Brad Pitt Awarded

The US Green Building Council honored Brad Pitt for his eco-friendly housing project at Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative summit last Thursday. Pitt set up his organization, ”Make It Right,” in 2007, and built 13 houses in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The homes all have green roofs, which reduce heating costs and keep things cool during the summer. The average monthly electricity bill for one such home is $35, and Pitt says the homes are no more expensive to build when compared to conventional methods. He hopes to build 150 houses by December 2010.