Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing
232 pages
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8.0 x 10.5
Blueprint for Green Affordable Housing is a guide for housing developers, advocates, public agency staff, and the financial community that offers specific guidance on incorporating green building strategies into the design, construction, and operation of affordable housing developments. A completely revised and expanded second edition of the groundbreaking 1999 publication, this new book focuses on topics of specific relevance to affordable housing including:
- how green building adds value to affordable housing
- the integrated design process
- best practices in green design for affordable housing
- green operations and maintenance
- innovative funding and finance
- emerging programs, partnerships, and policies
Edited by national green affordable housing expert Walker Wells and featuring a foreword by Matt Petersen, president and chief executive officer of Global Green USA, the book presents 12 case studies of model developments and projects, including rental, home ownership, special needs, senior, self-help, and co-housing from around the United States. Each case study describes the unique green features of the development, discusses how they were successfully incorporated, considers the project's financing and savings associated with the green measures, and outlines lessons learned.
Blueprint for Green Affordable Housing is the first book of its kind to present information regarding green building that is specifically tailored to the affordable housing development community.
"This book from Global Green USA serves as a guide for housing developers, advocates, public agency staff, and the financial community that offers specific guidance on incorporating green building strategies into the design, construction, and operation of affordable housing developments.
GreenerBuildingsAcknowledgements Foreword by Matt Petersen, President and CEO, Global Green USA Chapter 1: Making the Case for Green Affordable HousingChapter 2: The Integrated Design ProcessChapter 3: Best Practices in Green Design Case Studies Model Developments of Green Affordable Housing List of Green Affordable Housing Across the Country Arroyo Chico - Sante Fe, New Mexico Brick Hill Cottages - South Portland, Maine Faison Mews - Camden, New Jersey Greenway Park Cohousing - Chicago, Illinois High Point - Seattle, Washington Linden Street Apartments - Somerville, Massachusetts Maverick Landing - Boston, Massachusetts Nageezi House - Nageezi, New Mexico Orchard Gardens - Missoula, Montana Plaza Apartments - San Francisco, California Portland Place - Minneapolis, Minnesota Street Where Dreams Come True - Atlanta, Georgia Chapter 4: Green Operations and MaintenanceChapter 5: Costs and FinancingChapter 6: Looking Forward: Programs, Partnerships, and Policies Appendix A: ResourcesAppendix B: GlossaryAppendix C: Lease AddendumAppendix D: Solar RFP ExampleIndex
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