HOUSING Lab

The Housing Lab investigates the role of policy and design in the production and preservation of housing, protections for residents and prevention of homelessness, and processes of creating housing access.

Starting from the basis that housing is a human right, it seeks innovative ways to ensure that each individual has a place to live and belong within our shared communities.

The Housing Lab advances its work through five priority areas:

Production
designing and innovating effective and efficient strategies for housing production.

Preservation
maintaining existing affordable housing stock through physical repairs and supports for individuals and households.

Protections
building parity between renters and homeowners and ensuring dignity and security at all rungs of the housing ladder.

Partnership and emPowerment
keeping people within their homes and communities by reducing the risks of eviction and displacement.

Process
creating public engagement and building community participation to shape the future of the built environment.

Our Tools for Change:

Housing Needs Assessments
Trends Analysis

Research
Policy Analysis

Design (with DDBC)
Planning (with DDBC)

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Housing Lab

HOUSING Lab

The Housing Lab investigates the role of policy and design in the production and preservation of housing, protections for residents and prevention of homelessness, and processes of creating housing access.

The Housing Lab advances its work through five priority areas:

Our Tools for Change:

Identification of Limits to Development of Innovative Affordable Housing Types in the Tucson Area

Arizona Research Center for Housing Equity and Sustainability (ARCHES)

Habitat for Humanity Rowhouses