The Neighborhood Preservation Coalition produces training workshops on topics of interest to CHDOs (Community Housing Development Organizations), potential CHDOs, and Preservation Companies. See below for a list of past workshops including their descriptions.
"AFFORDABLY GREEN" Resources for Building Green Affordable Housing
The resources, presentations and case studies below provide practical strategies to green existing affordable housing, including information on:
Essential of Building Energy Use
Measuring Performance
Renewable Energy Options
Financing Green Projects
Long-term Sustainability
Lessons Learned
Affordably Green Resources A collection of training opportunities, additional links
for information, funding opportunities including information on using
HOME,
DHCR/HTFC, Historic Preservation Tax Credits, Enterprise Green
Communities and
NYSERDA initiatives for green building and rehabilitation, and key
definitions
and acronyms.
The Big Picture & Fundamentals of Energy Use
(20MB) An introduction to green affordable housing:
what
it means to be green, why it is important and the basics of energy use
and efficiency.
Case
Study on Portfolio Asessment Case Study on Deep Energy Retrofit The case studies provide a closer look at two
different
affordable housing projects: the first focuses on using data analysis
to
assess property portfolios and the second highlights one project’s deep
energy
retrofit initiative.
Historic Presentation Tax Credit Information on integrating affordable green
housing with
historic preservation guidelines and a guide to federal and state
historic
preservation tax credits and incentives.
