WEINBERG COMMONS RECEIVES OFFICIAL PASSIVE HOUSE CERTIFICATION

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Commons, our most recently completed affordable housing development, is officially a PHIUS+ certified project, making it the first multi-family retrofit apartment building in the country certified by the Passive House Institute US (PHIUS).

Passive building refers to a set of design principles used to achieve a rigorous level of energy efficiency. The PHIUS+ Certification program is the leading passive building certification program in the US, and “the only passive building certification that combines a thorough passive house design verification protocol with a stringent Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) program performed on site by highly skilled and specialized PHIUS+ Raters.”

As a nonprofit developer of affordable housing, Housing Up is committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing stock in the District of Columbia. Weinberg Commons – the product of a unique development approach, sophisticated financing and cutting edge design – address the District’s demand for housing affordable to those earning below 40 percent area median income (AMI).

For more on the certification, click here.

HOUSING FAMILIES WITH A $250,000 GRANT FROM HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH

We are pleased to announce that Housing Up is the recipient of a $250,000 grant from Holy Trinity Catholic Church. The donation will support the renovation of our Partner Arms 2 building in Northwest, DC.

We are currently in the process of converting Partner Arms 2 from transitional housing to Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), which serves chronically homeless families with mental or physical health disabilities. To learn more about the grant and our permanent supportive housing program, visit our website.