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Last week, we hosted our first in-person Housing Sustainability Collaborative Convening in Washington, D.C. One thing was clear: despite uncertainty around federal #climateresources, the affordable housing and community development finance sectors are ready to deploy capital into energy-efficient, resilient housing projects nationwide. Our Pipeline Marketplace showcased GGRF-eligible projects from our member developers and energy lending capital products from our member CDFIs—demonstrating the momentum behind this work. As our CEO Robin Hughes put it: "HPN members have long recognized that making affordable housing more energy efficient, resilient, and healthier for our climate and communities is just good business." We are grateful to our Readiness Program supporters: JPMorganChase, Wells Fargo Foundation, Invest in Our Future, TD, and our event sponsors: Amalgamated Bank, Banyan Infrastructure, and SURE. Special thanks to our panelists, including coalition members from #GGRF’s NCIF awardees, Climate United (The Community Preservation Corporation) and Power Forward Communities (Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)), CCIA awardees Justice Climate Fund and Opportunity Finance Network, and SFA awardee GRID Alternatives and member panelists ACTION-Housing, Inc. Community Housing Capital, Inc., and National Housing Trust. Additionally, our multifamily consulting partners all Relay Network members including Elevate and New Ecology, Inc. and CDFI consulting teams from Community Sustainability Partners, Bright Power, Inc. Inc., Sustainable Capital Advisors, Forsyth Street shared insights, tools, and resources developed through the Readiness program. Stay tuned—we’ll be sharing key takeaways and resources on our Green & Healthy Communities Readiness page soon! #affordablehousing #communitydevelopment #Sustainability #GreenFinance

NESEA’s BuildingEnergy Boston Conference is next week (March 20-21)!?This year is Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's 50th Anniversary, and the theme is "Building the Movement." New Ecology has several staff members who will be presenting, chairing sessions, and attending this exciting conference. We are looking forward to seeing you all there! #BEBOS25

?? Soundview Landing (formerly Washington Village) is the first LEED for Neighborhood Development certified mixed-income neighborhood in Connecticut! ?? Read all about this exciting project here: https://lnkd.in/eu2f8F_C Trinity Financial, Inc. Norwalk Housing Authority

??The SEASON FINALE of the BuildingWell podcast is OUT TODAY!?? Join hosts Alina and Michelle and guests Rebecca Arnold and Alexander Haworth in a call-in style Q&A: Ask Me Anything, Homes Edition. ?? Does that plastic on windows really help save energy? ?? Are heat pump water heaters really noisy? ?? What can renters do to save on utility bills? Hear answers to all these and more in this special season finale episode that you don't want to miss! Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Podcasts, Audacity, Pandora, and more, or here: https://lnkd.in/dymxbRjM This episode was made possible by a Mass Save Community Education Grant. Thank you to all of our listeners and supporters for an amazing first season! See you next season! #podcast #greeneducation #sustainabledevelopment #affordablehousing #decarbonization #masssave

Cloverleaf Building 21 in Truro, MA is now Phius Design Certified! This mixed-income housing development will provide 39 units of housing for the Outer Cape Cod area. Thanks and congratulations to the project team:?Community Housing Resources, Inc., The Community Builders, Inc., Amenta Emma Architects

The Bennett Street project in Wilmington's Eastside neighborhood is a pilot initiative from New Ecology and Energize Delaware helping the Todmorden Foundation and Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County build 32 new, all-electric affordable housing units. The project directly supports the community's new revitalization plan, which prioritizes a wholistic approach to resident health and wellbeing. We recently visited the site with our partners to tour the progress of this exciting project. Built to high energy-efficiency standards (ENERGY STAR, DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes), the homes feature enhanced insulation, airtightness, high-performance windows, heat pump & ventilation with heat recovery. Preliminary HERS scores (35-37) suggest they will be among the city's most energy-efficient homes, significantly outperforming code-compliant properties and resulting in meaningful health and economic benefits for residents. The Bennett Street homes are a first of their kind for Delaware, but not the last; Energize Delaware has turned this pilot initiative into the statewide Climate Smart Homes Program!

The DCAMM Northborough Maintance Facilities Building is Phius ZERO certified! This facility is run completely free of fossil fuels, using a solar PV array and a ground-source, closed-loop geothermal heating and cooling system. Thanks to the project team: Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, edmSTUDIO , EDM Engineering & Landscape Architecture, P.C. , GVW INC.

Exciting visit to the YWCA Delaware Home-Life Management Center!??? ?? This week,?Drew Slater, Executive Director of?Energize Delaware, and?Kevin F. Coyle, the Energize Delaware Non-Residential Program Manager,?joined?New Ecology?for an energy audit at the?YWCA Delaware Home-Life Management Center, one of the newest participants in the?Affordable Multifamily Housing Program. The?YWCA Community Housing Program?provides?apartments and single-room occupancies?for unhoused families and survivors of domestic violence, along with vital support resources to help them rebuild stability and independence. The?YWCA’s mission is truly inspiring, and we are proud to support their work through this partnership.?Thank you to Energize Delaware and YWCA Delaware?for your commitment to strengthening communities through?safe, sustainable, and energy-efficient housing! #EnergyEfficiency #AffordableHousing #Sustainability #CommunityImpact #EnergizeDelaware #NewEcology #YWCA #BetterBuildings

A new episode of the BuildingWell podcast is OUT TODAY! Join hosts Alina and Michelle and special guests Aja Kennedy and Katherine Levine Einstein as they discuss the findings in the latest Greater Boston Housing Report Card from The Boston Foundation. Hear about the housing challenges currently being faced in the Greater Boston area, including increasing homeownership and rental costs, housing shortages, and home construction limitations. We also discuss potential solutions to some of these issues. This is an episode you don't want to miss! Listen to the newest episode of BuildingWell TODAY! Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Podcasts, Audacity, Pandora, or at https://lnkd.in/dWr4SAEF This episode was made possible by a Mass Save Community Education Grant.