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Brad Pitt might not be the new mayor of New Orleans, but he was honoured for the humanitarian work he did for the city last night.

At Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative event in New York, Pitt was presented with a plaque from the U.S. Green Building Council that said he and his foundation “Make It Right” had created the “largest and greenest single-family community in the world.”

“‘Make It Right’ has exceeded my expectations,” said Pitt. “Our criteria from the beginning were at odds to say the least. We demanded that these homes be sustainable, that they have aesthetic qualities - aesthetically ambitious, that they be storm resilient and take safety in mind of the families who live there and that they would be affordable.”

So far the foundation has created 13 homes in the New Orlean area known as the 9th Ward, which was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The goal is to have 150 of these green homes built by the end of 2010.

“What the team has done here is not so exceptional. All we did was put the right people together and answer the problems as they came along and that is why we’re here today.”

Each of the houses was built as a unique structure featuring eco-friendly green roofs that will be able to cut down the average utility bill to $35 dollars (USD) per month, with the hopes of reducing it to nothing.

Tags: bill clinton, Brad Pitt

Posted on Friday, September 25th, 2009 at 10:49 am by Cam and is filed under News.

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