New federal dollars have created unprecedented opportunities to retrofit multifamily homes, making them healthier, more cost efficient, and less dependent on fossil fuels. Housing and climate experts weigh in on the benefits of green retrofitting and the elements of an effective transition.

Last year was the hottest year on record , and 2024 has a one-in-three chance of being even hotter. As temperatures increase and climate change worsens, extreme heat events will occur with more frequency and intensity, having an outsized impact in dense, urban areas. Urban neighborhoods face increased temperatures due to building concentrations and a lack of green space, creating a phenomenon referred to as the urban heat island effect. Neighborhoods with a high number of low-income residents of color experience more intense heat island effects. This is not by chance, but is a result of deliberate, discriminatory housing policies that have impacted people of color, pushing them into vulnerable neighborhoods prone to extreme heat exacerbated by climate change.

“The insurance crunch isn’t just a drag on our housing sector – it’s a drag on our economy and the livelihoods of millions of Americans," said Enterprise's Shaun Donovan during a keynote address at a Federal Housing Finance Agency symposium earlier this year.

Green building leader Krista Egger on the landmark $2 billion award to the Enterprise co-led coalition Power Forward Communities and how it will help drive efforts to create healthier, more sustainable homes and communities.

Michael Claproth talks about the challenges, solutions, and inspiration to lead our Southern California's market Sustainable Connected Communities.

On Tuesday April 2nd, we kicked off the Midwest Climate Resilience Academy with a cohort of 20 affordable housing organizations from across Illinois and Michigan.

In this latest interview with Shaun Donovan, the CEO and president of Enterprise talks about the recent win for our Power Forward Communities coalition, his conviction that homelessness is a solvable problem, and the significance of our one million homes milestone.

As climate change intensifies, severe flood events have become more commonplace across the entire U.S. Extreme flooding disproportionately impacts low-income communities and people of color because they often live in areas that are more prone to flooding, in housing stock not well suited to weather such events, and lack adequate disaster plans as well as the financial means to evacuate and/or temporarily relocate.