This week I am planning on visiting Village Homes on Friday, but recently while driving in Concord I saw an entirely solar community that is currently leasing and selling homes. I plan on coming back to visit the community sometime in the next week, or after I visit Village Homes.
While many of these newer "Green" communities have adopted many aspects of eco-friendly construction, not many seem to follow a lot of the models Village Homes started.
For example, Village Homes uses shared parks and open areas between houses that utilize natural drainage and runoff, requiring very little water to stay alive. In addition, homes have their own private yards where residents are encouraged to grow their own food, which they can sell, keep, or donate to the community. Finally, Village Homes implemented a system of streets that were several feet narrower than typical streets with a lot of tree cover, encouraging cars to drive more slowly, and keeping the overall neighborhood temperature down.
Newer communities I have seen utilize many Green building methods and drought-tolerant plants, but none have implemented some of the other more unique and desirable qualities that continue to make Village Homes one of the most distinctive Green Neighborhoods.
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