(AP) – A Kansas City architecture firm has teamed up with a Habitat for Humanity group to develop green, affordable housing in Kansas and Missouri.

The Kansas City Star reports that Heartland Habitat for Humanity plans to break ground next spring on a prototype building that’s being developed by El Dorado Inc. Heartland Habitat works in three Kansas counties and two counties in Missouri.

Josh Shelton is with El Dorado. He says the concept for the project focuses on a “common sense approach to sustainability” and incorporates such things as energy-efficient ventilation and a rainwater collection system.

The project is 1 of 5 pilot efforts nationwide selected by Habitat for Humanity International and Public Architecture, a San Francisco organization that produces and promotes new ideas for affordable housing.