Enterprise in the News
Aug17
Reno's Channel 2 reports on how the city's work to reduce building energy consumption is now considering affordable housing. Krista Egger from Enterprise Green Communities joined developers, contractors and other stakeholders to discuss how to accomplish that goal.
Enterprise in the News
Aug13
PlanPhilly's look at preparing multifamily housing for extreme weather -- including excessive heat -- quotes Enterprise's Shelby O'Neill and highlights our guide, Ready to Respond: Strategies for Multifamily Building Resilience.
Enterprise in the News
Jul11
A Huffington Post article on making residential construction quicker, cheaper and less environmentally costly by using 3D home printing quotes Enterprise Policy VP Marion McFadden, who suggests that the real issue is convincing governments to put significant money into building homes of any type.
Blog Post
Jun20
2018 Enterprise Green Grant Awards
Enterprise Green Communities is delighted to announce our 2018 Green Grant awards to a select group of affordable housing organizations.
Blog Post
May21
Katie Swenson Selected for Harvard University Loeb Fellowship
Each year, the Loeb Fellowship brings promising innovators in the built and natural environment sectors to Harvard and MIT to challenge themselves to do more and do better, so that they return to their work with new ideas and energy.
Enterprise in the News
May09
In an op-ed for City Limits, Enterprise's Katie Swenson looks at how good design and lower costs can happen simultaneously in affordable housing and how designers can work with developers and policymakers to create change.
Blog Post
May09
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Seven Developers selected for 2018 Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute
Enterprise Community Partners will host the ninth annual Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute July 16-18 in Seattle.
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Blog Post
May03
Meet Nicholas Forest: Enterprise Rose Fellow Serving in Atlanta at Quest Community Development Organization
A Q&A with Nicholas Forest, and Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellow with Quest Community Development.
News Release
Apr26
Partnership Encourages Resilient Design and Construction in PR and USVI
Seven partners will be harnessing local and international expertise to create Strategies for Puerto Rico Housing Resilience, a free practical design and construction guide to minimizing and reversing the devastation to homes caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Blog Post
Apr25
10 Community Development Organizations Receive Collaborative Action Grant Funding
The first round of 2018 Collaborative Action grantees was selected for their commitment to creativity and engaging local voices.
Enterprise in the News
Apr04
Building Green quotes Policy VP Marion McFadden in its story about new HUD rules requiring increased elevation for buildings in a floodplain that will use CBDG disaster recovery funds.
Blog Post
Mar27
Building Resilience in New Orleans Through Community-Led Public, Private, Nonprofit Partnerships
Street flooding is a common occurrence, but it never occurred to me that during this afternoon thunderstorm on August 5, 2017, so many would be left underwater.
News Release
Feb26
Four Designers Selected for Rose Architectural Fellowship
Four emerging architectural designers have been selected for Enterprise Rose Architectural fellowships, an award-winning program pairing them with community developers to help create affordable homes and vibrant neighborhoods.
Enterprise in the News
Feb15
Enterprise CEO Terri Ludwig comments in Design and Durability magazine about a new report detailing how smart surfaces such as green roofs and solar panels may save billions and improve the health and comfort of a city's residents.
Blog Post
Jan31
The 21st Century Barn Raising: Case Studies on Community Building from Urban & Rural Minnesota
In the face of shrinking federal and state government purviews, many communities are taking the lead on critical issues.
Blog Post
Jan29
AIA Recognizes Enterprise for Affordable Housing Design Leadership
Enterprise's Katie Swenson describes the history and impact of the Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute, honored early this year with the prestigious 2018 Collaborative Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects.
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News Release
Jan26
Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute Honored by AIA
AHDLI has received the 2018 Collaborative Achievement Award by the American Institute of Architects for its influence on the architectural profession.
Enterprise in the News
Jan26
Architect magazine reports on the recognition received by AHDLI from the American Institute of Architects.
Blog Post
Dec20
Does Your Organization Need Design Guidelines? Here’s a Tool to Help
Design guidelines are increasingly becoming a useful tool for many community development and affordable housing organizations.
Blog Post
Dec15
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Creative Collaboration for Designers & Changemakers
When architect and urban planner Irene Figueroa-Ortiz began her job as Assistant Planning Director at A Better City in Boston, she was starting a dream job.
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