The Rosengarten Park Neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina has been given new life. Founded in the early 1900s and close to extinction multiple times over the decades, Rosengarten Park now holds the promise of being one of the most culturally rich, historic and centrally located neighborhoods in the city. [...]
Jim Goodmon, CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Company, presented as the keynote speaker at the 30th annual Sir Walter Raleigh Awards on Tuesday, October 9th. Goodmon spoke to a crowd of more than 200 attendees about the critical role good design and community appearance play in creating economic success. He explained that the award ceremonies were as [...]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has established a Green Technical Assistance (TA) Corps. Through this pilot initiative, experts on energy efficiency and green building will provide direct technical assistance to HUD grantees. This initiative is focused on supporting HUD grantees with technical assistance to incorporate [...]
On Thursday, September 27th, TightLines President David Maurer joined Kimberly Siran of Coaly Design and Director of Kingdom Community Development Corporation Carl Manning to lead a discussion on collaborative design at the 2012 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference: Housing Works. The session Collaborative Design: Using Community Input to Produce [...]
Precast concrete is a panelized (or prebuilt) system for poured concrete that has become an alternative building technique in residential construction. The system provides benefits to the architect, builder and consumer. Precast concrete panel systems combine the energy-saving thermal mass qualities of concrete with the ease and assembly speed [...]
During the second and third weeks in August, North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) offered half day workshop and feedback sessions for current and prospective Self-Help Loan Pool (SHLP) members. At the sessions, Habitat for Humanity affiliates across North Carolina learned about the SHLP process and documentation updates, as [...]
Not all lots are created alike-- especially when it comes to historic, urban infill projects. In recent weeks, the TightLines team has had the opportunity to help clients address the daunting challenges that come with lots of irregular shape and size. Homes built decades ago were not subject to [...]
TightLines greatly values its partnership with Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the nation. Click here to read about TightLines in the Habitat for Humanity of North Carolina July Newsletter-- 'Home Designs that Appeal at an Affordable Rate!'
New high performance building systems are rapidly gaining popularity in residential construction. Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are one of several new unconventional building systems that reportedly improve energy efficiency and resistance to natural disasters. SIPs are formed under factory controlled conditions by encasing an insulated foam core between two [...]
The Bank of America Foundation and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) have joined together to offer a grant program to developers in an effort to increase the availability of sustainable, affordable housing communities. The Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program is being made available to provide financial and educational [...]