How has the approach to material specification in affordable housing changed over the past five years? What are the possibilities for including more bio-based building materials? Can we detail the path to making affordable buildings active contributors to public health? 

These questions, and more, will be the topic of lively conversation at Building Healthier Homes: Live - Affordable Housing Roundtable. 

In conversation with HML Co-Director Alison Mears and Researcher Sheetza McGarry,  affordable housing, real estate, and public design innovators from Habitat For Humanity NYC/WC, Bernheimer Architecture, Hines, and RiseBoro Community Partnership will discuss the realities and aspirations of designing healthier, more compassionate spaces in New York City and across North America. 

The event will begin with short presentations from the panelists regarding their work, followed by a roundtable discussion exploring what home, health, and equity look like in our built environment today. 

The reception will begin at 5.30pm ET. The event begins at 6:00pm ET.