Climate Safe Housing: Strategies for Multifamily Resilience
Communities across the nation are regularly experiencing natural disasters or recovering from them. While all communities are at risk, low-income communities are disproportionately affected by climate events and often have limited resources to recover. This guide provides owners and operators of multifamily housing with practical guidance on re-designing and retrofitting their buildings to adapt to and provide protection from climate risks and other potential hazards.
Colorado Multifamily Affordable Housing Electrification Hub
The Hub is a technical resource designed to help equip the multifamily affordable housing community in Colorado with electrification design and decisions through access to technical resources, peer learning, and financing and development resources. This resource supports Colorado’s Renewable Energy and Climate Action Goals. In addition to local code compliance, building electrification can help reduce carbon emissions, improve indoor air quality for residents, reduce operating costs, and more.
Housing 101: What is Affordable Housing?
An overview of different types of affordable housing, including common affordable housing programs, organizations, and regulations. The resource is part of the digital toolkit, Advancing Mobility from Poverty, developed by Enterprise and StriveTogether.
IRA Bootcamps
National Housing Trust (NHT) hosted a series of sessions for Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) and multifamily affordable housing providers to offer peer support and personalized learning opportunities for leveraging IRA funding. The virtual sessions ran from May - December 2023, and users can access the content from each session on NHT's website.
Michigan Healthy Climate Plan Online Portal
This portal provides information about Michigan's current climate initiatives and funding opportunities.
2022 City of Chicago Climate Plan
The 2022 Chicago Climate Action Plan sets the city's climate goals and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 62% by 2040.
Value for High-Performing Homes Resources
This resource library compiles research, case-making materials, and tools to communicate the value of high-performing and energy-efficient home improvements.
Building Energy Resource Hub
The Building Energy Resource Hub includes a library of educational resources to help Chicago and northeastern Illinois professionals advance energy efficiency.
Elevate's Multi-Family Energy Savings Program
The Multi-Family Energy Savings Program provides property owners with free products and incentives for energy efficiency improvements at their properties.
Communical Property Accessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs (Midwest/National)
PACE is a financing tool that provides low-cost, long-term funding for energy efficiency, renewable energy, water efficiency, resilience, and public health improvements to new and existing buildings. PACE-enabling legislation is active in 38 states plus D.C., and PACE programs are now active in 30 states.