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MDHA among Middle Tennessee's most eco-friendly | 2010-09-29

In compiling the listing, Nashville Post defined a green business "first as one that provides goods or services intended to improve the sustainability of others," ... and "second as one that employs sustainable principles in their facilities and practices."

• A rooftop solar energy display at Parthenon Towers – a first for community-owned housing in Tennessee. The 280 PV panels cover almost 5,000 square feet of the building’s roof. That project alone made MDHA the largest solar energy generator for Nashville Electric Service. In addition, MDHA installed 300 panels atop its Madison high-rise property and a smaller display atop Edgefield Manor in East Nashville. Altogether, it has made MDHA among the largest generators of solar power in the state of Tennessee.

• The agency has also received millions of dollars in federal stimulus money to renovate and green its public housing developments. From window replacement to heating and cooling and weatherization improvements, the end result is greater comfort for residents and lower energy costs for MDHA – a significant development given that the public agency is often made to absorb the energy costs of residents who cannot pay their bills.