Q&A with Andrew Frederick: Transforming the Construction Industry Using Natural Materials
Architect Andrew Frederick talks with The Rooftop on how to combine natural materials, climate action, and high performance construction.
Housing
How We Can Build More: A New Approach to Affordable and Market Rate Housing
On The Rooftop: Alameda County, CA is piloting innovations to make missing middle housing easier and cheaper to build.
The Future of Homeowners Insurance: Q&A with Alice Hill
Climate risk expert Alice Hill spoke with The Rooftop about housing affordability, homeowners insurance, and climate change.
Rehab, Cincy, Rehab
Ahead of climate migration, Cincinnati should prioritize boosting access to its many older, affordable homes.
What If $500 Could Prevent Eviction?
Grace Arlan with the Flagstone Initiative spotlights their innovative model for upstream eviction prevention: no-interest rent loans.
DC is Rolling Back Tenant Protections—Without the Data to Track the Consequences
FLH’s Yuliya Panfil and Sabiha Zainulbhai wrote for Greater Greater Washington on the need for better eviction data in DC.
Disaster Insurance for All: Our Proposal for Reforming Property Insurance
Insurance industry profit motives conflict with our need for protection. Public insurance, coupled with proactive risk reduction, can help.
Request for Applications: Eviction Data Response Network 2026
Read about New America’s Eviction Data Response Network 2026 application opportunity, which closed March 3, 2026.
Can We Blame the Banks for the Dearth of American Starter Homes?
FLH’s Yuliya Panfil was quoted in a Dwell Magazine article about financing barriers making it difficult to buy affordable homes.
One Quarter of U.S. Homes are Valued at Less than $200,000
Millions of American homes cost under $200k, but barriers to financing make them inaccessible to families who can afford them.