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2009 Online Events

01/2/2010 - Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) 101
Designed for those with little or no experience using the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, this short course provides a basic overview of tax credit financing and how the credit works.  Participants will be guided through a case study that will highlight aspects of the decision-making processes involved with, and the utility of, the LITHC.  

12/17/2009 - Green Communities: Radon-Resistant Construction Strategies
Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the country, so it is a critical consideration during design and construction to ensure we are providing a healthy living environment for residents of affordable housing. Fortunately, a home foundation designed and built with radon-resistant features will go a long way to ensuring low radon levels in the building. Enterprise Green Communities and the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) have partnered to offer this educational session on radon resistant construction strategies with a particular focus on multi family structures. This session reviews the importance of radon mitigation and focuses on strategies for radon resistant construction in affordable housing through case study examples.

12/9/2009 - Profiles of the 2009 MetLife Foundation Awards Winners (Session 2)
Join us for an in-depth look at this year's winners of the MefLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing. The 2009 Awards recognize exceptional senior properties with a focus on green components and sustainability. This first of two sessions features Lytton Gardens Senior Housing and Mercy Housing California.

12/9/2009 - Profiles of the 2009 MetLife Foundation Awards Winners (Session 1)
Join us for an in-depth look at this year's winners of the MefLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing. The 2009 Awards recognize exceptional senior properties with a focus on green components and sustainability. This first of two sessions features REACH CDC and Under One Roof.

11/5/2009 -Year 15 -- Nonprofit Transfer Strategies for Expiring LIHTC Properties
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties are reaching the end of the 15 year LIHTC compliance period, and are eligible for sale to their nonprofit sponsors. Year 11 in the life of a tax credit deal is an ideal time to begin planning and taking action. Panelists discuss disposition strategies for the nonprofit sponsor, and review partnership provisions including rights of first refusal, purchase options, exit taxes, and preservation of affordability.

11/4/2009 - Announcement of Winners for the 2009 MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing
2009 marks the 14th year for the MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing, managed by Enterprise Community Partners. This year’s awards program focuses on best practices in providing affordable housing for seniors, with a special focus on green, sustainable development. Many excellent properties were submitted for consideration; winning properties encompass the best in senior services and program offerings, green retrofits, and comprehensive new construction green design and operations.

10/29/2009 - Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Progress Update
Over a year after the regulations were released, the NSP is quickly gaining traction around the country.  Localities are using NSP funds to stabilize neighborhoods hard hit by foreclosure, abandonment, and vacancy.  Getting to this point, however, has been a long and convoluted process.  This session covers the history of the NSP program, including its rationale, legislative changes, and regulatory changes. Panelists discuss the actual progress of the program, describe some of its successes, and give a brief overview of some of the largest obstacles localities are facing. 

10/28/2009 - Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) 101
Designed for those with little or no experience using the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, this short course provides a basic overview of tax credit financing and how the credit works.  Participants will be guided through a case study that will highlight aspects of the decision-making processes involved with, and the utility of, the LITHC.   Participants are encouraged to be engaged and ask questions.

10/1/2009 - Green Rehab Specs for California
The process of rehabilitating foreclosed properties under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) presents a great opportunity to incorporate green features that increase energy and water savings, and could increase property values through healthy living environment improvements. This California-focused session introduces Enterprise Community Partners' Green Rehab Specs, including best practice case studies from programs that have successfully adopted this standard for single family homes. This training is designed for NSP City and County Housing/Building Department staff, and NSP sub-recipients and development partners.

9/30/09 - Affordable Rental Housing Action Campaign: An Explanation of National Consensus LIHTC Proposals
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) — the nation’s most successful affordable rental housing production program in history — has been adversely affected by the financial crisis.  The crisis has dramatically reduced the amount of investment capital from the traditional investors in the program — commercial banks. To help bring back LIHTC investment, over 70 organizations, representing a broad cross-section of the affordable housing community, have come together and achieved consensus on a set of proposals.  Learn what these proposals are and how you can join the campaign to get them enacted into law.

9/18/09 - Enterprise Innovations in Capital Markets: Profiles and Evaluations of Three Community Development Funds
This study provides an in-depth analysis of three local funds created to leverage capital and turn limited government and foundation funds into valuable resources that build strong, sustainable communities. The 2009 publication, by Bart Harvey Enterprise Fellow My B. Trinh, profiles the D.C. Preservation Pool, the New York City Acquisition Fund and the New Generation Fund in Los Angeles. During this Live Online Event Ms. Trinh provides an overview of the study, with input from Enterprise experts on each fund.

9/10/09 - Reasons to Explore Smoke-Free Housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently issued a policy directive that strongly recommended public housing authorities adopt smoke-free policies.  Over 100 housing authorities have already gone smoke-free and as well as thousands of other landlords. This session brings together national experts and practitioners for a dialogue around implementing smoke-free policies for multi-unit buildings.  This session was jointly sponsored by Enterprise’s Green Communities program and The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH).

9/1/09 - Affordable Rental Housing Action Campaign: An Explanation of National Consensus LIHTC Proposals
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit -- the nation’s most successful affordable rental housing production program in history -- has been adversely affected by the financial crisis. To help bring back LIHTC investment, over 50 organizations, representing a broad cross-section of the affordable housing community, have come together and achieved consensus on a set of proposals. Learn what these proposals are and how you can join the campaign to get them enacted into law.

8/19/09 - Low Income Housing Tax Credit 101
Designed for those with little or no experience using the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, this short course provides a basic overview of tax credit financing and how the credit works.  Participants are guided through a case study that highlights aspects of the decision-making processes involved with, and the utility of, the LIHTC.

8/10/09 - Green Communities: Federal Climate Change Legislation: Implications for Green Affordable Housing
In this session, national policy experts discuss federal climate change legislation currently pending in the U.S. House and Senate and the implications this legislation may have on green affordable housing.

6/30/09 - Green Communities: Successful Weatherization Practices for Multifamily Housing
This training provides an overview on designing and implementing weatherization programs, particularly as it relates to multifamily housing. National experts share their research on program implementation, specifically around overcoming challenges associated with weatherizing multifamily housing. Participants also learn of promising approaches laid out in state policies and programs.

6/18/2009 - The Role of Green Affordable Housing in Climate Action Plans
In this session, a national team of experts discusses changes in local policy that are driving action to reduce energy demand, improve energy efficiency, use cleaner energy sources, and, ultimately, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

5/28/2009 - Green Communities Criteria for Public Housing Authorities
This training provides guidance to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) applying for the Capital Fund Recovery Competition Grants under the Energy Efficiency Green Community Category on the requirements of the mandatory Enterprise Green Communities Criteria.

4/09/2009 - Green Communities: Accessing and Implementing Weatherization Funding for Multifamily Projects
This training provides a one-stop how-to on preparing to access weatherization funding for green affordable housing, particularly as it relates to multifamily housing. Practitioners from across the country will share their innovative approaches to weatherization financing, program implementation and recent case studies.

View the Recording (length: 1:24)

Documents Available:

• Presentation slides: Ohio Weatherization (PDF, 12KB)
• Presentation slides: Community Environmental Center, New York (PDF, 837KB)
• Presentation slides: SKEDD and Multifamily Weatherization, Kansas (PDF, 71KB)
• Presentation slides: National Housing Trust (PDF, 103KB)
• Memo to OMB, HUD and DOE - Recommendations to Maximize Job Creation Opportunities by Leveraging Department of Energy ARRA Funding in Multifamily Housing. (PDF, 499KB)
• HUD's press release and MOU download (HUD website)

4/09/2009 - The Challenge of Foreclosed Properties: An Analysis of State and Local Plans to Use the Neighborhood Stabilization Program
This session provides an overview of the Enterprise Neighborhood Stabilization Analysis Project, a review of select NSP action plans. We discuss our analysis of 87 plans, which accounted for 58% of the initial NSP allocation.

View the Recording (length: 1:17)

Documents Available:

• Presentation slides (PDF, 551KB)
• Report: "The Challenge of Foreclosed Properties: An Analysis of State and Local Plans to Use the Neighborhood Stabilization Program" (PDF, 1.7MB)

4/09/2009 - Green Communities: Accessing Weatherization Funding in NY
This training provides a one-stop how-to on preparing to access the $404 million in Weatherization funding that New York State will be receiving, most of which DHCR expects to target to multifamily buildings.

View the Recording (length: 1:26)

Documents Available:

• Presentation slides (PDF, 367KB)
• Owner Agreement, Multi Family (PDF, 55KB)
• Apartment Building Work Summary (PDF, 29KB)
• Weatherization Application (PDF, 20KB)
• Tenant Synopsis of the Owner Agreement (PDF, 15KB)
• Energy Information - DHCR # 5a (PDF, 70KB)
• Permission to Enter Premises Form (PDF, 14KB)
• Sample WAP Scope of Work (PDF, 12KB)
• WAP Income Eligibility (PDF, 38KB)
• WAP Directory (PDF, 16KB)

3/18/2009 - Green Communities Spring 2009 Grant Application Process
Green Communities™ offers grants to help cover the costs of designing, planning and implementing green components into affordable housing developments, as well as tracking their costs and benefits. In this event, we review in detail the Spring 2009 grant application process for Green Communities.

3/11/2009 -Changes and Updates to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
This session provides an in-depth analysis of changes and updates made to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The new competitive NSP program, changes that will affect both the first and second round of allocations, and the remaining challenges of using the NSP program are discussed. Presented by Dvora Lovinger, Senior Director of Government Affairs, and Amanda Sheldon, Research and Policy Analyst.

3/10/2009 -Overview of Housing Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
This session provides a brief overview of the housing programs and funding levels that were included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Learn how these new resources will help affordable housing and community development organizations stabilize neighborhoods heavily impacted by foreclosure, as well as address long-standing affordable housing needs. Presenters are Dvora Lovinger, Senior Director of Government Affairs, and Peter Lawrence, Senior Policy Director.

2/25/2009 -Green Communities: Engaging an Energy Consultant
The term “energy consultant” can mean different things to different people. By understanding the range of services that energy consultants can potentially offer, developers can better select an energy consultant to match the needs of high-performance building projects. This session focuses on the role of energy consultants in the design of high-performance buildings, explains the role of building modeling in a whole-building energy analysis and makes the distinction between meeting a pre-determined set of energy options versus adopting a design process that is specific to the building type in a particular climate.

2/19/2009 -Green Communities: Pushing the Envelope
The Pushing the Envelope training is based on the philosophy that a high performance building envelope is a top priority for addressing long term operations, maintenance and replacement costs in affordable housing. This dynamic training addresses basic building science principles and explores cost effective design and construction practices to create energy-efficient, durable building envelopes. The content is relevant to single-family and low-rise multi-family structures.

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