Sometimes when you think "outside the box, " a world of possibilities opens up before your eyes. Lyle D. Gardner, founder of Evergreen Construction Company, is that kind of thinker. Optimistic and determined, he opened for business in 1978 with a vision that immediately set him apart from other developers and builders. He believed that intelligent, attractive design could co-exist with affordable housing and set out to prove his point. Forty-foursuccessful rental communities later, consider his point well proven.