Green Building Community
Discussions with tag 'Affordable Housing'
Clean Energy and Sustainable Affordable Housing Symposium, November 3rd, 1 - 5:30 PM
Clean Energy and Sustainable Affordable Housing Monday, November 3rd, 1 - 5:30 PM District Hall,75 Northern Ave, Boston, MA Over the next year, MassHousing will be launching an effort, in collab…
Safe, Affordable, Comfortable, GREEN housing for 552 Academy Street Residents in Inwood New York
Once condemned as unsafe, 553 Academy Street in Inwood NY is now a completed successful renovation and a Green Enterprise Community Building. This story in Multi-Housing News caught my attention be…
NYC’s first prefab micro-unit apartment building starts to rise in Manhattan
Coming to East 27th Street in the Kips Bay section of Manhattan is prefabricated micro apartments. The housing model won the adAPT NYC Competition for its innovative design that is both eco-friendly a…
White House Announces NY Passive House Initiative
From the White House: http://1.usa.gov/1Ee0b1U For more information: http://nypassivehouse.org/white-house-announces-passive-house-initiative/ New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) has …
New York's Retrofit Accelerator Takes Green Building to the Next Level
NYC Retrofit Accelerator Takes Green Building to the Next Level New York continues to show a strong commitment to improving energy efficiency and water conservation. Mayor Bill De Blasio’s initia…
Boston Globe: It’s not easy being green — and Affordable — in Boston (Is it Getting Easier?)
Is it getting easier to be green in Boston? Globe writer Andy Rosen reports on current efforts, including: -Boston construction over 50,000 sf must be LEED certifiable (whether certified or not) …
Webinar: A Bold New Vision for Housing Policy in the U.S., Thursday, February 11, 2 pm EST
An Investment In Opportunity: A Bold New Vision for Housing Policy in the U.S. Thursday, February 11, 2016 2pm EST Enterprise Community Partners In early February, Enterprise will release An Inve…
Affordable Housing Five-Part Webinar (Fee)(Live or On Demand) - International Living Future Institute, Starts March 2, 2016
Affordable Housing Five-Part Webinar (Fee) - International Living Future Institute Introduction to Living Affordable Housing: Strategies and Benefits to Applying the Living Building Challenge We…
WEBINAR March 8: Affordable Multifamily Passive Buildings Support Project – Overview and Nationwide examples
Affordable Multifamily Passive Buildings Support Project March 8 4:00 - 5:00 pm EST 1 CPHC CEU + 1 AIA HSW Presenter: Katrin Klingenberg, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Passive Hous…
The Green and Healthy Homes Initiative of Rhode Island, Wed, Mar 16 at 12:30 PM - Cranston, RI
The Green and Healthy Homes Initiative of Rhode Island Wednesday, March 16, 12:30 to 2 PM Corner Bakery Cafe - Garden City 140 Hillside Road, Cranston, RI 02920 The mission of the Green & Healt…
Housing Opportunity, 2016, Building for a Changing World, May 15- 17, Boston - ULI and Enterprise Community Partners
Housing Opportunity 2016 - Building for a Changing World May 15-17, 2016 Boston Marriott Copley Place Boston, Massachusetts Join ULI and Enterprise Community Partners to gain the tools, knowle…
President Obama's Clean Energy Savings for All Plan
President Barack Obama made Environmental history on July 19th, as he announced a plan to bring more solar energy to American homes. The Clean Energy Savings for All Plan sets a monumental goal of bri…
2016 Summit - National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations - August 29-31 - Cleveland
National Alliance of Community Economic Development Association August 29-31 at the Wyndham Cleveland Playhouse Square, 1260 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio This full, three-day summit also has ses…
Micro Apartments for the Homeless in San Francisco - Promising Idea, but Challenges Remain
As reported this fall by Kevin Fagan of the San Francisco Chronicle, there are multiple plans in the works to create homeless housing in the San Francisco area, particularly supportive housing where s…
Check out the Living Future Institute's Affordable Housing Toolkit
The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) has created an Affordable Housing Toolkit. "Everyone, regardless of economic status, should have access to housing that is healthy, safe, affordab…
NEWHAB - Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings - Seeks Managing Director
The Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings works to expand healthy, efficient housing for all by leveraging the relationships between individuals, sectors, and policies. We d…
Introduction to NEWHAB - the Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings
I have been pleased to recently discover NEWHAB - the Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings. That's a long title, and there's a lot of work to do to ensure that everyone has a…
Affordable Green Housing Center Opens in Cleveland, Ohio
Various non-profits, government agencies, and community development organizations have partnerships and alliances devoted to promoting healthy green housing in Cleveland. The Affordable Green Housing …
Deep Energy Retrofits Initiative by Environmental Health Watch, Ohio
How low can you go? Imagine reducing the energy use in your home by 70-90%. It is possible– and can be economically feasible– without using renewable energy. Super-insulation and Passive House pri…
Financing Clean Energy in Affordable Housing Through Green Banks: CT Green Bank Approaches Webinar - June 6
Over the past several years, CT Green Bank has partnered with the affordable housing sector and private capital providers to provide critical education, financing, technical assistance and resources t…
2017 New Gravity Housing Conference, August 3
The reality of climate change will fundamentally alter the way buildings are designed, built, and operated in the coming decades. At the same time, the need for quality affordable housing that can wit…
HBN Launches HomeFree Initiative to Help Reduce Toxic Building Materials
The Healthy Building Network (HBN) introduces HomeFree, “a national initiative supporting affordable housing leaders who are improving human health by using less toxic building materials”. Everyon…
Passive House for Affordable Housing Forum January 29, 1-3 pm, Boston (Note: Venue Change!)
Passive House design is smart, durable, and can cost-effectively realize substantial long-term savings for the multifamily affordable housing sector. PHMA is co-sponsoring this event with LISC B…
Free Webinar - Financing Multifamily Affordable Housing Retrofits: Updates on Healthcare Sector Resources - April 10, 3-4 pm
Please join the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative to learn about financing resources from the healthcare sector to support repairs of affordable multifamily housing that improve health, safety and ener…
Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Can Help Make Housing Affordable Again, ACEEE Report Suggests
Many people view green building as an extra expense to an already difficult experience of finding somewhere to live, and afford to live. However, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (
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