Revisiting Plaza Roosevelt
Kim revists an affordable housing development featured in Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing: Plaza Roosevelt, in Michigan
Resilience Summit: A Recap
Greenbuild’s Virtual Resilience Summit on October 1st, 2020 outlined strategies that build more resilient communities while advancing social equity. Kim Vermeer reflects on her experience moderating the Resilience Summit Afternoon Salon, featuring Avni Jamdar, at Emerald Cities San Francisco, and Kendra Norell, who is the Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator in Richmond, Virginia.
Virtual Book Tour Tackles Hot Button Issues
Book tours are looking a little different this year! One silver lining of limitations on in-person events is that communities with diverse perspectives can gather virtually to consider commonly shared issues.
Greenbuild Resilience Summit
The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo has gone virtual! Kim Vermeer is a member of the advisory group for the conference’s Resilience Summit.
Shelterforce Article
Kim Vermeer and Walker Wells published an article in Shelterforce Magazine, Resilience in the Face of a Pandemic: Green Affordable Housing Matters More Than Ever. The article addresses the role of green building in rethinking post-Covid-19 design and development.
Book Release
Announcing: Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing! Learn all about this book, written by Kim Vermeer and Walker Wells.