Cadence – an affordable community for seniors in Fort Collins, Colorado – is the first-ever development to achieve certification to the Enterprise Green Communities Plus criteria, the most advanced iteration of the national green building standard.

Nii Sowah, vice president of Community Impact at Enterprise Community Development, recently got some good news from Fairfax County, Virginia, about an after-school enrichment program at two multifamily properties. The news, which was about rising student exam scores, is just one reflection of Enterprise Community Development’s efforts to provide a wide range of services to 23,000 residents in 13,000 homes across the Mid-Atlantic region.

With the one-year anniversary approaching for the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) passage, deadlines are approaching for grant applications, spending plans, and tax credits that can be used to preserve housing, reduce energy costs, and increase climate resilience. Enterprise hosted a recent webinar that discussed IRA updates, featuring its own experts as well as representatives from HUD and the National Associate of State Energy Officials (NASEO).

As the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act approaches in August, we talk to Enterprise VP of Building Resilient Futures Krista Egger about what this landmark climate law means to the affordable housing sector.