LISC Announces New Guide on Green Rehabilitation

By Caitlin Jones & A. J. Johnson
August 25, 2008 1 min read

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has announced the release of a new, 58-page publication designed to assist developers and others in integrating green building and energy efficiency into the rehabilitation of existing affordable rental housing properties.

The publication, Green Rehabilitation of Multifamily Rental Properties: A Resource Guide is a joint effort of Bay Area LISC and Build it Green, a California-based nonprofit.

The guide explains the technologies and opportunities for existing properties to “go green,” and provides advice on incorporating the green building principles of energy efficiency, water conservation, resource conservation, and healthy indoor environments. Download the guide.

Breaking Ground

Jennifer Leimaile Ho, Minnesota Housing Commissioner and Incoming Chair of National Council of State Housing Agencies

Pamela Martineau • December 1, 2024 10 min read

Earlier this fall, Jennifer Leimaile Ho was elected chair of the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ (NCSHA) 2025 Board of Directors. Ho is the Commissioner of Minnesota Housing, having been appointed by Governor Tim Walz in January 2019 and reappointed in 2023.

“Business as Usual”

Leaders in Equity Express Optimism Despite an Uncertain Future

Abram Mamet • December 1, 2024 9 min read

Any outside observer may assume some unease amongst the low-income housing industry. Buffeted on the one hand by residual stressors from the COVID-19 pandemic and on the other by the uncertain prospects of an incoming federal administration keen on cutting spending and shrinking government programs, the affordable housing landscape is experiencing an inflection point.

NCSHA Recognizes Stand-Out Affordable Housing Programs and Initiatives

Pamela Martineau • December 1, 2024 7 min read

This fall, the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) recognized 17 programs offered by state housing finance agencies across the nation that creatively developed tools to tackle their communities’ affordable housing challenges.