Posts Tagged ‘healthy housing’
Detroit Free Press: Ruth Ellis Center breaks ground on housing development and health clinic for LGBTQ youth
2018 Year In Review
2018 was a year full of accomplishments and success for LBBA—here are the highlights. Peter Landon, Jeff Bone, and Catherine Baker Named in Chicago Tribune Chicagoans of the Year 2018 Read More Peter Landon Received AIA Chicago’s Lifetime Achievement Award at Designight Read More New Office + New Principals Read More Tierra Linda Featuring the…
Read MoreTierra Linda Passive House Design
This an informative downloadable PDF about the decisions behind designing and constructing Tierra Linda’s Passive House.
Read MoreTierra Linda, Chicago, IL
LBBA has been working with Latin United Community Housing Association (LUCHA) for over 25 years to transform empty lots and rundown buildings into safe, decent housing close to schools, parks, and other services. Together, we have built and renovated over 175 units of affordable housing in Humboldt Park. Tierra Linda, a scattered-site housing project located…
Read MoreTierra Linda Passive House Tour
Yesterday Eco Achievers hosted a tour of Tierra Linda’s Passive House, the first multi-family Passive House in Illinois! Guests gathered inline outside of the mid-constructed project showing the completed STO Gold coat installation on the exterior sheathing. The tour began with Charlene Andreas, from the project’s developer LUCHA, introducing how the Passive House became a…
Read MoreRegister for GreenTown: The Future of Community
GreenTown: The Future of Community is an event designed to “connect the dots” between the public and private sector to create a stronger platform for common ground and building community. Over the past five years, GreenTown events have been hosted across the Midwest in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. GreenTown Chicago will be held this…
Read MoreCAC Fall Meeting: Asthma & Housing
Chicago Asthma Consortium is hosting a meeting this Wednesday, November 13 to improve understanding about the impact of the home environment on asthma, and to create a dialogue among medical, asthma, and housing professionals about asthma-friendly housing. LBBA’s Catherine Baker serves on the CAC Board of Directors and will participate on the panel discussion:…
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