Resources: Links

Policy- & Decision-makers | Developers | Builders & Designers | Homeowners

POLICY & DECISION MAKERS

Statewide
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency: www.mhfa.state.mn.us

Metro Area
Family Housing Fund, Minneapolis, MN: www.fhfund.org
Metropolitan Council (Housing & Redevelopment Plans): www.metrocouncil.org
Minnesota Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing (MICAH): www.micah.org

Outstate
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund: www.gmhf.com
Initiative Fund of Southeastern and South Central Minnesota: www.smifoundation.org
West Central Initiative: www.wcif.org

National
Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (see Partnerships for Affordable Housing), U.S. Department of Energy, www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/
National Coalition for the Homeless: nch.ari.net
Enterprise Foundation: www.enterprisefoundation.org
Homeownership Assistance Council: www.ruralhome.org
Manufactured Housing Institute: www.mfghome.org

Policy
Housing Minnesota: www.housingminnesota.org
Minnesota Housing Partnership: www.mhponline.org
National Low Income Housing Coalition: www.nlihc.org
National Housing Institute: www.nationalhomeless.org/
HUD User: www.huduser.org
The Brookings Institute www.brook.edu
Joint Center for Housing Studies www.jchs.harvard.edu
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials: www.nahro.org

Guides
Affordable Housing Design Advisor www.designadvisor.org
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (Building Better Neighborhoods): www.gmhf.com
Knowledgeplex www.knowledgeplex.org
Build America Program, U.S. Department of Energy, www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/building_america

Energy & Environmental
Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance: www.moea.state.mn.us/index.html
Fresh Energy: www.fresh-energy.org/
Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network (MnSCN) www.nextstep.state.mn.us
Green Institute: www.greeninstitute.org
Built Green Colorado www.builtgreen.org
Rocky Mountain Institute www.rmi.org
Worldwatch Institute: www.worldwatch.org
Ecosa Institute www.ecosainstitute.org
National Renewable Energy Laboratory www.nrel.gov
Wisconsin Environmental Initiative www.wi-ei.org
Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies: www.ceert.org

Policy- & Decision-makers | Developers | Builders & Designers | Homeowners

DEVELOPERS

Statewide
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency: www.mhfa.state.mn.us
Minnesota Housing Partnership: www.mhponline.org
Minnesota Multi-housing Association: www.mmha.com

Metro Area
Metropolitan Council (Housing & Redevelopment Plans): www.metrocouncil.org
Minnesota Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing (MICAH): www.micah.org
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity: www.tchabitat.org

Outstate
Initiative Fund of Southeastern and South Central Minnesota: www.smifoundation.org
West Central Initiative: www.wcif.org

National
Habitat for Humanity International, www.habitat.org
Affordable Housing Finance: www.housingfinance.com
Enterprise Foundation: www.enterprisefoundation.org
Homeownership Assistance Council: www.ruralhome.org
HUD User: www.huduser.org
National Center for Housing Management: www.nchm.org
Manufactured Housing Institute: www.mfghome.org
National Coalition for the Homeless: nch.ari.net
National Housing Institute: www.nationalhomeless.org/
National Low Income Housing Coalition: www.nlihc.org
Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (see Partnerships for Affordable Housing), U.S. Department of Energy, www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/
Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation: www.ruralisc.org

Guides
Knowledgeplex www.knowledgeplex.org
Affordable Housing Design Advisor www.designadvisor.org
Build America Program, U.S. Department of Energy, www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/building_america

Energy & Environment
Green Institute: www.greeninstitute.org
Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance: www.moea.state.mn.us/index.html
Fresh Energy: www.fresh-energy.org/
Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network (MnSCN) www.nextstep.state.mn.us
Built Green Colorado www.builtgreen.org
National Renewable Energy Laboratory www.nrel.gov
Rocky Mountain Institute www.rmi.org
Worldwatch Institute: www.worldwatch.org
Ecosa Institute www.ecosainstitute.org
Wisconsin Environmental Initiative www.wi-ei.org
Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies: www.ceert.org

Policy- & Decision-makers | Developers | Builders & Designers | Homeowners

BUILDERS & DESIGNERS

Design, Best Practices & Guides
Partnership for the Advancement of Housing Technology www.pathnet.org
Affordable Housing Design Advisor www.designadvisor.org
Knowledgeplex www.knowledgeplex.org
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (Building Better Neighborhoods): www.gmhf.com
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation www.cmhc.ca
AIA Colorado's Sustainable Design Resource Guide www.aiasdrg.org
Energy Design Resources www.energydesignresources.com
Build America Program, U.S. Department of Energy, www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/building_america

Builder's Resources
Minnesota Homebuilders Associations: www.nahb.com/slassmn.html
Twin Cities Homebuilders Association: www.batconline.org
Manufactured Housing Institute: www.mfghome.org
Advanced Energy www.advancedenergy.org/buildings
Build IQ www.BuildIQ.com
Database for State Incentives for Renewable Energy www.dsireusa.org

General
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity: www.tchabitat.org
Habitat for Humanity International, www.habitat.org

Energy & Environment
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy www.aceee.org
Green Institute: www.greeninstitute.org
Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance: www.moea.state.mn.us/index.html
Fresh Energy: www.fresh-energy.org/
Energy Star Program www.energystar.gov
Energy and Environmental Building Association www.eeba.org
Efficient Windows Collaborative www.efficientwindows.org
Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network (MnSCN) www.nextstep.state.mn.us
Build America Program, U.S. Department of Energy, www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/building_america
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN), U.S. Department of Energy, www.eren.doe.gov/buildings
Environmental Building News, www.BuildingGreen.com
U.S. Green Building Council: www.usgbc.org
Built Green Colorado www.builtgreen.org
Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (see Partnerships for Affordable Housing), U.S. Department of Energy, www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/
National Renewable Energy Laboratory www.nrel.gov
Rocky Mountain Institute www.rmi.org
Worldwatch Institute: www.worldwatch.org
Ecosa Institute www.ecosainstitute.org
Wisconsin Environmental Initiative www.wi-ei.org
Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies: www.ceert.org

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HOMEOWNERS

Housing
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity: www.tchabitat.org
Minnesota Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing (MICAH): www.micah.org
Minnesota Homebuilders Associations: www.nahb.com/slassmn.html
HUD Minnesota: www.hud.gov/local/min/minhome.html
Manufactured Housing Institute: www.mfghome.org
Housing Minnesota: www.housingminnesota.org

Making housing component choices (remodeling and new construction)
Partnership for the Advancement of Housing Technology www.pathnet.org
Affordable Housing Design Advisor www.designadvisor.org
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings www.carb-swa.com
Energy and Environmental Building Association www.eeba.org
Energy Star Program www.energystar.gov
Efficient Windows Collaborative www.efficientwindows.org
Environmental Building News, www.BuildingGreen.com
Green Institute: www.greeninstitute.org
Built Green Colorado www.builtgreen.org
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy www.aceee.org
Building Science Corporation www.buildingscience.com
Database for State Incentives for Renewable Energy www.dsireusa.org

Financing
Fannie Mae www.fanniemae.com
Freddie Mac www.freddiemac.com
Enterprise Foundation: www.enterprisefoundation.org

Energy & Environment
Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network (MnSCN) www.nextstep.state.mn.us
Build America Program, U.S. Department of Energy, www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/building_america
Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies: www.ceert.org
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN), U.S. Department of Energy, www.eren.doe.gov/buildings
Worldwatch Institute: www.worldwatch.org
Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance: www.moea.state.mn.us/index.html
Fresh Energy: www.fresh-energy.org/
Environmental Building News, www.BuildingGreen.com
Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs (see Partnerships for Affordable Housing), U.S. Department of Energy, www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/documents/pdfs/doe_pfah.pdf
National Renewable Energy Laboratory www.nrel.gov
Rocky Mountain Institute www.rmi.org
Ecosa Institute www.ecosainstitute.org
Wisconsin Environmental Initiative www.wi-ei.org/index.html

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