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Housing Opportunity 2015 Resources
ULI’s Terwilliger Center for Housing and Enterprise Community Partners hosted colleagues from across the country to explore critical issues in affordable housing development, finance, and design on July 13-15, 2015 in Minneapolis, MN. Attendees learned about topics such as changing demographics, lowering development costs, striving for net zero energy, and creating healthier communities full of opportunities to thrive. Click the links below to view the Housing Opportunity 2015 program and access presentations from the conference.
Download the Final Program and Speaker Biographies
Presentation Materials
Plenary Sessions
Tuesday, July 14
- Creating a Great Region: Housing Opportunity and Talent Attraction, Keynote Speaker: Tom Fisher, Dean, College of Design, University of Minnesota
- Panel Discussion: Mayor of St. Paul, Christopher Coleman; Mayor of Minneapolis, Betsy Hodges; Mayor of Hopkins, Gene Maxwell; Mayor of Maplewood, Nora Slawik
- Make Room Montgomery Family Video: Discussed by Terri Ludwig, President and CEO, Enterprise Community Partners
- Creating Social Impact through Design, Keynote Speaker: Liz Ogbu, Founder and Principal, Studio O
Wednesday, July 15
- Change is the Constant in Urban Revitalization, Keynote Speaker: Henry G. Cisneros, Founder and Chairman, CityView, Former Secretary of HUD
Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday, July 14
- Building Educational Opportunities from City to Suburbs
- Lowering the Cost of Housing: New Tools and Minnesota’s Experience
- Integrating Health in Housing and Community Development
- Financial Tools for Preserving Affordability of Market Rate Properties
- Advancing Community Health Outcomes through Design and Development
- Resilient Communities for the 21st Century
- Housing Needs and Demographic Change
- Built to Last: Design, Construction, and Financials for Lifecycle Cost Savings