2020 PHIUS Passive House Projects Competition

6th Annual PHIUS Passive House Projects Competition PHIUS awarded the finalists of the 2020 Passive Projects Design Competition during the annual Design Awards ceremony on Friday, October 30, 2020, capping a week of the PHIUS 2020 Passive House Hootenannies. Now in its sixth year, this juried competition recognizes exemplary passive building projects of all types and climate zones.

MassHousing Closes on $87.2 Million in Financing for the Renovation and Extension of Affordability at the 300-Unit 808 Memorial Drive in Cambridge

BOSTON - August 3, 2020 - MassHousing has closed on a total of $87.2 million in affordable housing financing to the non-profit Homeowners Rehab, Inc. (HRI), for the modernization and preservation of affordability at the 300-unit 808 Memorial Drive in Cambridge.

Nine MassHousing Business Partners Recognized at 2nd Annual Awards Event

Nine MassHousing partners -- including lenders, property management companies, developers and others-were recognized for their outstanding contributions to MassHousing's affordable housing mission at the 2nd Annual Awards Event on November 20, 2019. Two lenders were in the spotlight for helping...

Cambridge's 'Passive House' Is Built With Focus On Affordable Housing, Climate Change

The construction site across the street from Fresh Pond Reservoir in Cambridge looks like your typical scene from today's building boom in Massachusetts - but it's not. The wood, six-story Finch Cambridge is different than every other building going up in the state.

Big Idea: Always Question Your Assumptions

Ten years ago, the Enterprise Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute set out to elevate the status quo in affordable housing design and support the creation of housing that lifts-up individuals and communities.

Largest New Construction affordable housing development in Cambridge in 40 years, developed by HRI

Concord Highlands celebrated the groundbreaking on Friday October 5th with local and state officials, lenders, and community groups. Concord Highlands is the largest new construction affordable housing development in the City of Cambridge in 40 years.

Homeowner's Rehab, Inc.

"HRI's commitment to Active Design Verified helps us integrate healthy lifestyle approaches throughout our affordable housing multifamily portfolio. Examples of large-scale rental developments incorporating Active Design principles include: * Concord Highlands, a 98-unit affordable housing development.

How Cities Are Preserving Affordable Housing

The U.S. needs more affordable housing. A lot more. Between 2001 and 2013 the country lost 2.4 million rental housing units (both market-rate and subsidized) that were affordable to people making less than 50 percent of area median income.

Putnam Square Apartments preserved for seniors in Harvard Square

In a newly renovated community room located on the 11th floor overlooking Harvard Square, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held Sept. 16 to celebrate the completion of renovations at Putnam Square Apartments. Home to 94 low- and moderate-income seniors and disabled individuals, the successful purchase, preservation and rehabilitation of 2 Mt.

Anatomy of a Preservation Deal

Preserving existing affordable housing is critical for closing the gap between supply and demand for decent, safe, and affordable housing. Debates around affordable housing tend to be dominated by new construction, but preservation offers several benefits: it generally costs less than new construction, it prevents displacement, and it takes advantage of existing land-use patterns.