Member Trainings

The Affordable Housing Institute conducts a comprehensive, year-round series of training courses and a score of single-session workshops that promote best practices in affordable housing management and development, as well as helps to increase our members’ community organizing and policy advocacy skills.

Winter 2012 Workshops and Courses in Housing Production and Preservation

To attend any session, download and return the registration form.

March 13, 2012 – Tenant Engagement and Education

What can you do to create a tenant engagement program in your affordable housing residence? Curious about different techniques and what would be best for your tenants? In this session, affordable housing organizations that have implemented tenant education programs will present their experiences and offer lessons learned. Environmental Psychologist, Mirele Goldsmith will present current positions on how to change attitudes and behavior towards environmental awareness and will moderate the panel.

April 19, 2012 – A Holistic Approach: Integrating Building Operations and Agency Management

How can your organization approach the design, operations and preservation of buildings more efficiently? What strategies and concerns should be considered when integrating sustainability, health factors and energy efficiency in building and asset management? This session will consider a more holistic approach to managing buildings and building portfolios and will discuss methods of implementation by building staff and administration, as well as new programs being initiated by public agencies to address improved management.

May 16, 2012 – Engaging Neighborhoods & Communities

This session will focus on how a building, an agency or a neighborhood organization can effectively have an impact on their larger community either through individual acts or concerted neighborhood efforts.

Previous Workshops

Meeting Enterprise Green Communities Criteria

Fall sub-series workshops were coordinated by Enterprise and focused on specific Enterprise Green Communities Criteria.

January 11, 2012 – Tree Planting and Affordable Housing
The New York Restoration Project implements PlanNYC’s MillionTreesNYC program.

December 8, 2011 – Implementing Integrated Pest Management in Affordable Housing
Strategies to economically manage pests with a minimum of hazard to residents, property and the environment.

November 1, 2011 – Implementing Smoke-Free Building Policies in Affordable Housing
Increase awareness of health impacts, protect residents’ health and reduce property damage.

October 4, 2011 – Access to Fresh Local Foods for Affordable Housing Residents
What can your agency do to improve access to local food resources in NYC for your tenants?