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LEADING WITH INTEGRITY TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY  
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VIRGINIA GROVE, NOVATO, CA
 
large product photo   HartMarin is the owner, designer and developer of this “first-of-its-kind” subdivision that combines attractive architecture, Green Development Practices and lower income affordable housing in a single-family environment.   Heralded by ABAG as “a model for regional planning”, the project includes bio-swales, Grasspave, ground-water recharge, a major tree-transplanting program, passive solar heating and cooling, pre-wiring for solar photovoltaic panels, sustainable, recycled and reclaimed materials on an infill property.  Winner of the 2007 Award of Excellence for Smart Growth & Workforce Housing, 138 points on the Build-It-Green scale, the highest ever in Novato .