COLUMBIA, Md., March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Enterprise joins Congressmen Adam Smith (D-WA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), John Lewis (D-GA) and Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) in support of legislation to "green" affordable housing by promoting energy efficiency, resource conservation and sustainable development in low-income communities across the country. More than 2.5 million families in America live in substandard housing. Nearly 17 percent of a low-income family's earnings are consumed by energy costs. And environmental challenges take a disproportionate toll on limited- income families -- both asthma rates and blood lead levels are significantly higher among low-income children. Building green addresses a host of pressing problems facing many families and communities, including run-down and unhealthy housing, rising transportation and energy costs, and sprawling, unsustainable development.
