Marks, Thomas Architects is proud to announce that The Cottages at Greenwood community has won a USGBC Maryland Wintergreen Award in the category of Socio-Economic Impact. Howard County Housing committed itself to a for-sale project consisting of single family detached, affordable, green, universally designed homes and the end result was the Cottages at Greenwood; a first of its kind project that was sold out before construction was half completed.  The project was intended to be a model for future affordable homeownership development and easily replicable.  The project is a certified LEED Platinum, stormwater friendly, accessible, and highly designed with the highest levels of sustainability and universal design.  To learn more about the project and the soon coming Cottages II community visit http://www.cottagesatgreenwood.com/.