2022 Affordable Housing Summit

Housing plays a critical role in the health and equity of neighborhoods and in their resiliency to the effects of climate change. Building affordable housing right now means accounting for these simultaneous crises with each project. It is critical to promote physical and mental health, equity, and to reduce the carbon impacts in buildings, all while balancing the need to rapidly house people more affordably. ILFI’s annual affordable housing summit will bring together speakers and panelists discussing how developers, architects, and builders in this sector are striving for net-positive outcomes in health, equity, and climate. The summit will include interactive sessions and break down actionable steps that attendees can integrate into their work for each of these areas. 

AGENDA

June 14th:
8:00 AM Opening Remarks & Welcome

EQUITY IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
8:30 AM Keynote Address
Nathaniel Smith, Partnership for Southern Equity
9:00 AM Designing Housing for Accessibility and Inclusion
Erick Mikiten, The Art of Access and Mikiten Architecture, and Fatimah Aure, The Kelsey
9:30 AM Equity Action Steps and Discussion

10:00 AM Break

CLIMATE POSITIVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
10:30 AM Living Homes at Mill Creek Tour
11:00 AM Case Studies in Carbon Positive Housing
Anne Torney, Mithun Architecture

11:30 AM Day 1 Wrap-Up

June 15th:
8:00 AM Day 2 Introduction

CLIMATE POSITIVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING (CONT.) 
8:15 AM Keynote Address
Dana Bourland, The JPB Foundation
8:45 AM Climate Action Steps and Resources for Net-Positive Energy

HEALTHY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
9:00 AM Keynote Address
Jonathan Wilson, National Center for Healthy Housing
9:30 AM Break
10:00 AM Healthy and Ethical Materials
Veena Singla, Natural Resources Defense Council
Nora Rizzo, Grace Farms
Susan Puri, International Living Future Institute
11:00 AM Action Steps for Health

11:30 AM Summit Wrap-Up