This report highlights lessons learned during the design and initial implementation phases of the study of green building practices, explores the challenges encountered, and identifies key strategies used to overcome those challenges.

Small and medium multifamily buildings are the most affordable segment of the housing stock and play a crucial role in providing reasonably priced homes to thousands of families. We must preserve and expand the affordable stock to meet current needs even as we encourage the market to produce more housing which, with time, will become affordable.