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Posted Tue Sep 4 2012: from Minneapolis Star Tribune: Eco-Village: Sustainable, affordable http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1346798976 ...The project is the largest of its kind in the nation for Habitat for Humanity, the sixth-biggest U.S. home builder last year ... It'll also serve as a national model, showing for-profit developers that homes can be both energy-efficient and economical on a large scale... Susan Roeder, manager of corporate affairs for Andersen Corp., and more than 50 volunteers from that company were recently on-site, helping ready the concrete foundations. They installed trusses and floor decking as well as set up the wall system. Roeder said the company's foundation donated $100,000, along with energy-efficient windows for all 18 homes. The company will also make ... The City of River Falls donated the 7.5-acre parcel. [Read more stories about: efficiency increase, wisdom] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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