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HDC Sustainability Update – December 2025
Welcome to HDC’s Sustainability Update for December 2025. As the year draws to a close we reflect on this past year with gratitude for the broad cross-section of HDC members that participate in sustainable building efforts across the our affordable … read more.
HDC Sustainability Update – November 2025
Welcome to HDC’s Sustainability Update for November 2025. Our 2026 Sustainable Buildings Initiative activation planning includes greater direct engagement to understand and respond to your New Construction (Exemplary Buildings) and Existing Building (Decarbonize Affordable Housing Now) questions and needs. To … read more.
HDC Sustainability Update – October 2025
Welcome to HDC’s Sustainability Update for October 2025! Bookmark this page to stay up-to-date on the latest sustainability opportunities available to our community — featuring technical assistance, funding resources, training sessions and other meaningful updates from building codes to clean … read more.
HDC Sustainability Update – September 2025
Welcome to our inaugural HDC Sustainability Update! This feature that will aggregate sustainability opportunities available to our members. HDC’s Sustainable Buildings Initiative collaborates with partners throughout the affordable housing community to achieve decarbonization by supporting efforts to build and rehabilitate … read more.
Expected Federal Impacts on Affordable Housing: Appropriations & Executive Action
This is part 2 of HDC’s deep dive into expected federal impacts on affordable housing from the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” You can read part 1 here. With the signing of the reconciliation bill on July 4th (“One Big … read more.
Expected Federal Impacts on Affordable Housing: The “OBBBA” Reconciliation Package
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA or The Act) was signed into law by the President on July 4, 2025. This far-reaching budget reconciliation bill will deeply impact affordable housing development, operations, and support for low-income people. Below, we … read more.
DAHN 2025 Learn at Lunch Series: Recordings, Presentations and Resources
HDC launched our Decarbonize Affordable Housing Now (DAHN) Program to assist our members with transforming our community’s affordable housing through decarbonization. In 2025 we hosted a series of virtual meetings to share expertise from those leading the decarbonization journey with … read more.
2025 Legislative Session Review – The Year of Housing 2.0
In 2023, the Washington State Legislature made a record investment into affordable housing. This unprecedented level of support led many to label 2023 “The Year of Housing” and underscored that our state’s lawmakers were taking the critical need for more … read more.
HDC Endorses “Yes” on Initiative 137 (1A)
The Housing Development Consortium (HDC) endorses “Yes” on Initiative 137 1A as an important step to expand affordable housing options in Seattle. HDC is proud to represent over 200 members across the affordable housing sector. Together, we are united in … read more.
Celebrating a year of transformative change in affordable housing
2024 found our community hard at work driving transformational change in affordable housing. From ambitious zoning reforms to securing critical funding and expanding partnerships across the region, the HDC movement has worked to deliver meaningful impact in our sector. The … read more.
