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PD&R Edge, an online magazine, provides you with a
snapshot view of our newly released research, periodicals,
publications, news, and commentaries on housing and urban
development issues. Stay informed on current topics and check back
frequently, as our content is routinely updated.
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Using AI to Promote Equitable
and Affordable Housing
The deployment of artificial intelligence in
housing-related activities is underway and poised to accelerate in the
coming years. Although the new technology offers policymakers a
significant opportunity to make the housing system more efficient and
responsive, ensuring that these technologies are designed and used to
advance equity, fair housing, affordability, and other housing-related
goals requires deliberate effort by all stakeholders. In December 2023,
the National Council of State Housing Agencies hosted a symposium to
discuss some of the challenges, opportunities, and policy considerations
surrounding AI as this technology becomes increasingly integrated into
the housing ecosystem. Read the article
at
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdredge/pdr-edge-featd-article-022024.ht….
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International & Philanthropic
Spotlight:
The Future Is Modular: HUD and MOD X’s Offsite
Construction
Workshop and Tours
In early February, the National Institute of Building Sciences and MOD X
organized a 2-day tour of offsite housing construction facilities and projects in Boston,
Maryland, and Virginia. The tour welcomed visitors from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, and
Japan, as well as federal agency partners. The tour concluded with a workshop at the HUD
Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where participants discussed HUD’s future efforts to
support
offsite housing construction, objectives and metrics for industrial housing, programs that have
succeeded abroad, and potential future partnerships. Read the article
at
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdredge/pdr-edge-international-philanthr….
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In Practice:
Mobilizing Surplus State Land for Affordable Housing In Downtown
Sacramento
Sonrisa is a 58-microunit development in Sacramento, California’s
downtown area serving one- and two-person households earning between 40 and 60 percent of the
area median income. The project was the first to be completed under a 2019 executive order that
prioritized surplus state land for new affordable housing development. Sonrisa is also notable
for its green features, particularly its use of cross-laminated timber, which enables faster
construction time and has a lower environmental impact than steel and concrete construction.
Read
the
article at
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdredge/pdr-edge-inpractice-022024.html.
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