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Affordable Housing Building Decarbonization Summit (Session 1 of 5)

Host: California Housing Partnership

This summit consists of five two-hour convenings each focused on a specific building decarbonization topic. 

Session 1 – 10/12: Sustainability in Design and Construction

Session 1 will focus on the challenges of developing sustainability goals and subsequently aligning them in the design and construction process. Topics of discussion: key influencing factors in establishing sustainability goals, strategies and challenges of achieving those goals in the design process, and any significant limitations experienced in the construction phase.

Summit Overview

This summit is a forum for Nonprofit Affordable Housing Teams to discuss and recommend equitable decarbonize strategies for new and existing affordable housing properties. Amidst the perfect storm of a pandemic within a pre-existing housing emergency within a growing climate crisis, what factors should the state consider in addressing these overlapping priorities?