Greening Affordable Housing Initiative

Resources

Making Affordable Housing Truly Affordable (PDF) -- Global Green's report advancing tax credit incentives for green building and healthier communities

"How Apartment Living Is Good for the Environment" -- LA Weekly article featuring Ted Bardacke

PHA-Energy Efficiency Toolbox -- A resource for public housing managers. Remove informational barriers to achieving highest possible energy efficiency.

Greening Affordable Housing Building Blocks -- Four fact sheets and eight case studies that provide concise information on several of the most important green building issues.

Case Studies: In-depth descriptions of affordable housing projects that have incorporated Green Building practices and techniques. Download the free documents:

• Colorado Court (Santa Monica, CA) Case Study (PDF)
• Nueva Vista (Santa Cruz, CA) Case Study (PDF)
• 20th Street (Santa Monica, CA) Case Study (PDF)
• First Community Housing (San Jose, CA) Case Study (PDF)

Top 20 No or Low-Cost Green Building Strategies -- A cost-conscious checklist.

8 Steps to Funding Green Affordable Housing

Creating Green Homes Charrette Summary [10MB PDF] -- A summary of the results of a larger collaborative process to apply green building practices to affordable housing projects in the City of West Hollywood.

Santa Monica Affordable Housing Green Checklist (PDF)

More Links to Online Green Building Resources