Last week, Brad Pitt spoke at the fifth annual Clinton Global Initiative and gave an update on his Make It Right foundation’s progress in New Orleans. “I don’t know how we build any other way anywhere else,” Pitt said, addressing the audience in New York. “We can no longer tell ourselves that implementing this technology is too complex a problem because it’s just been proven on this little spot on the map.”
In addition to his duties at the Clinton Global Initiative, he was given the honor by the US Green Building Council for the tremendous work he has done in raising awareness on sustainable building and leading the charge in improving the lives of New Orleans residents.
“‘Make It Right’ has exceeded my expectations,” Pitt said. “Our criteria from the beginning were at odds, to say the least. We demanded that these homes be sustainable, that they have aesthetic qualities … that they be storm resilient and take safety in mind of the families who live there and that they would be affordable.”
According to Ecorazzi, while only 13 of the expected 150 homes have been built, Pitt reported that the benefits are already substantial. The average family pays only $35/month for electricity in one of the homes created by Make It Right. Plans are already underway for the next stage of the project — which will include eco-friendly duplex designs.
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Coverage: courtesy of Ecorazzi.
Photos: courtesy of PR Photos
