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The mission of the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Initiative is to provide educational resources for leaders in government, non-profit organizations and the community to help create innovative, community-engaged, and globally informed solutions to the housing and urban challenges facing North Carolina and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Initiative (AH+SC) focuses on strategies, models and best practices for affordable housing and economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable communities and urban environments. Faculty and graduate students engage in research and community-based service-learning projects that address contemporary housing and development challenges. The results are tangible and applicable solutions for our community partners and the public, including educational materials, symposia and workshops, publications and best practices and prototypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Projects, programs, and research conducted by the AH+SC address significant and timely issues and have included: resilient housing along coastal North Carolina, affordable housing for NC State students, supportive veteran housing, affordable artist housing, cohousing, backyard cottages, single family, missing middle and multifamily affordable housing, and neighborhood revitalization and regional sustainable development. Building on this foundation, new projects also explore urbanism and participatory urban design in national and international contexts, examining how community-driven processes, informal practices, and adaptive forms of housing and public space contribute to sustainable and equitable urban futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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