Affordable Housing & Sustainability: Making Green Design Available to All
Justin DeAbreu
Scott Reynolds
Abstract:
Sustainability is not just a luxury, but it is a necessity and a right for everyone. Sustainable design for
multiple family housing buildings means lower utility bills, less costly maintenance, and less turnover.
In this session, we will discuss how an Owner and Architect teamed together to develop LEED certified
affordable housing that offers high quality sustainable apartments to low income tenants. Using the
Breckenridge Place project in Ithaca, NY as an example, we will discuss the relationship between
NYSERDA’s Multi-Family Performance Program, Energy Star LEED for Homes, and the creative finance
structure with which the owner made this project a success.
Bio:
Justin DeAbreu and Scott Reynolds
Justin DeAbreu is an Architect and a LEED Accredited Professional with HOLT Architects and has been
working with Scott Reynolds, Director for Real Estate Development at Ithaca Neighborhood Housing
services on the Breckenridge Place housing project in Ithaca, NY.