Michele Knab Hasson

The pressing need to reduce carbon emissions from buildings presents both a significant disruption and a unique opportunity for the affordable housing sector. With thoughtful design and flexible financing, there's potential to provide tenants with cleaner, healthier buildings, and more climate-ready infrastructure, while also building the market for zero-carbon technologies for all.

Action on climate change is a top priority for Californians, as confirmed in a recent statewide poll. The state’s leaders are meeting the moment: Advancing policy and investments to lead the way toward our targets for carbon neutrality and reducing human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 85 percent below 1990 levels by 2045.

A recent report from the global engineering and consulting firm Arup dives deep into the complex relationship between getting fossil fuels out of buildings and creating and preserving affordable housing in Los Angeles, calling for both to be addressed in tandem to secure a resilient future for the city.