7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.               

Registration Open

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.          

Networking Breakfast

 Start your morning off right by having breakfast with your fellow participants and speakers before heading to the Opening Plenary.

8:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall and Cyber Café Open 

Solutions for Sustainable Communities will feature a great exhibit hall throughout the event. Stop by to meet the exhibitors or to check your email at the Cyber Café.

Cyber Café sponsored by

8:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.        

Welcome and Opening Plenary

The opening plenary will set the stage for Solutions for Sustainable Communities.  Following welcoming remarks from NHC and Center leadership, a panel of mayors and governors from across the country will highlight key themes in the development of sustainable communities that will catalyze discussion during the concurrent sessions and provide the framework for the entire learning conference.

Emcee

Kent Colton, The Colton Housing Group

Video Remarks

The Honorable Ray LaHood, U.S. Department of Transportation (Watch video)

Welcoming Remarks

Vivian Vasallo, AARP Foundation

Remarks

Lisa Davis, Ford Foundation

Panel

John Robert Smith, Reconnecting America (Moderator)
Mayor Karl Dean, City of Nashville, Tennessee

Opening plenary sponsored by

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Session Series 1: Encouraging More Compact, Equitable and Sustainable Communities

This session series will focus on the fundamental building blocks for sustainable communities, including land use patterns that support and encourage compact development and allow for a mix of uses, the development of the basic infrastructure needed to support this development and the adoption of equitable and inclusive processes to manage community change.

1.1 Foundations of Compact and Sustainable Development

Attend this session to develop a thorough understanding of  the fundamental elements of compact and sustainable development.  What is it, why is it important and how is the concept being applied in an equitable manner in a broad range of different communities? CM | 1.50

Mariia Zimmerman, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Moderator) (View presentation)

David Dixon, FAIA, Goody Clancy (View presentation)

Rollin Stanley, AICP, Montgomery County Planning Department 

1.2 Adopting Land Use Policies that Support Compact, Sustainable Development

Join a discussion focused on developing land use policies that foster sustainable communities, with a  spotlight on increasing density and allowing for a broad range of uses to be met within walking distance or close driving distance of residential units.  Panelists will document successful efforts to adopt new land use policies to support compact, sustainable development and discuss how they addressed community concerns. CM | 1.50

Andrea Peet, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (Moderator)

Kenneth Bowers, AICP, City of Raleigh, North Carolina (View presentation)

Reid Ewing, University of Utah (View presentation)

Matt Ladd, AICP, Fairfax County, Virginia Government (View presentation)

Jeff Lovshin, U.S. Green Building Council (View presentation / view handout)

1.3 Successfully Financing Mixed-Use Development and Place-Making Infrastructure

Financing is an essential component of developing mixed-use, location-efficient communities.  This session will focus on successful strategies for accessing the financing needed to make these developments work.  Learn how developers have overcome the challenges to financing developments that mix affordable housing and retail/commercial uses as well as how communities have financed place-making infrastructure around transit stations to attract private-sector development. CM | 1.50

Victoria Davis, Urban Atlantic Development (Moderator)

Christopher Coes, LOCUS (View presentation)

Kimberly McKay, BRIDGE Housing (View presentation)

Rick Rybeck, Just Economics, LLC (View presentation)

1.4 Incorporating Equity into the Process of Community Change

Learn how community change can take place while maximizing the benefits for and acceptance by the local community and ensuring equitable outcomes for people of all incomes, ages, physical abilities, and races.  Among other issues, the session will discuss opportunities for involving the local community in the decision-making process and ensuring that communities benefit from jobs created through the development process. CM | 1.50

Kalima Rose, PolicyLink (Moderator) (View presentation)

Melissa Bondi, Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington

Rodney Harrell, Ph.D., AARP Public Policy Institute (View presentation)

Kevin Walsh, Fair Share Housing Center

1.5 Sustainable Communities and the Rural Perspective

Small towns and rural communities face many unique challenges.  Yet many of the sustainable development principles can be adapted effectively to these contexts.  This session will cover approaches to incorporating sustainability principles into planning and development while preserving rural community character. CM | 1.50

Joe Belden, Housing Assistance Council (Moderator)

Annie Goode, U.S. Department of Agriculture (View presentation)

Russ Kaney, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

Megan McConnville, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (View presentation)

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

Lunch on Your Own

1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Session Series 2: Ensuring Affordability in Location-Efficient Areas

Focus on the policies that help ensure the availability of a range of housing options affordable to families of all incomes in close proximity to transit, employment centers, schools, and other amenities.  This session covers a range of solutions, including rental housing preservation, inclusionary zoning, long-term affordability and workforce housing.

2.1 Overview of Affordable Housing Policies for Location-Efficient Areas

This broad introductory session provides an overview of the full range of policy options for local and state governments to ensure the availability of housing options affordable to families with a range of incomes near transit, job centers and other location-efficient areas.  The session will also review data on housing cost trends around new transit stations to document why such policies are needed. 

Rebecca Cohen, Center for Housing Policy (Moderator) (View presentation)

David Cristeal, Arlington County, Virginia, Department of Community Planning (View presentation)

Sasha Forbes, Reconnecting America (View presentation)

Stephanie Pollack, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University (View presentation)

2.2 Preserving Affordable Housing Near Transit

What are the various ways in which the preservation of existing affordable housing – both subsidized and unsubsidized – can help promote mixed-income communities near transit and other location-efficient areas? Join this session to find out how  to minimize displacement of existing residents in neighborhoods at risk of disinvestment.  Understand the role that high-quality rehabilitation of affordable housing can play in anchoring a larger neighborhood revitalization strategy. CM | 1.50

Michael Bodaken, National Housing Trust (Moderator) 

Rob Grossinger, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (View handout)

Sarah Kline, Reconnecting America (View presentation)

Aaron Miripol, Urban Land Conservancy (View presentation)

2.3 Using Inclusionary Zoning To Foster Mixed-Income Communities

Inclusionary zoning is a policy option that requires (or provides incentives for) a modest share of new development to be sold or rented at below-market levels.  Inclusionary zoning can help ensure that residents of all incomes can afford to live in new residential development  oriented around transit.  This session will review practitioner experience with the use of inclusionary zoning and density bonus policies in location-efficient areas and discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with using this strategy at the state and local levels. CM | 1.50

Nick Brunick, Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen (Moderator)

Cheryl Cort, Coalition for Smarter Growth (View Presentation)

Robert Goldman, Montgomery Housing Partnership

Patrick Maier, Innovative Housing Institute

2.4 Long-Term Affordability of Location-Efficient Development   

In many cases, homes made affordable through large public investments stay affordable for a limited period of time – such as 20 or 30 years – and then transition into the private market.  Whatever the merits of this strategy in other contexts, it will likely mean the permanent loss of affordable housing options in location-efficient areas as land prices rise over time.  This session will focus on strategies for addressing this problem by preserving long-term affordability of both owner-occupied and rental housing. CM | 1.50

David Abromowitz, Goulston & Storrs, P.C. (Moderator)

Rob Brawner, BeltLine Partnership (View presentation)

Stephanie Jennings, City of Eugene, Oregon (View presentation)

Andy Schneggenburger, Atlanta Housing Association of Neighborhood-based Developers

2.5 Financing Affordable and Workforce Housing in Location-Efficient Areas

Speakers in this session will share their experience in successfully financing affordable and workforce housing in location efficient areas. The discussion will cover the full range of the affordable and workforce housing spectrum, including housing for the lowest-income families, such as public housing and project-based vouchers; housing for moderate income families, such as the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; and workforce housing strategies serving families in the next higher income group, such as employer-assisted housing. CM | 1.50

Jeffrey Lubell, Center for Housing Policy (Moderator) (View presentation)

Angela Brown, NewCourtland

Kate Little, BeltLine Affordable Housing Advisory Board (View presentation)

Richard Manson, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) (View presentation)

Noni Ramos, Enterprise Community Loan Fund (View presentation) 

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Session Series 3: Encouraging Use of Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Building Practices

This session series will focus on “green building” and other sustainable building practices and policies that help to improve energy efficiency as well as health and environmental outcomes.  The breakout sessions in this series cover a variety of approaches to improving building performance and reducing energy consumption, the health and environmental benefits of sustainable building practices and the range of standards and measurement tools to achieve local energy and greenhouse gas reduction goals. 

3.1   Overview of Sustainable Building Practices

Participate in this session for a broad overview of policies and practices designed to improve the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of housing and other structures in the community.  Among other policies, it will review: local, state and federal financing programs for energy-efficient retrofits and renewable energy; local energy, green building and healthy housing codes; energy audits; and education and outreach.

Madeline Fraser Cook, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) (Moderator) (View presentation)

Lori Bamberger, Lori Bamberger Consulting (View presentation)

Noreen Beatley, U.S. Green Building Council (View presentation)

John Morill, Emerald Cities Collaborative (View presentation)

3.2 Effectively Using Green Rating Systems, Codes and Standards

What are the similarities and difference among the various green building rating systems and standards?  What ratings and standards would be best for my community?   Come learn about different energy efficiency and green building programs and how local and state governments are using standards to assist to achieve their sustainability goals.      

Rachel Scheu, Center for Neighborhood Technology (Moderator)

Janne Flisrand, Minnesota Green Communities

Peter Hughes, Michigan State Housing Development Authority (View presentation)

3.3 Financing Energy-Efficient Retrofits

 The building industry is sorting out how to access the up-front capital needed to retrofit older properties for energy efficiency.  This session will highlight speakers working on different aspects of this challenge and how they are securing resources to finance energy efficiency improvements for single and multi-family.

Robert Sahadi, Institute for Market Transformation (Moderator)

Michael Bodaken, National Housing Trust (View presentation)

Thomas Gentry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (View presentation)

David Palmer, Center for Working Families

Noni Ramos, Enterprise Community Loan Fund (View presentation)

3.4 Beyond Energy Efficiency – The Full Range of Sustainable Development Principles

Energy efficiency is only one of several core objectives of sustainable building practices.  This session will examine other principles of sustainable development and management, including water conservation, innovative wastewater policies, healthy homes, eco districts, etc. 

Danielle Arigoni, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Moderator)

Jason Hartke, U.S. Green Building Council (View presentation)

Rebecca Morley, National Center for Healthy Housing (View presentation)

Stockton Williams, U.S. Department of Energy

Michelle Winters, NeighborWorks America (View presentation)

3.5 Building the Economic and Social Case for Sustainable Development Practices

Learn more about current data collection and research efforts that illustrate the lifecycle costs and benefits of developing energy-efficient and location-efficient housing and making energy efficiency improvements in existing housing.  The session will also describe how sustainable development can spur workforce development opportunities for local residents and create well-paying “green” jobs. CM | 1.50

Yianice Hernandez, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Moderator) (View presentation)

Denise Fairchild, Emerald Cities Collaborative

Chuck Kooshian, Center for Clean Air Policy (View presentation)

Matthew Lister, Jonathan Rose Companies (View presentation)

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Opening Reception and Exhibit Hall Showcase

Meet the exhibitors, enjoy refreshments and network with your fellow attendees!

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7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.               

Registration Open

7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.          

Regional Roundtable Breakfast

Have breakfast with participants from your region and discuss the key housing issues you face.

Breakfast sponsored by

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall and Cyber Café Open

Solutions for Sustainable Communities will feature a great exhibit hall throughout the event. Stop by to meet the exhibitors or to check your email at the Cyber Café.

Cyber Café sponsored by

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.      

Session Series 4: Expanding Transportation Options

Sessions will highlight strategies for providing transportation options for all households, including low- to moderate- income families, to reduce household transportation costs.  Breakout sessions include transportation equity, the transportation challenges of older adults, connecting workers to jobs in multiple job centers, scenario planning and the use of data to facilitate transportation accessibility.

4.1 Transportation and Equity

Low-income households often have the most to gain from increased access to transportation options – including reliable public transit, walking and bicycling – that reduce household transportation costs.  In many cases, however, the available transit service is unreliable, unaffordable, or simply too infrequent to effectively meet their needs.   This session will discuss how communities are addressing transportation disparities and ensuring that transportation services are equitable for all.           CM | 1.50

Anita Hairston, PolicyLink (Moderator) (View presentation)

Russ Adams, Alliance for Metropolitan Stability (View presentation)

4.2 Using Data to Improve Transportation Accessibility and Reduce the Combined Costs of Housing and Transportation

Data driven planning approaches can guide local and regional efforts to ensure transportation investments are targeted towards low- and moderate- income neighborhoods and identify opportunities to link housing and transportation strategies to reduce the combined costs of housing and transportation.  This session will provide examples of how data are being used in planning efforts across the nation to achieve these goals. CM | 1.50

Keith Wardrip, Center for Housing Policy (Moderator)

Scott Bernstein, Center for Neighborhood Technology (View presentation)

Patricia Hu, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (View presentation)

Art Rodgers, District of Columbia Office of Planning (View presentation)

4.3 Beyond the Hub and Spoke – Meeting the Transportation Needs of Communities with Multiple Job Centers

Examine innovative approaches for structuring land-use and transportation policies to help families efficiently and affordably access jobs distributed in job centers throughout a metropolitan area, rather than in a traditional downtown.

Adie Tomer, The Brookings Institution (Moderator)

Mell Henderson, Mid-America Regional Council (View presentation)

Louis King, Summit Academy OIC 

Barry Seymour, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (View presentation)

4.4 Transportation Policy and Location-Efficient Development for an Aging Country

Explore the transportation challenges older adults face and learn about innovative transportation programs designed to provide affordable services to increase mobility for this growing segment of the U.S. population.  The session will also examine the amenities needed for location-efficient development to work for older adults. CM | 1.50

Jana Lynott, AARP Public Policy Institute (Moderator)

Cheryl Gladstone, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (View presentation)

Barbara McCann, National Complete Streets Coalition (View handouts: 1 – 2 – 3)

Emily Salomon, Center for Housing Policy (View presentation)

Brett Van Akkeren, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

4.5 Using Scenario Planning to Evaluate Competing Transportation and Infrastructure Options

What does the future hold for your community? This session will examine innovative efforts at the state and regional levels to evaluate competing visions for future transportation and infrastructure investments to identify options that reduce public costs, greenhouse gas emissions and household transportation costs. CM | 1.50

Nick Donohue, Transportation for America (Moderator)

Alisa Fine, U.S. Department of Transportation

Jill Locantore, Denver Regional Council of Governments

Marlie Sanderson, Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization

Jim Thorne, Federal Highway Administration

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Session Series 5: Strengthening Collaboration and Leveraging Resources

This session series provides an opportunity to think specifically about interagency collaboration and the leveraging of additional resources to advance common goals.  Breakout sessions will focus on early lessons from the Sustainable Communities Planning grants, the use of data for interagency planning, the role of the non-governmental sector and public-private partnerships and strategies for facilitating successful interagency partnerships.

5.1 Early Lessons from the Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program

HUD has provided more than $100 million in planning grants to help regions integrate housing, transportation and land use planning efforts and take the next step in implementing existing plans. This session will feature participants in the Challenge Grant Program and the Regional Planning Grants Program addressing the challenges and opportunities of regional and interagency collaboration, and lessons learned so far from this program.

Geoff Anderson, Smart Growth America (Moderator)

Wayne Leftwich, City of Greenville, South Carolina (View presentation)

Bradley Mills, Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization (View presentation)

Jennifer Raitt, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (View presentation)

Wilford Sommerkorn, City of Salt Lake City, Utah (View presentation)

5.2 Using Data for Interagency Planning Efforts

Participants in HUD’s sustainable communities planning grant program plan to use data to inform their collaborative efforts and chart their progress over time.  This session will review how several participants plan to use data to inform their planning and tracking efforts.

Sasha Forbes, Reconnecting America (Moderator)

Rae Keasler, U.S. Department of Transportation (View presentation)

Kurt Metzger, Data Driven Detroit

Keith Wardrip, Center for Housing Policy (View presentation)

5.3 Getting Results from Interagency Partnerships at the State and Local Level

How do interagency partnerships at the state or local level work to achieve shared goals?  This session will address the many elements required for successful interagency partnerships, including generating buy-in within government agencies, finding champions to mobilize efforts, and using data to inform decisions and assessments. CM | 1.50

Ethan Handelman, National Housing Conference (Moderator)

Sophie Mintier, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Lisa Patt-McDaniel, Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing

Jeremy Sigmon, U.S. Green Building Council (View handouts: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7)

Bethany Wilcoxon, Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

5.4 The Role of the Non-Governmental Sector and Public-Private Partnerships

Government agencies are not the only actors working to develop more sustainable communities.  This panel focuses on partnerships among non-profit agencies, civic groups, religious institutions, environmental groups, philanthropic organizations, private sector developers and others to meet shared transportation, housing and energy goals.  It also highlights innovative public-private partnerships and the diversity of efforts underway to encourage sustainable development. CM | 1.50

Robin Snyderman, Metropolitan Planning Council (Moderator)

Kaid Benfield, Natural Resources Defense Council (View presentation)

Laura Carstens, City of Dubuque, Iowa (View presentation)

Judith Kende, Low Income Investment Fund (View presentation)

Bill Taft, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) (View presentation)

5.5 Meeting Community Needs for Services and Education

Go beyond land use and infrastructure to discuss how to provide other essential features of sustainable communities, including commercial and retail development, recreational amenities, services, health care facilities, and quality schools and child care. 

Jeremie Greer, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) (Moderator)

Corey Carlisle, Low Income Investment Fund (View presentation)

Kelly Cartales, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

Justin Walker, Rainbow Housing Assistance Corporation (View handouts: 1 – 2 – 3)

Sam Yoon, National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations

12:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Federal Policy Plenary and Luncheon

Join federal policy thought-leaders for an engaging discussion on how the interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities and other partners are making a difference at the state and local level. Learn more about the role state and local stakeholders can play in implementing the Livability Principles—specifically to preserve and expand the supply of housing affordable to families across a range of incomes near transit, job centers and other location-efficient areas.

Emcee

Jeffrey Lubell, Center for Housing Policy

Remarks

Julia Stasch, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Panel

Julia Stasch, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Moderator)

Stockton Williams, U.S. Department of Energy

Beth Osborne, U.S. Department of Transportation

John Frece, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Mobile Workshops (Additional fee required)

Ready to see some solutions in action? Sign-up for one of two mobile workshops that will take you into the field to see some of the most exciting projects in the region first-hand.

MW 1: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Green Affordable Housing

Wheeler Terrace Apartments is a 116-unit, garden-styled, affordable housing community located in the District of Columbia.  Financed as a LIHTC/bond transaction, Wheeler Terrace is the region’s first affordable housing community to achieve LEED Certification (Gold Level) while simultaneously meeting the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria.  Anchored by a ground source heat pump, the project’s green renovations include over 110 on-site thermal wells, a white reflective roof, building envelope upgrades, water conservation improvements, multiple energy efficiency measures and high indoor air quality standards. 

Tour participants will gain valuable insight regarding the project’s development strategies and challenges while receiving recommendations for future green affordable housing projects. (Depart from and return to Grand Hyatt Washington.)

Mark James, Community Preservation and Development Corporation

Michael Wiencek, Wiencek + Associates

Jay Wilson, Wiencek + Associates

MW 2: Transforming Tysons Corner

Join this mobile workshop to see first-hand the unprecedented redevelopment of Tysons Corner, a suburban job center embarking transformation to become a thriving mixed-use center with ample supply of affordable, workforce housing. (Depart from and return to Grand Hyatt Washington.)

Jim Edmondson, E&G Group

Linda Hollis, Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning (View presentation / view handout)

Michelle Krocker, Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance (View handout)

Stewart Schwartz, Coalition for Smarter Growth (View presentation / view handout)

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Facilitated Discussions and Training Sessions 1

FD1.1 The Economic Benefits of Sustainable Communities

How can communities save money now, reduce their future fiscal obligations, and use scarce dollars to spur economic development? Come to this discussion about the economic benefits of sustainable communities and hear about lessons learned from the public and private sectors around the country. CM | 1.50

Geoff Anderson, Smart Growth America

FD1.2 Conservation and Open Space for Sustainable Communities

By housing a larger share of the region’s population within already developed areas, more compact and sustainable land patterns help preserve open space for recreation, farming and the natural environment.  Learn how sustainability principles can foster conservation and open space by strategically targeting housing development and creating opportunities for unlikely partnerships.

John Larson, National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD)

FD1.3 Positive Framing of Your Sustainable Communities Message

Proactive messaging is a critical component to a successful campaign or project. This training will teach participants positive messaging tips for framing their vision and project in their terms, based on recent polls and research. We will cover topics like defining sustainable communities, emphasizing the community’s role in determining their future, and presenting the facts about economic and fiscal health in communities that make smart growth decisions. Participants will get the chance to try out these messages, receive a messaging guide, and use this for their own work back home. CM | 1.50

Ilana Preuss, Smart Growth America (View presentation)

FD1.4 At Home in the Neighborhood: Habitat for Humanity’s Community Development Paradigm-Shift

Habitat for Humanity recently launched its Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI) — a concerted effort to support their affiliates as they move from a pure housing-building model to one focusing to a greater extent on community partnerships and development. This session will highlight how Habitat affiliates are instituting NRI in their communities. Participants will also have an opportunity to share their own community development experiences and provide input on Habitat’s efforts.

David Burnett, Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco

Rebecca Hix, Habitat for Humanity International (View presentation)

Cassandra Johnson, Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County

Lori Reed, Habitat for Humanity Evansville

4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Facilitated Discussions and Training Sessions 2

FD2.1 Pitfalls of Poor Messaging, Dealing with Confrontation at Meetings, How to be Inclusive and Stay in Control

Legitimate disagreements will happen at sustainable community project meetings – practitioners need to prepare for all kinds of discussions. This training will focus on strategies for avoiding conflict where possible, engaging coalition partners to present a unified positive message, reaching out widely to better understand local questions/concerns about the project and facilitating successful public meetings.  Get hands-on experience in using these techniques during the training and take home valuable tip sheets.

Beth Kanter, Spitfire Strategies

Ilana Preuss, Smart Growth America

FD2.2 Supportive Housing, Sustainable Communities

We cannot create vibrant, sustainable communities without addressing the housing and services needs of special needs populations, including homeless individuals and families and individuals with disabilities.  Supportive housing improves housing stability, employment, mental and physical health, and school attendance; and reduces active substance use. People in supportive housing live more stable and productive lives. Join this discussion to learn more about permanent supportive housing and how to integrate it with sustainable housing and community development plans in your community. 

Holly Denniston, Corporation of Supportive Housing (View presentation)

Jordan Press, Corporation for Supportive Housing (View presentation)

Fred Swan, District of Columbia Department of Human Services (View presentation)

FD2.3 Health Benefits of Energy Efficient and Green Homes

Understand the health benefits of energy efficient and “green” homes for residents of all ages.  The discussion will also touch on the overall community benefits of energy efficient and “green homes” – reduced greenhouse gas emissions – and how states and localities are adopting strategies to meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets through energy efficient building standards. CM | 1.50

Asa Foss, U.S. Green Building Council

Eric Werling, U.S. Department of Energy

FD2.4 Young Leaders in Affordable Housing Showcase

Sustainable community development requires more than just financial capital; it requires the human capital of the next generation of professionals! Join representatives from the public, private and nonprofit sectors to discuss the challenges and opportunities for growing the next generation of leaders in the affordable housing and community development industry, the ways in which the skills sets and the needs of the industry are evolving and what information both generations could benefit from in order to attract and retain young professionals.

Caitlin Kovalkoski, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) (View presentation)

Rick Cohen, The Nonprofit Quarterly

Karen FitzGerald, Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation

Dianne Taylor, Council of State Community Development Agencies

FD2.5 : Managing Sustainability Performance Across the 3 E's (Environment + Equity + Economy)

Join this session to participate actively in a dialogue focused on what your community is doing to address intertwining economic, environmental and social equity concerns.  We’ll talk about local government priorities, the landscape of sustainability programs and frameworks across the country, and how communities are beginning to align their initiatives with ICLEI’s STAR Community Index.  

Hilari Varnadore, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (View presentation)

Dan Guilbeault, District of Columbia Department of Environment

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8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.              

Networking Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.       

Registration Open

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Town Hall Plenary

Join local government officials from the largest jurisdictions in the national capital region for a discussion of the challenges and opportunities in developing sustainable and inclusive communities.  Speakers will draw from real-life regional examples that illustrate innovative approaches to coordinating housing, transportation and energy policy.  Take away a forward-thinking approach on how to make a difference in your own communities by applying lessons learned.

Emcee

Jeff Lubell, Center for Housing Policy

Panel

Robert Puentes, The Brookings Institution (Moderator)

County Executive Rushern Baker, III, Prince George's County, Maryland

Mayor William Euille, City of Alexandria, Virginia

John Hall, District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development

Supervisor Catherine Hudgins, Fairfax County, Virginia

Chairman Chris Zimmerman, Arlington County, Virginia 

10:30 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.

Closing Keynote Address

The Honorable Shaun Donovan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

11:10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.   

Closing Remarks

The conference concludes with closing remarks from NHC and Center leadership.

Jeffrey Lubell, Center for Housing Policy

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12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.     

Educational Forum: Bring Workers Home (Additional Fee Required)

Join the National Association of REALTORS^® and the National Housing Conference for an interactive forum exploring regional approaches for building strong communities through workforce housing.

Forum sponsored by

12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  

HUD-Sponsored Research and Practice Forum: Advancing Sustainability Performance

This forum will highlight key research needs and opportunities facing policy makers, businesses, and advocates as we pursue a more sustainable future. The winning proposals for HUD's recent Sustainable Communities Research Grant competition will be presented. Two panels will then discuss the opportunities and challenges for retrofitting multifamily housing and the current state and future directions of sustainability performance metrics, which allow governments, business and other organizations to define and measure their own visions of sustainability. 

Sponsored by the Office of Policy Development & Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.         

Developing High-Impact Communications Strategies

Strategic communications efforts are essential to advancing your sustainable housing, transportation and environmental goals. Join Spitfire Strategies for a workshop that will lead you through the choices that must be made to advance your communications strategy, including how to target audiences, create successful messages, and chart out tactics that will help you to achieve your objectives. Attendees will be trained on the Spitfire SmartChart^TM and put together a strategic communications plan based on their real-life work. Requiring you to lead with strategy rather than tactics, the Smart Chart ensures that strategy drives communications, and helps build the strong foundation your organization needs to achieve its goals.

Cynthia Dodd Adcock, National Housing Conference

Ketayoun Darvich-Kodjouri, Spitfire Strategies

Monisha Som, Spitfire Strategies

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1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Training Workshop: Tools for Advocating for Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities
(Additional Fee Required)

There’s a big difference between being heard by your audience and being agreed with. If they yell loud enough, anyone can be heard. But given the current political environment, the political stakes are too high to settle for simply “being heard.” As an affordable housing and sustainability advocate, your goal is to be agreed with. Come to this session to learn a process for effective advocacy that will work whether you’re advocating at the local, state or federal level.

Ethan Handelman, National Housing Conference

Stephanie D. Vance, Advocacy Associates

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