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Building with a green thumb
Tewksbury development has designs on protecting water supply
Sblendorio's attitude is more in keeping with that of the designers of America's earliest suburbs, men such as Llewellyn S. Haskell and Frederick Law Olmsted.

Planning Board member Bruce Schundler: "I think (Sblendorio) showed that a builder can develop in a way that can do a lot of things to protect the environment."

Creating a Model Ecofriendly Housing Project
Fern Valley, a four-lot residential subdivision that will be the first of its kind, according to several environmental groups in the state, quickly won approval - and even enthusiasm - from local planners.The idea is to actually improve the environment at the site by developing it.

The New York Times
Sunday, February 8, 2004, Page 7

Fern Valley embodies green design
"Green development practices are incorporated into the landscape and buildings to maximize ecological benefits, energy savings, use of renewable resources, and natural resource regeneration. Green development addresses environmental concerns at the beginning of the design process to ensure that they are given the serious attention they deserve. The Fern Valley subdivision application embodies green design in a residential development site. If built, perhaps it will be able to serve as a demonstration project in the future."

Caroline J.S. Armstrong
Assistant Director
Hunterdon County Planning Board
Flemington, New Jersey, June 4, 2003