This session shares the story of Bear Creek Village, an upcoming affordable homeownership community, and how an integrated approach to building science, accessibility, and cost discipline can deliver measurable benefits for lower-income households while strengthening market positioning for mission-driven developers.
Key takeaways for attendees:
- How Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity applied the PHIUS Prescriptive Pathway to deliver ultra-efficient, durable, healthy, and accessible homes.
- Accessibility strategies embedded from the start, including single-story layouts, universal design features, and decisions that reduce long-term life-cycle costs for households earning up to 80% of the Area Median Income.
- How clear messaging around high performance and accessibility increased applicant interest, deepened community partnerships, and supported faster time to market.
- Expected and monitored homeowner outcomes, including reduced energy burden, improved indoor environmental quality, lower maintenance costs, and increased housing stability.
