USA TODAY Launches Online Community Focused on Green Homes

“Green House” Is Most Recent Addition to Growing List of Online Communities

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ — USA TODAY, the nation’s top-selling print newspaper and a leading online destination, announces the launch of its latest online community, Green House. Moderated by Wendy Koch, the community focuses on simple, attainable steps that readers can take to green their homes and their lives. The community can be found at greenhouse.usatoday.com.

A place to learn and share ideas about greening your home, Green House will connect readers with helpful content, focusing on the attainable green steps that you can take. The community will feature news and insight on the latest green products, books, articles and studies; interviews with architects, builders and others who have tested clever ideas; and tours of homes that have tackled eco-wise projects.

As moderator, Koch will translate the sometimes complicated world of green building for you. Koch is currently disassembling an old home, salvaging whatever possible and building the greenest home she and her husband can afford. They will also seek top certification from several green-rating programs.

Community members are able to utilize all the social networking functions available on USATODAY.com. These include commenting, messaging authors directly, messaging other members privately, creating blogs, joining a conversation in the forum or creating forums to discuss environmental issues.

Green House is the latest addition to an expanding roster of USA TODAY online communities. Recently created are Kindness, covering the changing spectrum of charity and philanthropy; Drive On, a consumer-oriented site for both auto enthusiasts and everyday Americans who love their cars and trucks; Hotel Check-In, a hotel community targeting business travelers; Game Hunters, with a focus on video games and “interactive awesomeness;” and The Oval, dedicated to tracking the Obama administration. Several new communities will roll out and re-launch through the spring. All can be seen at communities.usatoday.com.

USA TODAY was founded in 1982 with a mission to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Through its flagship newspaper and popular Web site, USA TODAY engages the national conversation and connects readers online through social media applications. USA TODAY, the nation’s number one newspaper in print circulation with a total average daily print circulation of nearly 1.9 million, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper Web site which launched in 1995, reach a combined 6.1 million readers daily. The USA TODAY news and information brand also includes: USA TODAY Education, USA TODAY LIVE, USA TODAY Mobile, and USA TODAY Sports Weekly. USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).

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