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The faculty advisors (see link at left), mentors
(see link at left) and development organizations (see link
at left) are valuable resources, and students shouldn't hesitate
to benefit from their expertise. Teams can also contact the
student
coordinating committee, the Federal
Home Loan Bank of Boston, CHAPA,
or the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce as questions arise.
In addition, students should
be sure to take advantage of the following Affordable-Housing
Design and Development Workshops and reference materials.
Affordable-Housing Design and Development
Workshops
On March 7, students participating in the 2007 competition attended a a technical assistance seminar featuring four presentations regarding affordable housing finance and green building. Here are the presentations and handouts from that seminar.
Louise Elving, Principal, Viva Consulting
Development Costs and Concerns
Handout: Housing Finance Issues: Development Costs in Affordable Residential Projects.
Wendy Hanna Cohen, Deputy Director, Massachusetts Housing Partnership
Sources of Affordable Housing Financing in Massachusetts
Handout: Sample Affordable Housing Development Budget
Jane Jones, Senior Project Manager, Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.
Affordable Green Housing
Nancy Ludwig, Principal, ICON Architecture
Not yet available.
See the timeline
for a schedule and locations.
Recommended Reference Materials
Affordable
Housing Design Advisor
Smart
Growth Network
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
Meeting the Housing Needs of Lower-Income Massachusetts Residents
The
Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2004
For more information on affordable housing, please read the
State
of the Nation's Housing, a report published by the Joint
Center for Housing Studies.
Through its Civic Initiative for New England, the
Boston Society for Architects (BSA) explores the challenges
of growth and sprawl in New England. On the BSA's Web
site, you can find research, public forums, design charettes,
summaries of current and past reports, and event listings.
Prepared by CHAPA and the Metropolitan Area Research Corporation,
Boston
Metropatterns: A Regional Agenda for Community and Stability
in Greater Boston explores regional growth patterns and
the resulting social and economic disparities. The report
measures the impacts of sprawl on land-use, fiscal health,
local education spending, crime, and housing development.
It also contains maps illustrating the findings.
For information on community development, visit the American
Planning Association's Web site.
At the fourth session of the 2002 seminar series, Eleanor White,
president of Housing Partners Inc., spoke from her 30-plus
years of experience about the many disparate elements involved
in putting together a successful development proposal. You
may want to refer to the outline
of her remarks as you put your own proposal together.
Other Helpful Resources
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