WAP Archives

Case Study

Case Study:IRA, BIL Bringing Big Pots of Money to Green Affordable Housing

6 min read

There’s a brave new world of opportunities for “green” multifamily affordable housing renovation and development coming with the ever-quickening ascendancy of green buildings.

Tying it All Together

3 min read

Federal agencies have steadily made progress in rolling out the new funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

Decarbonizing the Nation’s Buildings

3 min read

Since early 2023, ICAST’s articles have covered the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and their potential impacts on multifamily affordable housing.

Electrification Upgrades

A New Generation of Heat Pump Systems Increases Efficiency

3 min read

More and more states have regulations and mandates requiring multifamily affordable housing properties to decarbonize (i.e., replace the use of natural gas, oil or propane with electricity).

Leveraging Federal, State and Utility Incentives to Fund Solar

4 min read

With the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the business case for solar-for-multifamily affordable housing is the best it’s ever been.

Accessing Federal and Utility Incentives for Green Projects

3 min read

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provided the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) $3.2 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).