NYC RELEASES REVISED DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO PROMOTE EQUITY, HEALTH, AND SUSTAINABILITY

摘要

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has released revised Design Guidelines for City affordable housing to ensure newly constructed buildings promote equity, health, and sustainability. In light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, HPD worked with the City's Taskforce on Racial Inclusion and Equity and the wider affordable housing community to issue stronger requirements and recommendations to improve standards of living for more New Yorkers, promote broader public health, and reduce the city's carbon footprint Key additions to HPD's Design Guidelines include facilitating broadband access for tenants, improving cooling and ventilation, increasing energy efficiency, and building out a supplementary guide that serves as a framework for accessibility requirements.