Building Outside the Box  Partnership for Sustainable Building Building Outside the Box (BOB) was initiated by the Cumberland River Compact as a broad coalition of agencies, non profits, and business interests who have come together to demonstrate and promote the use of sustainable building and restoration practices that benefit people, business and the water quality in the Cumberland River Watershed. BOB Project Sites BOB currently has four different project sites showcasing sustainable building practices as well as stream restoration techniques.  The BOB committee will follow the progress on each site, documenting not only the building and restoration work being done, but how sustainable building practices impact the water quality at the site. The sites represent a cross-section of the diverse landscapes and environments found in the Cumberland River Watershed.  Follow the links below to learn more about each site and the work being done and return often to see our progress. The Cumberland River Basin Site 1 Rural Agricultural Red River Watershed Logan County, KY Site 2 Suburban Up-Scale Subdivision Harpeth River Watershed Franklin, TN Site 3 Urban (Single-Family) Affordable Housing Subdivision Mid Cumberland Watershed Antioch - Nashville, TN Site 4 Urban (Multi-Family) Condominiums Mid Cumberland Watershed Germantown - Nashville, TN

News & Events BOB Featured in National EPA Publication Read about the BOB project in the US EPA's periodic report, Nonpoint Source News-Notes. BOB Site Wins Governor's Award! Morgan Park Place, one of the urban/mid-cumberland BOB sites has won the Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award for Building Green. Click here to read about the award. Click here to learn more about Morgan Park Place. Click here to tour the site. The National Association of Realtors now offers a "Field Guide to Green Homes & Green Mortgages."