Green Single Family Rehabilitation Specifications

This document is a compilation of model specifications used to integrate green building strategies in single family rehabilitation projects. The specs are designed to meet the 2008 Green Communities Criteria.

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 Rehabilitation Specifications

 



Chuska Apartments Healthy Home Guide

A Green Operations & Maintenance Manual for CHUSKA APARTMENTS was developed for use by the development’s management and maintenance staff, along with a Healthy Home Guide for the project’s residents.

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 Healthy Home Guide


Trolley Square's Living Green Guide 2007, by Jane C. Jones and Mathias Rosenfeld

Created for the residents of Trolley Square, this manual can be used as a model or sample for other green developers and owners.

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 Living Green Guide




Green Operations and Maintenance Manual for the Plaza Apartments 2006, by M Landman Communications & Consulting

Created for the residents of Trolley Square, Cambridge, Mass., this manual can be used as a model or sample for other green developers and owners.

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 Green Operations and Maintenance Manual


New Construction Specifications 2007, by Greater Minnesota Housing Fund

Minnesota Green Communities launched Building Better Neighborhoods home plans to provide homebuyers and builders options for affordable green housing construction.

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Chuska Apartments
Gallup, New Mexico

A 30-unit, new construction property with six residential buildings and a community center.

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 Chuska Apartments




David & Joyce Dinkins Gardens
New York, New York

This will be a green building housing low income families, and youth aging out of foster care.

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Hotel Essex
San Francisco, California

Located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood has been converted by into 84 single-room occupancy apartments for homeless individuals with disabilities.

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James Wood Apartments
Los Angeles, California

This development offers affordable family housing and daycare in an area with exceptionally good access to the kinds of services and facilities the tenants need.

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PHAs - Info on meeting the Green Communities Criteria for HUD NOFA

Enterprise Commends Senator Whitehouse and the House for green legislation (PDF, 28K, July 1, 2009)

Green Homes and Sustainable Communities 2009: Aug. 6-7
Co-sponsored by Enterprise and Nixon-Peabody, the IPED conference provides the latest information on how green development is becoming the affordable housing mainstream.

Affordable Housing Finance names Dana Bourland a young leader in affordable housing: News Release (PDF, 21K, June 24)