... Though Uncommon Good is a human services organization, we realize that helping the poor and saving the planet have become inseparable tasks. For when resources are scarce, or environmental disasters occur, it is the poor who suffer first and worst. Therefore, we want to set an example of caring for the environment and caring for each other in the way that we house and operate our organization.
For the past eleven years, the generous Our Lady of the Assumption Church that has been providing Uncommon Good with free office space. Yet the building in which we work now is slated for removal and we have outgrown the space. Instead of renting or purchasing commercial property in a sterile strip mall, we are pursuing a different path – building an office and community environmental center using the Superadobe technique of the late world renowned environmental architect Nader Khalili. Ninety percent of the building materials will be on-site earth, and the resulting structure will have a zero carbon footprint.
Another generous church, the Claremont United Methodist Church, is partnering with us by allowing us to build on its property, as an expression of its desire both to help the poor and to respect God’s creation.
The building, called Greenspace, will be constructed on the site where the original inhabitants of the region settled 7,000 years ago. Their descendants, the Tongva tribal members, are partnering with Uncommon Good. This partnership is intended to teach the public about the values and culture of the Native Americans who lived on the land sustainably for thousands of years, and who are working today to restore respect for nature ...
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