight for low-cost “ responsible” design and construction