Posts Tagged ‘passive house’
Urban Land Institute: Making the Numbers Work for Greener Affordable Housing in Chicago
Chicago Architect: The Best Green Architects in Chicago, Illinois
2019 Year In Review
With 2020 well underway, here’s a look back at some of LBBA’s top posts from 2019! 1) La Ca Norte’s LEED Gold certified comprehensive community center in Humboldt Park was completed. View this post on Instagram La Casa Norte, a new mixed-use comprehensive community center to serve youth and families confronting homelessness, recently…
Read More2019 PHIUS Passive House Projects Competition
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 MoreChicago Cityscape: Local affordable housing developer is first to build a multi-family Passive House
LUCHA: Featuring the first, affordable multi-family Passive House in Illinois!
Grand Opening: Tierra Linda
Today LUCHA celebrated the grand opening of its first sustainability-oriented affordable housing project, Tierra Linda! As a scattered site development, Tierra Linda offers affordable housing in 3-flat and 6-flat buildings across Humboldt Park. The ribbon cutting was held in front of the first multi-family Passive House in Illinois.
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…
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