Architectural Record: Continuing Education: Affordable Housing and Energy Performance

What’s driving the sector’s sustainability and livability achievements, how do ambitious goals fit into tight budgets, and are there lessons for fostering more environmentally and socially responsible multifamily housing nationwide? record put these questions to Phius, ILFI, and the design teams behind three outstanding affordable-housing projects: Betances Residence, a Passive House–certified senior residence in the Bronx, New York, by COOKFOX Architects; Coliseum Place, a Living Building Challenge Affordable Housing Pilot and GreenPoint Rated Platinum building in Oakland by David Baker Architects (DBA); and 981 Davie Street, a Passive House–aspiring tower in Vancouver, British Columbia, by ZGF Architects.

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