Terner Center for Housing Innovation

Terner Center for Housing Innovation is #hiring a Project Policy Analyst at the intersection of #HousingPolicy and #ClimatePolicy! 🏘 🌲 The Analyst would help manage a project investigating strategies to further, and improve alignment between, California’s housing production and climate policy objectives. Please see our 2-pager for more info: https://lnkd.in/gxqDzscf

We're hiring a Publications Manager! This role will utilize strong project management, writing, editing, and design skills in close collaboration with the research and policy team. Learn more, apply, and help us spread the word: https://lnkd.in/g2RqMzh

Sarah Karlinsky and I wrote our first paper together! This policy brief examines one particular challenge facing new condominium development in California: the state’s construction defect liability laws. Construction defect liability laws are intended to protect home buyers from bearing the cost of fixing defects in newly built homes. However, the scope of California’s construction defect liability laws pose a significant disincentive for developers and contractors to build new condominiums. We use 3 different data sources to try to explain the death of the California condo (3k produced annually). It includes a comparative analysis with other states and Canadas. The recommendations are tailored to ensure consumer protections are protected while encouraging an increase of condominium development. It is the first paper of its kind in over 20 years, I'd give it a read. 😊 https://lnkd.in/gNJRH2hn

California’s construction defect liability laws are designed to protect home buyers but their scope can deter developers from building new condos. Our new policy brief authored by Muhammad T. Alameldin & Sarah Karlinsky looks at alternative approaches to protecting consumers while encouraging condo development from Canada and states like Minnesota, Utah, Hawaii, and New Jersey. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g7XT_SDp

I'm happy to announce we've officially, finally, enthusiastically opened up applications to our new accelerator program, the Builders Lab! The goal is to find and support a small cohort of firms pursuing actually-scalable AEC innovations to expand affordable and sustainable housing delivery in the U.S. Read more and apply via our website, and definitely forward to anyone you think would be interested! Or just respond with validating emojis and comments to please The Almighty Algorithms. You know, LinkedIn. https://lnkd.in/gksGXSZg

Fantastic paper from Terner Center for Housing Innovation highlights the changes needed to make middle housing types such as duplexes, fourplexes and other low-rise multifamily home types feasible to build. As we've learned from ADU reform efforts, zoning changes are just the beginning. Key recommendations include: 🏡 Revise Building Codes: Aligning 3-10 unit middle housing projects with residential codes, as seen in Memphis and North Carolina, can cut costs. Allowing smaller lot sizes and single-stairway access improves design efficiency and also lowers costs 💸 Financial Relief: Reducing impact fees for middle housing or deferring fees until occupancy can make more projects feasible to build 🚗 Reduce Parking Requirements: encouraging transit-friendly housing developments can further lower expenses 🔄 Create Incentives: Simplified subdivision process, favorable construction loan terms, and predictable permitting are crucial for scaling up missing middle housing Read more: https://lnkd.in/eMU96DFH #ADUs #MiddleHousing #BuildTheMiddle

I was thrilled to connect with the 100+ built environment innovators who registered for yesterday's Builders Lab accelerator info session. The overwhelming enthusiasm we've seen since launching the Builders Lab application only strengthens our commitment to driving change in how we build housing. Apply before August 2nd - the application takes less than an hour! https://lnkd.in/e-atFy7a And if you weren't able to make it to the info session, check out the recording of me and my Terner Labs colleague Tyler Pullen: https://lnkd.in/gBZkerDX #constructiontech #contech #proptech #modular #modularhousing #modularconstruction #industrializedconstruction #architecture #engineering #construction #realestatedevelopment #design #manufacturing #realestate #climatetech #climate #climatechange #sustainability #sustainablebuildings #sustainableconstruction #housing #affordablehousing #housingaffordability #builtenvironment

"The long-term consequences of [the Grants Pass ruling] will be more people experiencing the trauma of being unhoused, greater racial inequality, and higher public costs from failing to address the root causes of homelessness. Local policymakers don’t have to take that path, however. They can still choose to invest in solutions that support the dignity and long-term well-being of people experiencing homelessness." Our Associate Research Director Ryan Finnigan and other University of California, Berkeley experts highlight how the Grants Pass U.S. Supreme Court decision today will increase the criminalization of homelessness. https://lnkd.in/gDhg-RhD

Great to see the federal government finally forward to help communities around the country tackle restrictive zoning and land use requirements. Great that a second round of funding is opening later this year --->

At Terner Labs, we believe the time is now to leverage our resources for a better housing future, built from the ground up. Today, we're thrilled to be launching a new program to drive the future of housing delivery across the United States: the Builders Lab, a nonprofit, cohort-based accelerator designed to uplift innovators working to build homes more quickly, affordably, and sustainably. Learn more and apply by August 2, 2024: https://lnkd.in/dWsjtyaP