Green Affordable Housing Project News

“Super Barrels” Roll Out Around Oak Park and Chicago

Monday, May 18th, 2009

OPRC Superbarrel with coveringCNT’s Natural Resources program launched the “Super Barrel” movement (part of our Green Affordable Housing project, funded by the Home Depot Foundation) last weekend at Oak Park’s “What’s Blooming on Harrison” event. Attendees were drawn to the area behind the multi-family housing unit at 301 Harrison, to see the debut of what CNT’s Natural Resources Director Steve Wise calls “cubist water harvesting”.

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