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Solar Grant is the Equivalent of 8,500 Fewer Households Using Electricity

Avenue’s rooftop solar array will be 30 kW and the parking canopy will be 5.2 kW, which combined is the equivalent of planting 1,112 trees or 8,500 households turning off lights for an entire year.

Avenue The green amenities will complement Avenue Center, a community resource center under construction.

HOUSTON—Local affordable housing nonprofit Avenue is getting an environmentally friendly upgrade thanks to a nearly $200,000 gift from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club. The green amenities will complement Avenue Center, a community resource center currently under construction in Near Northside.

The sustainable upgrades include more than 35 kilowatts of solar to reduce energy costs, as well as an electric vehicle, electric vehicle charging stations, and bike racks to provide and promote clean methods of transportation. Showers will also be installed to encourage bicycle commuting by Avenue Center tenants. The facility, located on METRO’s Redline, also helps to encourage the use of public transit.

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Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.

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