Helping to build a new future
for multifamily housing

California Multifamily Consortium

The California Multifamily Consortium strives to improve delivery of energy efficiency services to the multifamily housing sector.

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Upcoming Events

October 4-5, 2007
14th Annual San Francisco Affordable Housing Conference
The Westin San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Affordable housing industry professionals discuss the market forces affecting the industry and the strategies that are being used to preserve and increase the nation's affordable housing supply.

September 14, 2007
New Construction Techniques
HUD's Energy Efficiency Training is intended to provide an introduction to energy efficiency for operators, managers and developers of affordable housing projects, both single-family and multifamily.

July 19-20, 2007
Green Homes and Sustainable Communities 2007
The Annual National Symposium on Green Affordable Housing and Community Development
The Farirmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA
Participate in the only annual national affordable housing and community development symposium on the industry’s critical role in advancing sustainable development. Get the latest on how federal, state and local policies are increasingly encouraging – and in some instances requiring – green practices
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June 14, 2007
San Diego Affordable Housing Awards
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA
Annual Event Honoring People, Projects and Organizations in the Affordable Housing Development Community.

June 14th, 2007
Single Family Rehab and Retrofits: Focus on Low-Rise Buildings
Online
HUD's Energy Efficiency Training is intended to provide an introduction to energy efficiency for operators, managers and developers of affordable housing projects, both single-family and multifamily.

Previous Events

May 22 – 24, 2006
Housing California 2006
Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, CA
Put on by Housing California, this is the industry’s biggest event of the year. Always worthwhile.

Please contact Orion Fulton at orion@seiinc.org or 415-507-1433 to submit information on upcoming events.


March 22 – 23, 2006
Southern California Modernization & Maintenance Conference
San Diego, CA
Hosted by the San Diego Housing Commission. Cyane Dandridge, SEI Executive Director, made two presentations on strategies and processes for maximizing energy efficiency to public housing authority officials in the LA HUD region. HUD Western Energy Representative Wayne Waite also presented, providing important statistics about energy in public housing. Presentations from Cyane and Wayne are posted here.

Cyane's presentation on maintenance (.ppt file)

Wayne's presentations: modernization & maintenance (.pdf files)

March 15 – 16, 2006
Western Regional Housing Summit
Las Vegas, NV
Cyane Dandridge, Executive Director at SEI, presented on strategies for maximizing energy efficiency in affordable housing.

October 26 & 27, 2005
1st Annual Central California Fair and Affordable Housing Conference and Expo
Fresno Convention & Entertainment Cetner
New Exhibition Hall
848 M. Street
Fresno, CA 93721
Merced and Fresno Housing Authorities recently held the first annual Central California Fair and Affordable Housing Conference and Expo in Fresno, CA. SEI held two sessions at the conference; one focused on achieving greater energy efficiency in existing buildings, the other focused on greening new projects. Thank you to all those who attended the sessions. For those of you who were unable to attend, we have provided the speaker presentations here.

Energy Efficiency, Existing Buildings
Clare Bressani Tanko, Energy Efficiency Programs Manager, LISC Bay Area

Green Building, New Buildings
JP Batmale, Program Manager, ConSol
Craig Stradley, Principal, Mogavero, Nostine, and Associates
Claudia Cazares, Project Manager, City of Fresno, Housing and Community Development

May 3, 2005
10th Annual Housing Leadership Awards
Presented by The Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California

The City Club of San Francisco

155 Sansome Street, 10th floor

San Francisco, CA

For the past 10 out of 26 years, NPH has presented the Affordable Housing Leadership Awards to honor outstanding contributions to the field of affordable housing. NPH is pleased to recognize the 2005 recipients with these awards bestowed on them by peers and colleagues.

May 1, 2005
Build It Green Home Tour in Alameda and Contra Costa County

Presented by Green Resources Center
For the first time ever, more than 30 Bay Area homeowners will open their doors and offer tour-goers the opportunity to meet homeowners and builders who have built or remodeled green. See houses that look great, save money and are easier on the environment. Admission is $10/per person. For more information on the tour and how to register click on the the title above.

April 24-26, 2005
Housing California Annual Conference 2005

Sacramento Convention Center
Each spring, Housing California presents the largest affordable housing conference in the nation. It attracts over 1,400 advocates, nonprofit developers, service providers, architects, lawyers and members of local, state and federal government.www.housingca.org

April 7, 2005
Multifamily Consortium Workshop

Hope Lutheran Church Community Center
364 East Barstow Ave, Fresno, CA 93710
This highly informative and interactive meeting is packed with tips on how to green multifamily building, making them comfortable, healthy, and resource efficient.

June 9-11, 2003
Multifamily Buildings 2003

New York, NY
Conference details (PDF)
An international energy efficiency conference for building champions. The conference, which is designed to examine best practices, address every day obstacles, and effect change in the field of energy efficient buildings. This event will bring together industry leaders with a diverse audience of stakeholders who share a concern for cost-effective, energy efficient building operations and tenant health, safety and comfort. It is specifically designed to produce tangible outcomes and will focus on such topics as: Sustainable Green/High Performance; Building Management; Health and Housing; Energy Analysis/New Technology; Cutting Edge Knowledge/Ancient Wisdom; Regulated Housing; and Policy& Programs/Financing.

December 5, 2002 Forum
Addendum to Dec. 5th Meeting Notes: PG&E / SCE Programs: The California Energy Star New Homes Program is a statewide program that offers incentives for qualifying high-rise and low rise multi-family projects.

October 24, 2002 ; October 9, 2002
Notes From Policy Conference Call

July 17, 2002 Forum
Minutes from the forum

 

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