Building Resilient Housing

This task force will focus on building out our housing stock in a way that addresses the dual crises of housing affordability and climate change. Access to high quality, attainable housing should be a fundamental right, and we need to promote market-based, mixed-income approaches that can meet the needs of families at all income levels. This includes promoting public transportation and workforce opportunities, as well as addressing other issues that impact the ability to find suitable housing, such as food deserts and ballooning insurance costs due to extreme weather events. Buildings are also a major source of climate pollution, and more attention is needed to address decarbonizing the current building stock while also promoting resilience.