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Touring Global Green's home in New Orleans neighbourhood

By Kelly Leahy

When I saw that the first sustainable home had been completed by Global Green USA in the historic Holy Cross neighborhood of New Orleans, I called to set up a time to view the house. What I got was a one on one interview and tour with the company's president, Matt Petersen.

It's been three years since the worst engineering disaster in the United States took place in New Orleans. Residents continue to work to rebuild neighborhoods though there are still many stretches of empty, abandoned homes. Within one of these neighborhoods lies Global Green's Holy Cross Project where a three acre plot of land on the river will be transformed into a sustainable community of mixed income residents.

The Holy Cross Project consists of five single family homes, an 18 unit apartment building and a community center. The goal is to achieve LEED platinum certification for all of the structures through the use of innovative building techniques. The project is expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2009. The first house was finished in May and currently serves as a visitor center.

A worldwide design contest led by Global Green and Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation provided the respective projects with many creative and eco-friendly designs. It was Matthew Berman and Andrew Kotchen of Workshop/APD who proved to the best fit for the Holy Cross Project.

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