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Attachment B Green Building Practices. Along with the solar prev development will follow Enterprise Green Communities Design Criteria that establishes standards in green building design and construction. Minnesota Green Communities is a collaboration of the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, the Family Housing Fund and Enterprise designed to foster the creation of healthier and more energy efficient housing throughout Minnesota. The initiative supports the production of housing with reduced energy costs, the use of materials beneficial to the environment, conversation minded land use planning and attention to the creation of healthy environments and lifestyles for individuals, children, families and communities. These standards emphasize an integrated design process with the developer, architect, engineers, contractor and building management team involved from the start of the design process. Enhanced Site Features - Place Making Edison will incorporate place making features along Old Highway 8 at the two entrance points of the walking trail. These place making features, such as message boards or kiosks, will invite the public to access the trail, learn about the community and also an opportunity to post local messages. There will also be exercise and resting nodes at various locations along the walking trail to encourage the full use of the trail system by the public.