It has been a few weeks since I last wrote on this blog. At work , we were busy with an implementation of mobile technology in our maintenance department. That brought me back to the various stages of Lean and the actual improve stage. Whether you are using Six Sigma Lean and the DMAIC or… Read More Lean in Public Housing: Improvement Phase
An interesting article was sent to me by a friend a few days ago. The major point of the article was that the Ukraine needs to convert a large majority of its privately owned housing to social housing. This is not only to help low income households who apparently are in no position to be… Read More Does the Ukraine Need Social Housing Reform?
By Rutger Noorlander Architecture could serve to improve the lives of social housing residents. Exactly 100 years ago, in an attempt to design quality housing for the urban working classes, architects have produced ideals that form a relation between architecture on the one hand and on the other hand adequate, efficient social housing with art… Read More Architecture to improve the well-being of public housing residents: The Amsterdam School of Architecture
There are often complaints that the public sector is not innovative enough or is far behind the private sector. While there is truth in that statement, there are still hundreds of housing authorities around the world trying out and experimenting with new ideas to help the citizens and residents of their communities. Here are a… Read More 5 Brilliant Public Housing Innovations
The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is the largest subsided housing program in the USA serving more than 2 million households. Like the public housing program, a few very large housing authorities in large markets hold a good deal of these vouchers. I am pretty sure that someone wrote a list of the ten largest… Read More 10 of the Largest Housing Choice Voucher Programs in the USA
Early in my public housing career, I had the chance to work with the Family Self Sufficiency Program (FSS). I loved the idea from the first time I heard of it. Any program that would encourage our residents to acquire and develop the skills necessary to realize the dreams they have sounds like a winner. … Read More Time to Blow Up the Family Self Sufficiency Program
Any fair-minded person will always try to give someone a chance. Although I clearly understand Republicans are not typically good for public housing, I sat back and let the new President and Secretary of HUD lay out their plans. The first plan was not good. It was clear that their intention was to significantly… Read More Trump’s War on Public Housing
Do you have a passion for affordable housing? ^Housing Futures is accepting articles for our open ended platform about social housing around the world. Join a talented and passionate group of writers who are sharing experiences and best practices from around the world. Publishing on our site will allow you to gain an audience… Read More Public and Social Housing Writers Wanted!
Affordable Housing in India The concept and importance of affordable housing takes on a whole different meaning in a country like India. In India, this issue has taken center stage as the rough estimate research says that there is an extreme shortage of millions of housing units. Some estimates put the number at 20… Read More Affordable Housing in India
Chili is known as a beautiful South American country that receives interest from tourists from around the world. However; in recent years the provision of social and affordable housing has roared back to the forefront. The history of affordable housing in Chili is actually long and quite interesting. The programs in comparison to other countries in… Read More Chili is Leading the Affordable Housing Movement in South America.
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