Industry Ignores 'Political Theater' To Focus On Why The Suburbs Need Affordable Housing
August 3, 2020
Can Tiny Houses Change The Housing Debate?
Oct 3, 2019
The housing discussion in the United States has become, in some quarters, more of a shouting match between single-family neighbors, advocates for more growth and density, and socialists bent on disrupting the housing market. Others see an opportunity to … READ MORE
Going Mobile: What Can Southwest Airlines's Success Teach Housing?
July 8, 2019
Herb Kelleher completely disrupted the airline industry when he founded Southwest Airlines in the 1970s. Kelleher was trying to democratize airlines – an industry that had previously catered to the wealthy and glamorous “jet set.” His goal was to make flying affordable … READ MORE
Disaster Cottages
After disaster strikes, people can lose all of their possessions and even their homes. That's where these disaster cottages come in. Watch all morning long as we continue to review essential hurricane preparation tips. … WATCH VIDEO
Can Modular Homes Rebuild Paradise Post-Camp Fire?
January 8, 2019
It wasn’t the merriest of Christmases for the residents of Paradise, California whose homes burned down in the Camp Fire last November. Close to 14,000 residences were destroyed, including 13,696 single family homes and 287 multi-family buildings, according to Cal Fire, the … READ MORE
Four Solutions for Housing of the Future
December 31, 2018
Most affordable housing is far from urban offices, but it wasn’t always this way. “Before World War II, duplexes and housing courts were integrated into city planning,” says Daniel Parolek, Founding Principal of Opticos Design, in Berkeley, California. Post-war, upscale suburban development … READ MORE
Sonoma Wildfire Cottages Construction Begins in Santa Rosa
October 12, 2018
Construction has started on eight to ten Habitat for Humanity cottages that will be temporarily located on Medtronic’s Fountaingrove campus in Santa Rosa to help house residents whose homes were destroyed in the October 2017 wildfires. Two of the units are already being framed, and they all … READ MORE
This Affordable Florida Keys Cottage is Hurricane-Proof and Affordable (And Available to Rent!)
September 19, 2018
Many people might think of the Florida Keys and envision margaritas and lounge chairs, sandy feet and sunburns from spending one too many hours out by the resort pool. And rightfully so—the Keys are a vacation paradise. But they’re also home to thousands of people who … READ MORE
New Florida Keys Cottages Are Storm-Proof Affordable Housing
August 27, 2018
The Florida Keys are known for their appeal to tourists eager to escape to Margaritaville and fish or snorkel in turquoise waters. Like other tourist destinations, the Keys — a string of islands off the souther tip of Florida — require workers to staff their restaurants, hotels, and glass-bottom boats. READ MORE
Can Modular Homes Rebuild Paradise Post-Camp Fire?
June 13, 2018
In the wake of the Sonoma County, Calif., wildfires that destroyed 5,200 homes last October, Habitat for Humanity has announced the Sonoma Wildfire Cottage Initiative, a pilot program that will launch efforts to design and build several temporary cottages for families who … READ MORE
'Keys cottages' are arriving in a working-class neighborhood hit hard by Irma
July 3, 2018
A Big Pine Key neighborhood badly battered by Hurricane Irma is about to get some relief. The Avenues community housed some of the working class of the Florida Keys — those who before the storm were barely scraping by to call the Keys home… READ MORE
New Keys Cottages Provide One Model For Post-Irma Affordable Housing
June 11, 2018
The Avenues neighborhood on Big Pine Key was one of the cheapest places to buy or rent in the Keys for a reason: it has a lot of older ground-level or mobile homes. When Hurricane Irma crossed the Lower Keys as a Category 4 last September, the Avenues was clobbered… READ MORE
Habitat for Humanity plans to build cottages for fire survivors in Fountaingrove
June 10, 2018
On a sloping patch of ground near a corporate parking garage in Santa Rosa, an affordable housing group is preparing to build eight compact residences for fire survivors to call home for at least two years. Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County plans to erect a temporary “wildfire cottage” community… READ MORE
Temporary Cottages Built to House North Bay Wildfire Victims
June 7, 2018
In Florida Keys, land trust aims to bring affordable housing back post-hurricane
May 11, 2018
Celebrated as a sunny, laid-back paradise, the Florida Keys, and its reputation as a tourist hub, mask serious housing affordability issues. The archipelago of islands strung out into the Caribbean, filled with an increasing number of high-end resorts… READ MORE
County, trust unite for housing
April 21, 2018
The Monroe County Commission agreed Thursday to partner with the Florida Keys Community Trust to build four new rental homes for workers on Big Pine Key and discussed converting some of its state-issued building allocations from market rate to affordable… READ MORE
Shelter from the Storm
March 27, 2018
KATRINA COTTAGES NOW A KEYS THING
March 20, 2018
The first three Florida “Keys Cottages” are set to break ground at the end of the month in one of the hardest hit areas in Big Pine Key, the Avenues. “We really wanted to see this vision through in the Keys,” said Marianne Cusato… READ MORE
SAFE, AFFORDABLE KIT HOMES MEET STRINGENT CODES
Going beyond the Katrina Cottages, designer Marianne Cusato launches a resilient housing prototype for post-disaster housing needs
March 13, 2018
Designer Marianne Cusato launched Cusato & Co. Kit Homes to deliver safe, durable, and affordable housing where it is most urgently needed. In 2006, she partnered with the Cypress Group… READ MORE
Six months after Hurricane Irma, Florida Keys residents still scrambling for affordable housing
March 9, 2018
KEY WEST – After Hurricane Irma tore through the Florida Keys, T.J. Reynolds was told he had to leave the house he was renting because of damage from the storm. He spent several months staying with friends… READ MORE
Nonprofit formed to tackle housing
December 20, 2017
BIG TORCH KEY — With the push to build affordable housing seemingly gaining momentum following Hurricane Irma, a family who considers the Florida Keys an extension of their home has committed $1 million to a new nonprofit designed to… READ MORE
It was hard to find cheap housing in the Keys before Irma. Now, there’s ‘nothing’
December 09, 2017
After Hurricane Irma swept through the Florida Keys, many residents were cautiously optimistic: Key West, the biggest tourist draw and economic engine, had survived with minimal damage. The hope was… READ MORE
Fighting to Design a Better Home
August 29, 2006
Gulf Coast taking a look at 'new urbanism'
August 29, 2006
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. — Downtown's main street is lined with bright, welcoming shops, restaurants and small art galleries. The pastel storefronts have colorful awnings; some have… READ MORE
The little house that roared / A tiny cottage designed for Katrina survivors offers the Bay Area a few clues about disaster relief and affordable housing
March 4, 2006
The Gulf Coast's unique housing crisis has given birth to a cute, yellow, 308-square-foot house known as the Katrina Cottage, which has put a smile on the face of just about everyone… READ MORE
Two Houses, Two Visions
January 21, 2006
Two contrasting images of the American home of the future were on display last week at the glitzy and gargantuan annual home builders' trade show in Orlando, which drew a record… READ MORE