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  • Homes are a big part of Salt Lake City's air pollution problem. They also are the solution.

    August 26, 2019 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Across Salt Lake City, Utah, housing developers are building more net zero energy homes. Facing air quality issues, the state has yet to set more energy efficient codes for new homes, which means the kind of homes being built by developers like Redfish, Garbett Homes, and Ivory Homes, are being constructed on a much smaller scale. Such homes, while costing 2-5% more to build, have shown to decrease energy costs by 50-60%.

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  • How Philly convinced business leaders to be part of the homelessness solution

    August 19, 2019 |

    Billy Penn |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Seeking a solution to crowded sidewalks outside their storefronts and places of business, corporations have teamed up with the city of Philadelphia to help those facing homelessness. Programs such as Hub of Hope and the Mural Arts project provide people with free showers, laundry services, case management services, and a day of work and wages. Food pantries have also been set up, serving thousands of people and the Ambassadors of Hope team has helped 130 people into permanent housing. Homelessness is still a persistent problem in Philadelphia but the business community has helped alleviate it.

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  • Will Banning Single-Family Zoning Make for More Affordable Homes?

    July 31, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Minneapolis serves as a model for other cities as it addresses the affordable housing crisis by de-incentivizing the development of single-family houses. By changing zoning laws to benefit the construction of duplexes and triplexes, the city makes room for more low-income families to afford to live in city limits.

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  • Back to the future with transit-oriented development

    July 29, 2019 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, New Britain, Connecticut

    Connecticut cities like New Britain are taking a comprehensive approach to urban planning, incorporating public transportation and economic equity structures into redevelopment plans. By investing in "transit-oriented development," or TOD, along housing development coordinators, cities drive economic development while reducing the state's carbon footprint.

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  • How Women Are Leading the Charge to Recycle Whole Houses

    July 24, 2019 |

    Smithsonian |

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    Response Location: United States, Leonardtown, Maryland

    To avoid the waste that would incur from demolishing structures such as houses and apartment buildings, a reuse center in Maryland works with deconstruction crews to disassemble the buildings and then sells the salvaged materials at a reduced cost. Although "the trend is hardly noticed," this type of movement has spread across the United States and is mostly led by women.

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  • Banning foreign home buyers - the New Zealand experiment

    July 15, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: New Zealand, Auckland

    Housing affordability is a crisis that many countries face. New Zealand addressed the issue in a controversial way: by outright banning foreign ownership. Since it has come into effect, real estate pricing has gone down, and more properties are available for New Zealand residents. Critics argue that the ban coincided with world events like the Chinese government limiting how much money could leave the country into foreign events. They caution against attributing the lower prices to the ban itself and that it is still too early to see its true impact.

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  • This DC apartment building provides low-income families with solar power and a resilience center

    June 27, 2019 |

    Greater Greater Washington |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Solar energy allows for housing that is both affordable and resilient to climate change and other emergencies. In Washington D.C., Jubilee Housing, non-profit that creates affordable housing, partnered with New Partners Community Solar Corp. to create a building with a solar array that reduces utility costs, and a Resiliency Center, a multi-use space that serves as an aid distribution point during emergencies. The building is part of Washington D.C.’s commitment to remaining on the list of 100 Resilient Cities.

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  • What the Land Bank has accomplished the last 10 years

    June 26, 2019 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Through expansive demolition and rehabilitation services, the Cuyahoga County Land Bank is estimated to have made a $1.43 billion impact to Cleveland and surrounding communities. The land bank focuses on renewing blighted homes in the area, focusing specifically on revitalizing low income areas that don't have enough public funding to clean up their streets.

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  • Should community colleges build housing?

    June 10, 2019 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Community colleges have long catered to commuter students. But California's housing costs and traffic are putting pressure on the state's community colleges to add student housing. Eleven already have, and their growing wait lists are evidence of the high demand. Several others have big dorms planned. One study shows the big effect stable, affordable housing can have on a community-college student's academic success.

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  • 'It's a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness

    June 03, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

    In Helsinki, Finland, the "Housing First" model, where housing is offered to those experiencing homelessness unconditionally is showing results. The program, which also can include services and is made possible in part due to an intentionally large supply of housing in Finland, has helped Finland become the only country in the EU to see a decrease in the number of people experiencing homelessness.

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