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A Step Above: Colorado Housing Earns First-Ever Green Communities Plus Certification

Cadence – an affordable community for seniors in Fort Collins, Colorado – is the first-ever development to achieve certification to the Enterprise Green Communities Plus criteria, the most advanced iteration of the national green building standard.

July 6, 2023

Resilience

Green Communities

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

Rocky Mountain

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Launch of "What's Possible”: A Blueprint for Sustainable American Communities

Enterprise, LISC, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, are pleased to announce the publication of What's Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods. The project, funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation, will serve as a critical resource for everyone committed to tackling the climate crisis and building more resilient, sustainable, and prosperous communities.

April 30, 2024

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Academy Helps Rocky Mountain Affordable Housing Leaders Confront Climate Risks

Affordable housing developers, owners, and operators in the Rocky Mountain region of the country area face challenges ranging from the impact of drought on water supply, to the need for repairs due to high winds and other extreme weather conditions. Over the course of eight weeks this fall, a cohort of 19 affordable housing owners and operators participated in the Rocky Mountain Resilience Academy.

January 9, 2024

Resilience

Green Communities

Rocky Mountain

Community Highlights

Power Forward Communities

Power Forward Communities, a coalition Enterprise co-leads with some of the country’s most trusted community development, climate, and housing organizations, is purpose-built to make America’s homes more energy efficient and drive a market transformation that cuts costs and benefits to renters and homeowners in communities nationwide.

Resilience

Equitable Decarbonization

Enterprise in the News

Power Forward Communities Awarded $2 Billion as Part of the National Clean Investment Fund to Decarbonize American Homes

Today, Power Forward Communities, a coalition of some of the country’s most trusted housing, climate, and community investment groups, was awarded a $2 billion, seven-year National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide capital for affordable residential decarbonization throughout the country, with a specific focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities.

Resilience

Equitable Decarbonization

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A Passion for Equitable Decarbonization

The latest in our Resilient 7 series paying tribute to housing leaders building a more sustainable future: an interview with Luke Ilderton of Energy Outreach Colorado about his passion to ensure no family or community is left behind in the energy transition.

November 14, 2024

Resilience

Equitable Decarbonization

Rocky Mountain

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From Concept to Practice: Celebrating 20 Years of Enterprise Green Communities

Celebrating two decades of Enterprise Green Communities, housing leaders gathered online and in Washington, D.C., to reflect on the next chapter for healthy, resilient, and energy-efficient affordable homes amid a moment of unprecedented bipartisan support for housing affordability.

April 20, 2026

Health and Housing

Resilience

Climate Risk Reduction

National

Green-Certified Development

Sustainability

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A Second Skin for Affordable Housing

A HVAC innovation creates a prefab “second skin” to retrofit affordable housing, cutting energy use, costs, and disruption—a winner of the Wells Fargo-Enterprise Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge.

May 14, 2026

Resilience

Equitable Decarbonization

National

Electrification

Housing Design

Retrofit

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Enterprise Community Partners Unveils 2026 Green Communities Criteria Focused on Energy Savings, Health, and Climate Resilience

Enterprise Community Partners has launched the 2026 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria (Criteria), marking two decades of advancing sustainable affordable housing.

February 19, 2026

Resilience

Climate Risk Reduction

Green Communities

Equitable Decarbonization

National

Climate Resilience

Electrification

Green-Certified Development

Health Equity

Housing Design

Retrofit

Training

2026 Enterprise Green Communities: Explore, Learn, Certify

May 29, 2026 (Originally Published: February 19, 2026)

This 2026 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria 3-part webinar series is designed to introduce the updated criteria, delve into the requirements, and empower your path to certification.