Session 4
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Delivering Health in Affordable Multifamily – Key to Solving the Housing Crisis
Karla Butterfield, Sustainability Director, Steven Winter Associates, Inc., Somerville, MA
About this program:
Affordable multifamily development provides both unique challenges and exciting opportunities to deliver safe, healthy, and sustainable buildings. Prioritizing energy efficiency, low carbon emissions, and superior indoor air quality are integral to solving our housing crisis while addressing climate concerns. This session will explore how to meet those priorities while navigating codes, financing programs, and incentives. We’ll review multifamily case studies to identify best practices and help standardize decision-making for better performing, healthier homes.
You will learn how to:
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Prioritize high-performance strategies for Energy and IAQ
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Which strategies to use for existing versus new construction
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Navigate affordable multifamily requirements, financing, and performance
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Best practices to consistently deliver healthy, low-emission buildings
About the Presenter:
Ms. Butterfield is a Sustainability Director at Steven Winter Associates, Inc., working with residential buildings. Her expertise is in sustainable consulting services, program certification support and implementation of high-performance building technologies. With architects, developers, builders, and homeowners, she develops specific sustainability strategies for both new construction and renovations.