2024 Phius Policy Summit

Our distinguished panel of speakers discussed various policy endeavors in Minnesota -- including a successful QAP effort -- how to design policies that encourage developers to build to Phius, and work on the Chicago alternative compliance code. Speakers on day one were: Elizabeth Turner, architect and sustainability consultant at Precipitate; Sean Meyers, Principal of Threshold Development Group; and Katie Kaluzny, the Deputy Director of the Illinois Green Alliance.

Day two of the summit provided attendees with an inside look at what went into Massachusetts creating the opt-in stretch code that requires passive certification for almost all multifamily projects, and included discussion on how to encourage low-income housing developers to build to the Phius standard. Presenters on day two included: Beverly Craig, program director at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center; and Lauren Westmoreland, vice president of energy and sustainability for the Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF).