Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, Enterprise's John Sullivan reflects on how the storm shaped his career from law school graduate to housing policy director.

As Los Angeles begins the long process of rebuilding after recent wildfires, affordable housing providers are taking hard-earned lessons from those who have been through similar disasters, while updating emergency plans and taking steps to reinforce buildings and procedures to prepare for future wildfires.

In greater Boston, Trinity Financial has transformed a former textile powerhouse into healthy, affordable homes certified to Enterprise Green Communities.

Building performance standards – or BPS, outcome-based policies that require buildings to verifiably meet energy or energy performance targets – are part of a national movement driving toward long-term sustainability and a zero-emissions future.