Articles and Presentations

Passive House

Sustainable & Equitable Living by Default: Planning for Passive House | Bronwyn Barry, RA, CPHD | Passive House BB | Passive House Network (WTPD Presentation)

Planning for Passive Affordable Housing | Mike Kapp | Appalachian State University (WTPD Presentation)

Passive House Multi-Family: Anything BUT a Default Solution for Housing! | Ralph Bennett, Architect, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, Prof. Em.  (WTPD Presentation)

From City to Nature: Housing Experiences in Five Different Countries  | The session will explore diverse housing experiences from Egypt, Honduras, Pakistan, Mexico, and China, discussing planning strategies and management practices to address housing needs and challenges in urban areas with different densities and protected natural regions. Lessons learned will be presented.  (WTPD Presentation)

Improving Housing at the Local Level - Insights from the Housing Accelerator Fund | Cleo Corbett, MCIP, RPP. Daniel Kingsbury, MCIP, RPP. Dan Garrison. Lisa Prime, MCIP RPP | City of Vancouver, Canada  (WTPD Presentation)

Housing Needs from an Indigenous Lens - Housing and Homeless  | Michael Fox .  Heather Swan | ICE Indigenous & Community Engagement, Canada  (WTPD Presentation)

Are Insurers Becoming the Planners of the Future?  |  Wendy Saunders  |  Champion of Land Use Planning, Natural Hazards Commission TokaTūAke, New Zealand  (WTPD Presentation)

The Housing We Need  |  Greer O’Donnell  |  The Urban Advisory, New Zealand (WTPD Presentation)

Improving Housing at the Local Level - Insights from the Housing Accelerator Fund | Cleo Corbett, MCIP, RPP. Daniel Kingsbury, MCIP, RPP. Dan Garrison. Lisa Prime, MCIP RPP | City of Vancouver, Canada  (WTPD Presentation)

An Integrated Approach to Housing Development: the Feasibility of the Live, Work and Play Concept in Enhancing Sustainable Development  |  Sifiso Peter Dlamini  |  The City of Durban, South Africa  (WTPD Presentation)

Affordable Housing Overview - Hudson, NY  by Michelle Tullo | December 2023 (Article)

Data-based and Decarbonizing Housing Programs for the Lower Income in Latin America by Nicolás Maggio | December 2023 (Article)

Perspectives on Affordable Housing in Guatemala by Irayda Ruiz Bode, FAICP | December 2023 (Article)

Odd New Housing Obstacles in the U.S. by Andrew Gast-Bray, Ph.D., AICP, CNU | December 2023  (Article)

Affordable Housing: An Overview of Practices in Vietnam and Massachusetts by Mai Nguyen | December 2023 (Article)

Adequate Housing: A Human Right Based Approach for Mexico’s Housing Policy by Carina Arvizu Machado | December 2023 (Article)

A proposed inclusive zoning tool for low-income housing in Mexico City by Salvador Herrera | December 2023 (Article)

Sustainable Integration of Informal Settlements: The Case of Buenos Aires by Agustina Rodríguez Biasone | December 2023 (Article)

Affordable Housing in Bhutan: An Assessment of Housing Needs by Tenzin Jamtsho | December 2023 (Article)

Thoughts on Affordable Housing by Krishna K. Shrivastava, AICP | December 2023 (Article)

APA Resources

National Zoning Atlas Founder Sara Bronin is Empowering Communities to Transform Land Use (Article)

Hear from Sara C. Bronin, creator of the National Zoning Atlas, as she discusses the origin of the project and how it simplifies and unifies multiple data inputs. Learn how you can use it to transform land use.

PLANNING MAGAZINE: Yes, You Can Convert Vacant Retail to Housing (Article)

Rethinking ground-floor regulations to include residential uses is a controversial but doable solution to housing underproduction and a glut of empty storefronts. 

Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook (Article)

The Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook is for local elected officials and community planners working to boost diverse, attainable, and equitable housing supply in communities nationwide. From removing regulatory barriers to housing to demystifying housing finance, this guide aims to inspire local innovation and supercharge efforts to meet communities where they are and close the nation's housing supply gap.

What Now for Communities and the Unhoused? (Article)

Planners find solutions even before the recent Grants Pass Supreme Court decision.

Omaha Leverages Public-Private Partnerships to Increase Housing Supply (Article)

With an eye on equity, layering funding sources creates a revolving loan fund for developing or refurbishing housing.