Housing Camp

Focus on good design in a local context. This course will give an overview of theory, practice, normative, and technical principles of design. You will look at how to create attractive and innovative housing opportunities that fit with what is put forward by local governments including historic district considerations. This course also explores special issues like infill guidelines/pattern books and design considerations for Accessory Dwelling Units. This course is designed as an entry-level way to into the industry, but also serves as a good refresh for any industry professional.

Broaden your understanding of historic and contemporary issues related to federal rental assistance programs. Using socio-economic, political, and institutional lenses, examine policy development and evaluate public responses to housing problems. You will be able to develop potential policy levers for addressing current rental affordability issues by addressing both the merits and trade-offs for alternative approaches. This course is designed as an entry-level way to into the industry, but also serves as a good refresh for any industry professional.

Go back to the basics or learn them for the first time with this overview of the core documents in a residential construction operation including architectural and engineering plans, roof and floor system drawings, permits, plot plans, recorded plats, and building codes. This course will also highlight the preconstruction process and outline key operational members (e.g. owner/buyers, general contract/builders, architects, engineers, the permitting coordinator, site construction managers, land acquisition and management staff, and sales and marketing representatives). This course is designed to be engaging for a broad audience of all levels of expertise. 

Go back to the basics or learn them for the first time with this overview of foundation and framing systems in residential construction. This course will delve into foundation types, parts, materials, as well as installation methods. We will also provide an overview of different framing parts, materials, and installation techniques including the basics of walls, floor, and roof framing assemblies. This course is designed to be engaging for a broad audience of all levels of expertise. 

Go back to the basics or learn them for the first time with this focus on mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in residential construction. This course will review equipment, materials, methods, and installation techniques integral to each system. This course is designed to be engaging for a broad audience of all levels of expertise.

Explore opportunities and constraints that come with developing or encouraging housing in historic districts. This course will examine how older buildings can be modified to suit today's housing needs. You will learn about preservation review, historic preservation tax credits (often used with low-income housing tax credits), planning incentives, and historic building codes. This course is designed as an entry-level way to into the industry, but also serves as a good refresh for any industry professional.

Understand how to use data sets to discern policy and program limitations and implications. Using publicly available data, this course will teach you how to analyze the suitability of local housing stock, affordability based on housing costs and stock availability, and the presence of housing challenges including housing shortages, long-term vacancies, and substandard housing. This course is designed as an entry-level way to into the industry, but also serves as a good refresh for any industry professional.

Build upon the skills learned in the first course to conduct a more detailed analysis of local housing and housing needs. Using samples of local administrative data and proprietary data sets, you will not only deduce implications and limitations but reflect on solutions to data gaps, considering the local government and developer/builder perspectives. This course is designed for those who have completed the Housing Data and Analysis 1 course.

Learn the basics of Human Factors Engineering and its role in Zero Energy Housing Design. This course will discuss why human factors are critical in housing, common shortcomings of traditional design versus human-centered design, the importance of system requirements, and relevant industry standards. This course is designed for professionals who have a basic understanding of high-performance and/or zero-energy housing concepts.

Combine learning and real-world case studies related to humidity control in housing. This course will take you through design, construction management, and operational best practices from a humidity-control lens. Using real projects, you will explore case studies, solutions, and approaches to data collection and analysis for diagnosing and solving humidity problems. This course is designed as an entry-level way to into the industry, but also serves as a good refresh for any industry professional.

Apply innovation theories to residential construction through data-driven processes. This course will introduce you to the role of innovation and explain the theory and applications of innovation within the realms of diffusion, adoption, new product development, supply chain management, sustainability, information technology, and commercialization. This course is designed as an entry-level way to into the industry, but also serves as a good refresh for any industry professional.

eepen your knowledge about the importance of housing policies and programs to individuals, families, businesses, communities, regions, and the state. This course will review major tools local governments have to address local and regional housing challenges. You will engage will local government cases to search for solutions and learn from the communities’ successes and failures. This course is designed as an entry-level way to into the industry, but also serves as a good refresh for any industry professional.

Expand your knowledge in this introductory course focused on Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). This course will overview the federal and state regulations, Qualified Allocation Plans, tax credit equity calculation, and LIHTC twinning. This course is designed for people interested in LIHTC as both a policy and development tool. 

Explore the relationship between durability and moisture control. This course will take you through the selection and application of materials in building envelope and assess real-world examples from retrofits to new construction of high-performing building envelopes including Passive House designs and Net-Zero-Energy buildings. This course is designed as an entry-level way to into the industry, but also serves as a good refresh for any industry professional.

Develop your skills in prioritizing and applying energy-efficient strategies, no matter the context. This course will explore different pathways toward Net-Zero-Energy buildings in the housing sector, assess various energy consumption domains in residential buildings, and learn to identify effective practices. This course is designed as an entry-level way to into the industry, but also serves as a good refresh for any industry professional.

Strengthen your understanding of primary building systems through residential construction applications. This course will overview conventional materials, equipment, designs, and processes and then evaluate alternatives for each that promise improvements in cost, quality, time, safety, and sustainability. This course is designed as an entry-level way to into the industry, but also serves as a good refresh for any industry professional.

Fundamentals of Residential Construction: Construction Documents

• Go back to the basics or learn them for the first time with this overview of the core documents in a residential construction operation including architectural and engineering plans, roof and floor system drawings, permits, plot plans, recorded plats, and building codes. This course will also highlight the preconstruction process and outline key operational members (e.g. owner/buyers, general contract/builders, architects, engineers, the permitting coordinator, site construction managers, land acquisition and management staff, and sales and marketing representatives). 

Fundamentals of Residential Construction: Foundation and Framing

• Go back to the basics or learn them for the first time with this overview of foundation and framing systems in residential construction. This course will delve into foundation types, parts, materials, as well as installation methods. We will also provide an overview of different framing parts, materials, and installation techniques including the basics of walls, floor, and roof framing assemblies. 

Fundamentals of Residential Construction: Systems 

• Go back to the basics or learn them for the first time with this focus on mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in residential construction. This course will review equipment, materials, methods, and installation techniques integral to each system.

Human Factors in Zero Energy Housing

• Learn the basics of Human Factors Engineering and its role in Zero Energy Housing Design. This course will discuss why human factors are critical in housing, common shortcomings of traditional design versus human-centered design, the importance of system requirements, and relevant industry standards. 

Humidity Control in Housing

• In this course, you will review concepts and applications for humidity control in housing, including design, construction management, and operational best practices for managing humidity in housing. You will explore case studies of real projects with real solutions, and learn about approaches to data collection and analysis for diagnosing and solving humidity problems in housing. 

Innovation in Residential Construction

• Combine learning and real-world case studies related to humidity control in housing. This course will take you through design, construction management, and operational best practices from a humidity-control lens. Using real projects, you will explore case studies, solutions, and approaches to data collection and analysis for diagnosing and solving humidity problems.

Moisture Control and Durability in Residential Construction 

• Explore the relationship between durability and moisture control. This course will take you through the selection and application of materials in building envelope and assess real-world examples from retrofits to new construction of high-performing building envelopes including Passive House designs and Net-Zero-Energy buildings.

Pathways towards Net Zero Energy Housing  

• Develop your skills in prioritizing and applying energy-efficient strategies, no matter the context. This course will explore different pathways toward Net-Zero-Energy buildings in the housing sector, assess various energy consumption domains in residential buildings, and learn to identify effective practices.

Residential Construction Technologies

• Strengthen your understanding of primary building systems through residential construction applications. This course will overview conventional materials, equipment, designs, and processes and then evaluate alternatives for each that promise improvements in cost, quality, time, safety, and sustainability.

Housing Data and Analysis 1

• Understand how to use data sets to discern policy and program limitations and implications. Using publicly available data, this course will teach you how to analyze the suitability of local housing stock, affordability based on housing costs and stock availability, and the presence of housing challenges including housing shortages, long-term vacancies, and substandard housing.

Housing Data and Analysis 2

• Build upon the skills learned in the first course to conduct a more detailed analysis of local housing and housing needs. Using samples of local administrative data and proprietary data sets, you will not only deduce implications and limitations but reflect on solutions to data gaps, considering the local government and developer/builder perspectives.

Humidity Control in Housing

• Combine learning and real-world case studies related to humidity control in housing. This course will take you through design, construction management, and operational best practices from a humidity-control lens. Using real projects, you will explore case studies, solutions, and approaches to data collection and analysis for diagnosing and solving humidity problems.

Design Review and Design Principles

• Focus on good design in a local context. This course will give an overview of theory, practice, normative, and technical principles of design. You will look at how to create attractive and innovative housing opportunities that fit with what is put forward by local governments including historic district considerations. This course also explores special issues like infill guidelines/pattern books and design considerations for Accessory Dwelling Units.

Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing

• IExplore opportunities and constraints that come with developing or encouraging housing in historic districts. This course will examine how older buildings can be modified to suit today's housing needs. You will learn about preservation review, historic preservation tax credits (often used with low-income housing tax credits), planning incentives, and historic building codes.

Humidity Control in Housing

• Combine learning and real-world case studies related to humidity control in housing. This course will take you through design, construction management, and operational best practices from a humidity-control lens. Using real projects, you will explore case studies, solutions, and approaches to data collection and analysis for diagnosing and solving humidity problems.

Pathways towards Net Zero Energy Housing  

• Develop your skills in prioritizing and applying energy-efficient strategies, no matter the context. This course will explore different pathways toward Net-Zero-Energy buildings in the housing sector, assess various energy consumption domains in residential buildings, and learn to identify effective practices. 

Federal Rental Assistance Policies

• Broaden your understanding of historic and contemporary issues related to federal rental assistance programs. Using socio-economic, political, and institutional lenses, examine policy development and evaluate public responses to housing problems. You will be able to develop potential policy levers for addressing current rental affordability issues by addressing both the merits and trade-offs for alternative approaches. 

Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing

• Explore opportunities and constraints that come with developing or encouraging housing in historic districts. This course will examine how older buildings can be modified to suit today's housing needs. You will learn about preservation review, historic preservation tax credits (often used with low-income housing tax credits), planning incentives, and historic building codes.

Low-Income Housing Tax Credits

• Expand your knowledge in this introductory course focused on Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). This course will overview the federal and state regulations, Qualified Allocation Plans, tax credit equity calculation, and LIHTC twinning. This course is designed for people interested in LIHTC as both a policy and development tool.

Federal Rental Assistance Policies

• Broaden your understanding of historic and contemporary issues related to federal rental assistance programs. Using socio-economic, political, and institutional lenses, examine policy development and evaluate public responses to housing problems. You will be able to develop potential policy levers for addressing current rental affordability issues by addressing both the merits and trade-offs for alternative approaches.

Fundamentals of Residential Construction: Construction Documents

• Go back to the basics or learn them for the first time with this overview of the core documents in a residential construction operation including architectural and engineering plans, roof and floor system drawings, permits, plot plans, recorded plats, and building codes. This course will also highlight the preconstruction process and outline key operational members (e.g. owner/buyers, general contract/builders, architects, engineers, the permitting coordinator, site construction managers, land acquisition and management staff, and sales and marketing representatives).

Local Housing Policy

• Deepen your knowledge about the importance of housing policies and programs to individuals, families, businesses, communities, regions, and the state. This course will review major tools local governments have to address local and regional housing challenges. You will engage will local government cases to search for solutions and learn from the communities’ successes and failures.

Low-Income Housing Tax Credits

• Expand your knowledge in this introductory course focused on Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). This course will overview the federal and state regulations, Qualified Allocation Plans, tax credit equity calculation, and LIHTC twinning. 

Local Housing Policy

• Deepen your knowledge about the importance of housing policies and programs to individuals, families, businesses, communities, regions, and the state. This course will review major tools local governments have to address local and regional housing challenges. You will engage will local government cases to search for solutions and learn from the communities’ successes and failures.

Low-Income Housing Tax Credits

• Expand your knowledge in this introductory course focused on Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). This course will overview the federal and state regulations, Qualified Allocation Plans, tax credit equity calculation, and LIHTC twinning. 

Federal Rental Assistance Policies

• Broaden your understanding of historic and contemporary issues related to federal rental assistance programs. Using socio-economic, political, and institutional lenses, examine policy development and evaluate public responses to housing problems. You will be able to develop potential policy levers for addressing current rental affordability issues by addressing both the merits and trade-offs for alternative approaches.

Fundamentals of Residential Construction: Construction Documents

• Go back to the basics or learn them for the first time with this overview of the core documents in a residential construction operation including architectural and engineering plans, roof and floor system drawings, permits, plot plans, recorded plats, and building codes. This course will also highlight the preconstruction process and outline key operational members (e.g. owner/buyers, general contract/builders, architects, engineers, the permitting coordinator, site construction managers, land acquisition and management staff, and sales and marketing representatives).