This program provides free weatherization and energy-use education to low income households to help reduce their home energy consumption. Any builder in the metropolitan Denver area may join this voluntary program which helps market environmentally friendly home. Homes built to the specific standards of the program may qualify buyers for an energy efficient mortgage, which gives the customer more buying power. Using an action guide for ideas, each hostel develops environmentally-friendly programs such as energy conservation, water conservation, waste reduction, and nontoxic product usage. Fluorescent lighting, insulation and low-flow faucets and shower heads are examples of the types of technologies that are commonly used.
Visitors learn as they cook, do laundry, and other household chores.
Over 270 measurable year 2000 wellness objectives have been developed for children and youth, their families, and the community. The Southeast Alliance for Environmental Justice is committed to protecting the health of people in and around Bayview Hunters Point in San Francisco, California. Their Environmental Health Project identifies and develops community environmental leaders and raises awareness of the link between human health and the environment. They are currently working with a local college to train community members in identifying and reporting environmental problems. The County's regional planning committee drew up five options for the future.