Audiences

Get help going green!  Find what audience best suits you to find resources taliored to your needs.

Families and Daily Living

Family & Daily Living routines lay the foundation for your personal health and contribute to your community’s relationship with the environment.  Fortunately, your everyday habits give you the opportunity to make a positive impact on your lifestyle and the people and environment that surround you!  Located at the NOPL Main Library Branch, the Village Green offers quality assistance and resources designed to help you identify the best ways for you and your family to make healthy, eco-friendly decisions.  

Homeowners

As a Homeowner, the first step towards energy efficiency is reducing your home’s energy demand.  With many federal tax incentives created to support you in this endeavor, now is the best time to begin this process.  Although the wealth of information, tools and technology can appear daunting to many, the Village Green, located at the NOPL Main Library Branch, makes these environmental and economic benefits accessible and possible.  We provide information and tools required to select and implement a number of high-impact steps that reduce energy demand and save money.  Our collection includes home energy audit tool kits for circulation, guides to weatherization and insulation, and maps identifying existing businesses and organizations around New Orleans ready to help you further.

Renters and Landlords

For both Renters and Landlords an eco-conscious environment with a lower energy demand provides health and financial benefits. Many options are available to ensure that policies and decisions of landlords and renters have a more positive impact beyond the walls of the building.  The Village Green, located at the NOPL Main Library Branch, displays organized and quality information regarding energy efficient appliances, green home cleaning products, green leases, and incentives.  Energy efficient appliances often come with tax incentives, thus providing an initial financial benefit and a consistently smaller utility bill that renters appreciate.  Landlords that incorporate green leases reduce energy demand while attracting and supporting renters concerned about maintaining a healthy living environment.  

Small Businesses

Small Business practices and physical location both are enhanced by incorporating environmentally-conscious strategies.  Moreover, clients and customers today are choosing to support businesses that choose to make eco-friendly decisions.  Located at the NOPL Main Library Branch, the Village Green provides small businesses with information on cost-effective lighting, heating and cooling, recycled product and renewable energy options available.  On display, we have organized books and materials that guide you through introducing elements of sustainability into your practice.

Non-Profits and Public Agencies

Non-Profits and Public Agencies have the opportunity to introduce and mobilize a wide audience of citizenry to achieve economic, social and environmental progress in sustainability.  Non-Profits and public agencies look to the Village Green for current research supporting energy efficiency and sustainability.  We provide an up-to-date catalogue of grants, incentives and information on green building certification program and  local organizations and businesses dedicated to improving the relationship between New Orleans and the environment.