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Discussions with tag 'Affordable Housing'

USGBC-NCR Green Affordable Multifamily Construction Educational Panel, July 31, Washington D.C.

by Eileen Flynn // Student

USGBC National Capital Chapter is excited to invite you to the Green Affordable Multifamily educational panel. As density in the built environment continues, growing concerns about gentrification a…

Filed under: Events

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Green Building,Affordable Housing

0 replies | 835 views | Posted on: 06/14/2018 | Last updated: 06/27/2018

The Next Generation of Housing – Prefabricated Homes

by Eileen Flynn // Student

Traditionally, the process of constructing a house takes place on the same piece of land where the house will stay when completed. Construction teams travel to the same outdoor site for months and are

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Prefabricated Homes

1 replies | 5212 views | Posted on: 06/28/2018 | Last updated: 02/17/2023

Deep Energy Retrofit Solutions, February 26, 3:30pm–5pm EST, Syracuse NY - Attend in Person or via Webinar

by ella.nielsen44 // Student

New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) has partnered with the Dutch initiative EnergieSprong to challenge market development of feasible deep energy retrofits. Beginning wi

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Energy,Affordable Housing,Deep Energy Retrofits

0 replies | 1180 views | Posted on: 02/18/2019 | Last updated: 02/18/2019

Forum on Climate-Ready Buildings and Community Resilience in Affordable Housing, May 10, Boston, MA

by AbbieKnight

Hear from national and local resiliency experts and multifamily affordable housing developers about how they are preparing buildings and communities for extreme weather events, sea level rise, power o

Filed under: Massachusetts

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Community Resilience,Climate-Ready Buildings

0 replies | 1527 views | Posted on: 04/10/2019 | Last updated: 04/11/2019

Making Affordable Multifamily Housing More Energy Efficient- a Guide to Healthier Upgrade Materials

by ella.nielsen44 // Student

A group of organizations including Energy Efficiency for All and The Healthy Building Network released a significant report in September, 2018, “Making Affordable Multifamily Housing More Energy

Filed under: Guidelines, Resource Guides, Handbooks

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Energy Efficiency,Multifamily

1 replies | 7494 views | Posted on: 04/15/2019 | Last updated: 02/10/2023

Guidance for Specifying Healthier Insulation and Air-Sealing Materials (Supplement to "Making Affordable Family Housing More Efficient...")

by ella.nielsen44 // Student

Guidance for Specifying Healthier Insulation and Air-Sealing Materials” was produced by Healthy Building Network (HBN) as a supplement to the report by HBN, Efficiency for All and others,

Filed under: Guidelines, Resource Guides, Handbooks

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Energy Efficiency,Insulation,air sealing

0 replies | 2142 views | Posted on: 04/15/2019 | Last updated: 02/10/2023

Innovative Financing Strategies for High-Performance Affordable Housing, June 10, Boston, MA

by AbbieKnight

Join for a community conversation on how we can achieve deeper energy savings and integrate clean energy technologies into multifamily affordable housing.

Hear from lenders, subsidy providers,

Filed under: Massachusetts

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,High Performance Building,Financing Strategies

0 replies | 1583 views | Posted on: 05/19/2019 | Last updated: 05/19/2019

2019 New Gravity Housing Conference, August 1-2, Philadelphia, PA

by Gina Pryciak // Student

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

Filed under: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Sustainability Group

Keywords: Green Building,Climate Change,Affordable Housing,Community,Housing

0 replies | 1572 views | Posted on: 06/17/2019 | Last updated: 06/20/2019

Clean Energy-Powered Affordable Housing Startup in Chicago: 548 Capital LLC

by AbbieKnight

Robert "A.J." Patton and Erica Johnson, childhood friends who grew up in low-income communities, recently launched 548 Capital LLC, a company that aims to provide better quality and mor

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Illinois Green Building Group

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Energy Efficiency,Solar

0 replies | 5497 views | Posted on: 09/08/2019 | Last updated: 02/08/2023

BEEx Presentation: 80 Flatbush: Passive School, Active Towers, October 2, New York, New York

by AbbieKnight

Join the Building Energy Exchange for a presentation and discussion of the highly anticipated 80 Flatbush project in Brooklyn. Featuring 200 units of affordable housing, two schools, and two towers, o

Filed under: New York

New York Green Building Group

Keywords: Affordable Housing,building energy exchange

0 replies | 812 views | Posted on: 09/24/2019 | Last updated: 09/25/2019

Webinar: Re-Defining Safe, Healthy, and Accessible Homes for All - USGBC Colorado, May 27, 11:45 am

by samanthaklein // Intern

Many states are facing serious housing shortages on multiple different fronts including affordable, efficient, age-friendly, and accessible housing. The development of healthy, thriving built environm

Filed under: Sustainable Communities and Developments

Related to: Other

Colorado High Performance and Passive House Building Group

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Healthy Housing,USGBC CO,Safe Housing

0 replies | 874 views | Posted on: 05/15/2020 | Last updated: 05/18/2020

Webinar: Designing Housing for an Equitable Future, September 9, 11:45 am EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

As the effects of climate change are being felt, people that can't afford high utility bills are disproportionately impacted. Studio Completiva's research into solutions will be presented alon

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Green Affordable Housing,Equity

0 replies | 1092 views | Posted on: 08/16/2020 | Last updated: 08/16/2020

Florida's Statewide Affordable Housing Conference, Online, August 31 - September 2

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

"The lack of affordable housing and the climate crisis are two of the most pressing challenges facing our state today. Green affordable housing addresses both by providing housing stability, safe

Filed under: Florida

Florida Green Building Group

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Florida

0 replies | 712 views | Posted on: 08/25/2020 | Last updated: 08/25/2020

Webinar: Passive House Symposium 2020, Presented by Passive House Massachusetts, October 27 - 28

by SarahA

The need for low-carbon, climate resilient, and healthy buildings is now more clear than ever and Passive House is the platform to build on for net-zero, resilient, healthy, and carbon-neutral communi

NESEA Green Building Virtual Pro Tour: North America's Largest Affordable Passive House, November 6, 12:30 - 2:30 pm EST

by Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)

This virtual Pro Tour will offer participants a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most ambitious PHIUS+ projects in New York City: an innovative fifteen-story building providing 154-units of sustai

Filed under: New York

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,NYSERDA,Passive House,ZIPsystem

0 replies | 1175 views | Posted on: 10/26/2020 | Last updated: 10/27/2020

Webinar: Intro to "Living" Affordable Housing - ILFI Education Series, November 19, 7:45 am EDT

by samanthaklein // Intern

Join your local Living Future Collaborative for a live-viewing of the International Living Future Institute’s online course, Intro to “Living” Affordable Housing.Our future is s

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,International Living Future Institute,Green Homes

0 replies | 1057 views | Posted on: 11/11/2020 | Last updated: 11/11/2020

Webinar: Affordable Housing as a Climate Solution, November 17, 12-1 EST

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

The Massachusetts Climate Action Network (MCAN) and the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) are hosting a four-part series that will inform, inspire, and connect industry professionals and advocates

Filed under: Advocacy

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Equity

0 replies | 1072 views | Posted on: 11/15/2020 | Last updated: 11/15/2020

Webinar: What is the West Michigan Green Affordable Housing Program? December 16, 12 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

For the 6th year in a row the GreenHome Institute is excited to continue their Green Affordable Housing program, this time assisting project all throughout West Michigan and Kalamazoo through 2023.

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Michigan Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Healthy Housing,Michigan

0 replies | 683 views | Posted on: 12/03/2020 | Last updated: 12/04/2020

Webinar: Conversations on Construction - If You Build it, They will come, December 16, 11-12 PM

by Richard Minasian // Student

Energy efficiency and affordable housing are topics du jour, especially in Los Angeles.  Seemingly unrelated at first glance, can progress be made in these two spaces together?

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Live Online: Re-Writing Development Rules for Prosperity, Sustainability & Equity, January 12, 10 am - 4 pm EDT

by Richard Minasian // Student

More jobs and more affordable housing are top social goals. There is also a desire to remedy traffic congestion, environmental damage and the budget strain associated with wasteful and

More Renewables, or Improved Envelope? Exploring Paths to Net-Zero Energy in Affordable Housing, February 19, 5pm CST

by SarahA

When pursuing carbon neutrality for a new affordable housing development, what’s the best approach? More solar panels? An open-loop ground source heat pump system? Or improved building envelope

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Keywords: Affordable Housing,Solar,Sustainable Energy,Passive House,Geothermal,renewables,Net zero,Building Envelope,Heat Pump

0 replies | 1088 views | Posted on: 01/11/2021 | Last updated: 01/11/2021

Webinar: Affordable Housing is a Climate Solution: Working with Tenants to Make It Work, January 25, 12-1 pm EST (FREE)

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Affordable Housing is a Climate Solution is a 4-part webinar series that MCAN is co-hosting with the Boston Society for Architecture. The goal of this series is to start building a community of advoca

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Equity and Green Building

Keywords: Climate Change,Affordable Housing,Climate Solutions,Equity

0 replies | 961 views | Posted on: 01/18/2021 | Last updated: 01/18/2021

Webinar: Networking For Change, for Affordable and Healthy Housing in Massachusetts, February 2, 12-1 pm (Free)

by Richard Minasian // Student

This Networking for Change event brings together clean energy advocates and design professionals interested in opportunities to advocate for healthy, affordable housing across the Commonwealth. This n

Webinar: Road to IMPACT - The Battle Between Budget and Well-Being, February 18, 1 pm EST

by samanthaklein // Intern

The built environment is an asset to maximizing human potential and cultivating well-being. This session explores the intersection between budgets, human health and energy conservation. We will share

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Keywords: Energy,Affordable Housing,built environment,Energy Affordability

0 replies | 1037 views | Posted on: 01/20/2021 | Last updated: 01/20/2021

Online: Intersectional Environmentalism Series: Affordable Housing in California, March 31, 12 -1:30pm PDT

by Ashley Freeman

The buildings we create affect the communities and the environment they rest within. Join us on March 31st to discuss the affordable housing crisis in the golden state, the third event in our Intersec

Filed under: Green Affordable Housing

Related to: Other

California Green Building

Keywords: Affordable Housing,LEED,Multi-Family Housing,USBGC Northern California

0 replies | 638 views | Posted on: 03/15/2021 | Last updated: 03/15/2021