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Nonprofit Proposes Green, Blockchain‑Enabled Affordable Housing Pilot; Council Asks About Scale and Costs
Summary
A nonprofit-led coalition proposed a pilot to develop net‑zero, technology-enabled affordable housing (initially apartments) across Northeastern Pennsylvania; council members sought details on funding, timelines, and partnerships and were advised the project would pursue state-level policy support.
Rashida Lovely, CEO of a nonprofit and small-business owner, presented a regional proposal for an affordable-housing pilot that combines passive-house design, solar and geothermal energy, smart-grid monitoring, atmospheric water generation and a blockchain-based ledger for energy and utility management.
Lovely said the initiative aims to produce apartment-style units for families with near‑zero utility costs, create local construction jobs (with at least 50…
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