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THE THREE-PART SERIES KICKS OFF TOMORROW!

Electrification and Healthy Housing Solutions in Multifamily Affordable Housing Webinar Series

Join HAND and National Housing Trust (NHT) for a three-part webinar series that provides technical assistance around common problems that arise during the decarbonization and electrification of affordable multifamily properties. Through the D.C. Green, Healthy and Affordable Housing Program (D.C. HGA Housing), NHT—in partnership with Children’s Law Center and Children’s National Hospital—are providing financial and technical support to retrofit buildings whose negative environmental effects adversely impact communities of color – specifically children of color – at higher rates than other populations. Though the D.C. HGA Housing Program is working with specific D.C. properties, these trainings are open to all geographies as the entire region continues to tackle environmental justice issues.

Session One – Heat Pump and Electrification Solutions in Affordable Multifamily Housing:

Lessons from the Field

October 17 | 11:00am – 12:30pm | Virtual Webinar

Decarbonizing heating systems in multifamily buildings can seem insurmountable without the right information. Learn from design experts how to make heat pumps and other decarbonized heating solutions a reality in your buildings and strategize how to make the business case. Panelists will share their lessons from the field to evaluate the efficacy of heat pumps and other decarbonized heating solutions for multifamily buildings. The webinar will also provide an in-depth look at Elevate’s recent project in Chicago, IL to electrify the historic Lake Grove Village Apartments.

Featured Speakers

Maria Cecilia Quiñones Peña

Associate Director of

High-Performance Buildings

Elevate

Stet Stanborn

Vice President and Mechanical

Discipline Leader

Smith Group

David Traxler

Mechanical Engineer

Burns & McDonnell

Leslie Zarker

Director of Sustainability Policy

National Housing Trust

Registration Details: This event is free for members. $75 for non-HAND members.

Session Two – Getting Ventilation Right:

Understanding Air Flows in Multifamily Buildings

October 31 | 11:00am – 12:30pm | Virtual Webinar

Multifamily buildings can pose unique challenges to ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ). This webinar will demystify IAQ in multifamily buildings and focus on developing effective strategies to retrofit ventilation systems to control air flow and reduce air leakage in multifamily housing. Learn best practices to ventilating multifamily units non-obtrusively and practical solutions for indoor air quality. Understand the effects of compartmentalization on airflows and contaminant transport in multifamily buildings.

Featured Speakers

Adam Romano

Senior Director, Workforce Development & Training

Association for

Energy Affordability

Jonathan Wilson

Deputy Director

National Center for

Healthy Housing

Leslie Zarker

Director of Sustainability Policy

National Housing Trust

Registration Details: This event is free for members. $75 for non-HAND members.

Session Three – Pests, Mold and Muck:

Cost-Effective Strategies to Remediate Indoor Air Allergens in MF Affordable Housing

November 6 | 11:00am – 12:30pm | Virtual Webinar

D.C. area multifamily property owners spend routinely to control allergens from pest infestations and water intrusions, to limited effect. During this webinar, panelists will present case studies comparing the effectiveness of different strategies to control cockroach and rodent infestations and will demonstrate cost-effective techniques to address root causes. Panelists will also present proven strategies for identifying and remediating sources of plumbing leaks and water intrusions. The webinar will examine the health risks and economic impacts of common allergens found in multifamily affordable housing, including allergens associated with cockroaches, rodents and mold.

Featured Speakers