As the housing affordability crisis worsens yearly and more Americans face homelessness, climate change-induced extreme temperatures continue to stress America’s aging and inefficient housing stock, which leads to spiraling inflation on utility bills that further economically distress America’s most vulnerable families. The confluence of these two issues exacerbates housing precarity and the average American’s ability to recover from financial disaster. …
ICAST Project wins Utah Green Project of the Year
Cinnamon Springs has recently been honored with the Green Project of the Year award from the Utah Housing Coalition. This 144-unit “naturally occurring affordable housing” multifamily apartment complex received energy efficiency upgrades that benefited the property owner and significantly improved the living conditions for the residents. Upgrades included new cold-climate heat pumps, new gas furnaces for a “dual fuel” heating …