Pay It Forward Approach to Affordable Housing Ownership

The Maggie Walker Community Land Trust (MWCLT) recently broke ground on its first single-family home, to be built on a vacant lot in North Church Hill. This nonprofit is working to create permanently affordable, single family homes for Richmond families using the Community Land Trust (CLT) model. The trust leases the land to an income-qualified …

Winners Honored at 8th Annual Sustainable Leadership Awards

Regional leaders in the advancement of sustainable design and construction were recently honored as winners of Viridiant’s Sustainable Leadership Awards. Winners were announced at the organization’s 8^th annual awards ceremony on April 20^th at the Virginia Historical Society in downtown Richmond. The event drew over 150 individuals representing home builders, non-profit and for-profit housing providers and developers, program sponsors, homeowners, affordable housing advocates, and those interested in creating green housing opportunities in Virginia. During the program, attendees also enjoyed a housing policy and research panel – “Leveraging Partner Success Towards Economic, Environmental, and Structural Sustainability” with Art Bowen of Virginia Hosuing Development Authority, Andrew McCoy of Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech, and Angela Navarro of the Office of Governor McAuliffe, moderated by Bob Adams of HDAdvisors. Pre-awards educational sessions also took place with Michael Hubbard of Dominion Virginia Power, Andrew McCoy of Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech, and Sean Evensen-Shanley of Viridiant.

Local groups recognized with green-building awards

Local groups recognized with green-building awards Richmond BizSense JONATHAN SPIERS APRIL 25, 2017 An environmentally friendly Fan home renovation was among local projects recognized last week at Richmond nonprofit Viridiant’s eighth annual Sustainable Leadership Awards. The statewide group, which administers the EarthCraft brand of green-building programs, recognized Richmond developer Hollyport Ventures’ “Honor’s Corner” project with two …

Earth Day 5K – Race Results and Photos

Thanks to the folks who came out for our 5th Annual Earth Day 5K Race Without a Trace! We had a blast, and we hope you did, too.

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If you do not see your time but you personally recorded it and would like us to add to our records please let us know.

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$5M renovation wraps up at William Byrd

RichmondBizSense – Jonathan Spiers – March 23, 2017 A nearly century-old building that’s spent the past two decades as senior apartments has been brought into the 21st century with a $5 million upgrade. City officials and firms involved in the 18-month renovation of the William Byrd building, the 11-story former hotel across West Broad Street from the Science Museum …

New Hires and Board Appointments in Richmond BizSense

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A Blueprint for the Future Design Competition

Win a cash prize and statewide exposure! The Blueprint for the Future features a two-part design competition with the goal to design an affordable, sustainable and accessible home. The completion is open to both students and professionals and features cash prizes and statewide exposure. The winning design is scheduled to be built in Norfolk, VA. …

Local Tax and Regulatory Incentives; Green Development Zones

HB 1565 is a by-partisan bill patroned by Del. Webert and co-patroned by Del. Keam that enables municipalities to elect local tax and regulatory incentives for Green Development Zones. EarthCraft certification is a pathway provided to meet that designation. As we’ve seen with The Impact on Energy Efficient Design and Construction on LIHTC in Virginia, the EarthCraft family of programs effectively achieves real energy savings. Green development zones, often refered to as “eco-districts” can leverage economic development dollars to attract sustainable businesses and grow green jobs.