Leaders in Sustainability: Corporate & Organizational Member Profiles

BMI began managing federally assisted housing, expanding over the years, to include conventional housing and commercial developments; however, its specialty continues to be the management of affordable housing.  There are more programs than ever for affordable housing to utilize for subsidy, and Barker Management Inc. has stayed abreast of the constant changes.  Presently BMI manages properties that include a variety of subsidies from various agencies of programs including United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Community, Federal and State Low Income Housing Tax Credits, State Bond Issuers, Federal Home Loan Bank’s Affordable Housing program and other state and local funding sources.

With the support of our visionary clients, BNIM is working to redefine the realm of green planning and design. As early pioneers in the arena of sustainable design, BNIM continues to shape the national and global agenda for progressive planning, responsible architecture and design excellence. Established in 1970, the firm has emerged nationally as a leading resource for established methodologies, innovative technologies and cutting-edge research in architecture, planning, landscape and workplace design. BNIM is committed to restorative design, which aims to maximize human potential, productivity and health while increasing the vitality of natural systems.

BRIDGE Housing Corporation, the leading nonprofit developer of affordable housing in California, creates and manages a range of high-quality, affordable homes for working families and seniors. Since it was founded in 1983, BRIDGE has participated in the development of over 14,000 homes serving more than 37,000 Californians. For more information, visit www.bridgehousing.com

Bright Power provides practical energy management and solar energy solutions that save building owners energy, money and time. We focus on multifamily residential buildings, enabling them to reduce waste, improve cash flow, achieve energy law compliance and make building occupants more comfortable. Clients include building owners, management companies, developers, contractors, architects, governments and utility companies.
 
Our services include: energy benchmarking using our EnergyScoreCards software, energy audits, financial and technical feasibility analysis, energy management, grant & rebate assistance, green building consulting and trainings for professionals and building managers. Our design and installation services include: solar electricity and solar thermal systems; heating, cooling & HVAC systems; lighting design; construction management and commissioning.

Burbank Housing is a local non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the supply of housing in Sonoma County, so that low-income people of all ages, backgrounds and special needs will have a better opportunity to live in decent and affordable housing.

Camden Property Trust, an S&P 400 Company, is a real estate company engaged in the ownership, development, acquisition, management and disposition of multifamily apartment communities. Camden owns interests in and operates 198 properties containing 67,502 apartment homes across the United States.  Upon completion of 8 properties under development, the Company's portfolio will increase to 69,902 apartment homes in 206 properties. Camden was recently named by FORTUNE® Magazine for the fifth consecutive year as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America, placing 7th on the list.

At the CDI Group of Companies, we strive to develop and manage quality affordable housing communities for families, seniors and students. We work with intention and deliver on everything we promise to do. CDI’s efforts are directed at serving all income groups, including those with limited resources. CDI recognizes that a fulfilling life includes hope for the future. Accordingly, all of our developments include a supportive services program and enrichment activities for residents wanting to improve their lives. CDI has developed nearly $400 million in housing nationwide in over 103 distinct properties in the US and around the world.
Visit www.cdinet.us to learn more.

CEOs for Cities is a civic innovation lab and network for city progress and success, connecting cross-border, cross-sector, cross-generational civic CEOs and change makers to each other and to smart ideas and practices. We curate ideas by acting as a platform for identifying and elevating the bestideas and emerging trends. We connect leaders, orchestrating compelling andexciting connections within and across cities. Most importantly, we catalyze change by enabling city transformations. We firmly believe that if you want to change the world, you need to start with your city—understanding that small wins can drive big ideas.

Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) is a non-profit umbrella organization for affordable housing and community development activities in Massachusetts. Established in 1967, CHAPA is the only statewide group that represents all interests in the housing field, including non-profit and for-profit developers, municipal officials, local housing providers and advocates, lenders, property managers, architects, consultants, homeowners, tenants, local planners, foundation and government officials, and others. CHAPA pursues its goals through advocacy with local, state, and federal officials; research on affordable housing issues; education and training for organizations and individuals; programs to expand rental and homeownership opportunities; and coalition building.

Churchill Stateside Group (CSG) is a collaboration of the most experienced and respected professionals in affordable housing and renewable energy finance.  CSG delivers reliable returns to investors through principled investments in high-quality properties and renewable energy installations and makes deals work for seasoned developers of affordable housing and energy installations nationwide.
 
CSG's leadership team consists of affordable housing tax credit industry veterans whose collective experience includes direct involvement in the development and syndication of more than $3 billion of federal tax credits over 20 years.
 
Our expertise covers every aspect of production in multifamily and renewable energy finance and investment.

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) provides the largest stock of affordable housing in Los Angeles and is one of the nation's leading public housing authorities. It is also one of the oldest, providing quality housing options and supportive services to the citizens of Los Angeles since 1938. HACLA will preserve its existing affordable housing supply of 75,400 units and spearhead a collaborative effort to increase the supply of affordable housing in LA by 30,000 units within the next 10 years. HACLA is working to create viable, communities and to empower able residents to achieve financial independence.

City Real Estate Advisors, Inc., (“CREA”) is a full service LIHTC Syndicator with tax credit equity financing in excess of $1 billion for 180+ transactions since inception.  Formed in 2001, by Jeffrey A. Whiting, CREA is committed to the clients we serve; developers, borrowers and investors alike.  CREA was founded on the Real Estate First philosophy that behind every exceptional real estate investment is fundamentally sound real estate.  Our team pledges to provide innovative real estate investment solutions by applying our five corporate tenets of Trust, Respect, Integrity, Attitude and Commitment to every facet of our business.
We have expanded nationally, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with offices in Boston, Ma, Austin, TX and Portland, OR.

Clearinghouse CDFI’s mission is to provide economic opportunities and improve the quality of life for lower-income individuals and communities through innovative and affordable financing that is unavailable in the conventional market. Every Clearinghouse CDFI loan benefits the community in a measurable way. To date, the company has funded a total of $925 million in loans to distressed communities, benefiting over 725,000 individuals each year. Clearinghouse CDFI loans have created or retained over 9,000 permanent and construction jobs and developed or rehabilitated 8.6 million square feet. We have been profitable for 12 consecutive years, demonstrating that community development lending can be successful and sustainable.

CPM Housing Group is a family of nonprofit companies with a mission to provide affordable, safe, and sustainable homes for low-income individuals, with a focus on the most vulnerable. Backed by 25 years of experience, the company combines traditional real estate techniques with a social mission, and acts as a full service real estate organization.  CPM currently provides housing for more than 3,500 people in over 2,000 units of affordable rental housing with a variety of financing types and populations in Pennsylvania, Washington DC, Maryland, and Delaware.

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION, Chicagoland's Leading Multifamily Rehab Lender, is a nonprofit providing mortgage financing to buy and rehab apartment buildings with five units or more in the 6-county metropolitan Chicago area. Since 1999 over 9000 landlords and managers have completed CIC property management training to help them better market, manage and maintain affordable rental property. CIC also provides below-market financing for multifamily energy improvements in the Energy Savers program.

Since 1984 CIC has loaned over $1.1 million for acquisition and rehab of over 1900 buildings with 46,000 units. In 2012 CIC received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.

Concord Energy Strategies, LLC is America's Leading Section 179D Provider working with clients across the United States to help them take advantage of the substantial tax benefits allowed under Section 179D. We work with ESCOs, architects, engineers, building owners, CPA firms, and Fortune 500 corporations across the nation, helping them access the benefits available to them through the Section 179D deduction. Our team of multi-disciplinary professionals are the leaders in the industry, and are available to assist you with your needs wherever you are located.  

The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is a member-based, advocacy organization promoting walkable, mixed-use neighborhood development, sustainable communities and healthier living conditions. CNU’s initiatives advance bipartisan reforms that deliver market-based improvements to the economy, the environment and public health. Initiatives work to remove codes, standards, and financial and tax incentives that act as obstacles to the creation of vibrant, healthy, value-driven and better-performing districts.
 
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Credit Capital, LLC (CCL) is a real estate investment firm, located in the coastal city of Santa Monica, California, that specializes in property investments located throughout the United States. We focus on sponsoring affordable housing investments, including transactions that use the Section 42 federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and the federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC). We are also experienced with various state housing, donation, and historic tax credits.

Dominion Due Diligence Group (D3G), is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. D3G, established in 1994 by Robert E. Hazelton, provides full-service environmental and engineering real estate due diligence nationwide. D3G’s third party reporting is used for HUD-FHA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, conventional lending and property transactions. D3G’s services focus on affordable housing, elderly care facilities and historical rehabilitations. D3G is currently the largest due-diligence consulting firm in the nation specializing in HUD-insured commercial loans for multifamily and elderly care housing.  Our services include: Capital Needs Assessments, Environmental Site Assessments, Energy Audits, as well as Architectural Review and Cost Estimations.

EAH Housing is one of the oldest and most respected nonprofit affordable housing developers and managers in the western United States with 102 properties in 50 municipalities and 15 counties throughout California and Hawaii. EAH manages 9,300 units, serving over 20,000 families, seniors, and persons with disabilities. The organization has been awarded numerous local, state and national commendations and has been recognized by the California Sustainability Alliance for green accomplishments. EAH developed the largest solar-powered multifamily affordable housing community in the country, Crescent Park Apartments in Richmond, CA, and the first LEED-certified apartment community in Marin County, Drake’s Way, in Larkspur, CA.

The mission of Eden Housing is to build and maintain high quality, well-managed, service-enhanced affordable housing communities that meet the needs of lower income families, seniors, and persons with disabilities.  Since 1968, more than 60,000 people have come home to an Eden Housing community. We have developed or acquired more than 6,600 affordable housing units at 91 properties throughout California.  Eden Housing provides professional property management services to more than 4,600 affordable apartments.  In addition, we provide a range of supportive services and training programs to meet the needs of our diverse resident population.

Enterprise’s mission is to create opportunity for low- and moderate income people through affordable housing in diverse, thriving communities. Since 1982, Enterprise has raised and invested more than $11.5 billion to help build or preserve nearly 300,000 homes nationwide. Enterprise Green Communities emerged to bring the benefits of green building to all housing. More than 51 percent of all homes financed with support from Enterprise meet the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria, the national framework for green affordable housing.  Enterprise is committed to 2020Green, a call to action to ensure all housing has the opportunity to benefit from green practices by 2020.

Forest City Enterprises, Inc. is an owner, developer and manager of a diverse portfolio of premier real estate property located throughout the United States. Forest City operates under three strategic business units:

• The Commercial Group is Forest City's largest business unit - with 96 retail, office, arena, hotel and mixed-use properties.
• The Residential Group owns and/or manages rental units in urban and suburban apartment communities, adaptive re-use, supported living properties and military housing.
• The Land Development Group works with major corporations and individual landowners in developing master-planned communities and land for residential, commercial and industrial use.

Gateway Planning provides town design, implementation and economic development services to both public- and private-sector clients. We work with communities, local governments, state agencies, universities and developers to facilitate growth in mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly patterns. We focus on mixing of housing types, neighborhood retail, pocket parks, community schools, great civic spaces and transportation choice, integrated by streets designed for both cars and people.

Through master plans for downtowns, urban cores, neighborhoods, universities and fast-growing suburban growth corridors, we bring plans to life with form-based urban codes that both elevate quality of life and harness the market's ability to deliver profitable, sustainable neighborhoods.

Gubb & Barshay LLP, established by Natalie Gubb and Scott Barshay in 1993, is widely-known as one of the top law firms specializing in the field of affordable housing. Based in San Francisco, California, the firm is recognized nationally for its expertise in the low income housing tax credit program and in other affordable housing finance programs.

Herman & Kittle specializes in various pillars of property services in the development and management of apartment complexes and self-storage centers across the country. Our partners have trusted us for over 60 years with property development, construction, financing and management.

We have a turnkey approach to our processes and systems. We understand that real estate is not a one-size-fits-all industry. Therefore, our team of experts approaches every property transaction and project, embracing the unique challenges and advantages that come with every property.

With a portfolio exceeding 27,000 units located in some 275 communities nationwide, Gardena, Calif.-based Highridge Costa companies are among America’s leading developers, asset managers, financiers, owners and operators of affordable workforce and senior apartment communities.  The group consists of Highridge Costa Housing Partners, LLC and Highridge Costa Investors, LLC. 
HCHP/HCI have been leading the way in creating housing that makes a difference in the lives not only of its residents, but also the communities in which they live, since 1994.  Our commitment is to deliver attractive, award-winning communities that are indistinguishable from market-rate apartments and which serve larger social needs as well, helping reinvigorate neighborhoods in decline. The company is also dedicated to creating sustainable communities through the use of green building materials, high-efficiency fixtures, and the installation of photovoltaic cell arrays at a number of locations.To learn more, visit the company’s website, www.housingpartners.com.

Integratec provides asset management and investor reporting software and outsourced data processing services.  Our 45+ clients include affordable housing (LIHTC) investors and syndicators, multi-family lenders, private equity real estate funds, and developers.  Dedicated Integratec client service teams work closely with each client to provide day-to-day software and operational support.
 
Our software and services support the asset management of more than 10,000 investment partnerships and 600 fund investments.  Integratec has proven – since 2002 – to make our clients’ real estate talent as effective and efficient as possible.  Please visit www.integratec.biz for more information.

Since 1997, JB Partners Group, Inc. has provided high quality and affordable housing throughout the Los Angeles area. We believe our long-term success is a result of our strong personal relationships with our residents, vendors, and the greater community. JB Partners enhances communities that have been under managed and underutilized giving the residents what we feel is the best residence, for their hard earned dollar. Each building is maintained both inside and out. From our beautifully painted interiors to our well preserved grounds and exteriors, specifics are given thought and consideration.

Founded in 1989, Laramar has specialized in multifamily and mixed use properties throughout our entire company history. Our portfolio consists of approximately 40,000 apartment units nationwide. We have a presence in 28 major markets from coast to coast, with corporate offices in Chicago, Denver and San Francisco, and regional offices in each of our markets. We have approximately 900 employees between corporate and the field. Laramar has grown from a small real estate investment company to a vertically integrated and distinguished national investment and property management corporation with a multi-billion dollar portfolio.

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a leading resource for key issues concerning the use, regulation, and taxation of land. Providing high-quality education and research, the Institute strives to improve public dialogue and decisions about land policy. As a private operating foundation whose origins date to 1946, the Institute seeks to inform decision making through education, research, policy evaluation, demonstration projects,and the dissemination of information, policy analysis, and data through our publications, Web site, and other media. By bringing together scholars,practitioners, public officials, policy makers, journalists, and involved citizens, the Lincoln Institute integrates theory and practice and provides a non partisan forum for multidisciplinary perspectives on public policy concerning land, both in the U.S.and internationally.

It is the mission of MidPen Housing to provide safe, affordable housing of high quality to those in need; to establish stability and opportunity in the lives of residents; and to foster diverse communities that allow people from all ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds to live in dignity, harmony and mutual respect.  Since 1970, MidPen has developed and professionally managed over 6,900 homes for low-income families, seniors and those with special needs. With offices in Foster City and Watsonville, MidPen works in 10 Northern California counties.

NAHMA is the leading voice for affordable housing management, advocating on behalf of multifamily property managers and owners whose mission is to provide quality affordable housing. NAHMA’s mission is to support legislative and regulatory policy that promotes the development and preservation of decent and safe affordable housing. NAHMA serves as a vital resource for technical education and information, fosters strategic relations between government and industry, and recognizes those who exemplify the best in affordable housing. NAHMA is the voice in Washington for some 20 regional, state and local affordable housing management associations (AHMAs) nationwide.

National Affordable Housing Trust is a non-profit organization dedicated to the creation and preservation of quality affordable housing throughout the United States for elderly persons, families, persons with disabilities, and all others in need. Based in Columbus, Ohio, with offices in cities throughout the country, NAHT is a specialized financial intermediary and consulting firm that provides equity, grants and loans, in addition to development, asset management, and financial advisory services, for the creation and preservation of affordable housing. We are affiliated with five of the nation’s largest, non-profit affordable housing owners.

The National Leased Housing Association (NLHA) is a national organization dedicated to the provision and maintenance of affordable rental housing for all Americans.  NLHA is a vital and effective advocate for  nearly 500 member organizations, including developers, owners, managers, public housing authorities, nonprofit sponsors and syndicators involved in government related rental housing. 

The Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH) is the collective voice of those who support, build and finance affordable housing. NPH promotes the proven methods of the non-profit sector and focuses government policy on housing solutions for lower income people who suffer disproportionately from the housing crisis. Founded in 1979, the mission of NPH is to advance affordable housing as the foundation for thriving individuals, families and neighborhoods. Through NPH, the affordable housing field amplifies its voice to promote innovative housing solutions at the local, state, and federal level. 

The Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing (OCCH) is a nonprofit financial intermediary based in Columbus, Ohio. Originally created by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency in 1989, OCCH is now an independent nonprofit organization with its own board of directors. Its mission is "to cause the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable housing in Ohio."

OCCH's core activity is raising private capital from corporations for investment in affordable housing developments in Ohio and Kentucky utilizing the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program. As a "syndicator" of these tax credit transactions, OCCH performs long-term asset management and related activities for its investors, developers, and property managers. OCCH has raised over $2.25 billion in capital and invested in over 27,500 units.

Founded in 1998, Pacific Urban Residential (‘PUR’) is an industry-leading West Coast apartment investor. Since its inception PUR has acquired over $2.5 billion dollars of multifamily assets.  Today, PUR owns and operates nearly 7,000 apartments providing homes for nearly 14,000 residents in four major west coast markets. PUR is headquartered in Northern California in the City of Palo Alto, the diverse, job centric heart of Silicon Valley.  Additionally, PUR has investment offices in Seattle, Washington, Los Angeles and Irvine, California.
 
Pacific Urban Residential is dedicated to implementing and maintaining sustainable best practices that lower operating costs, create value, and preserve the environment for future generations.

A healthy community begins at home. REACH’s mission is to provide quality, affordable housing for individuals, families and communities to thrive.  Since 1982, REACH has pioneered affordable housing and supportive programs that address complex challenges facing communities.  REACH has gained local, state and national acclaim for innovation and responsiveness to difficult urban issues.  Our work began with revitalization efforts in the neighborhoods of inner Southeast Portland, where we bought and renovated single family homes. Thirty years later, our portfolio of over 1,400 units includes new and renovated plexes, apartment buildings and mixed-use developments located across the Portland metropolitan area. 

Reliance’s mission is to develop sustainable and diverse communities by building high quality affordable housing, revitalizing neighborhoods and responding to community needs. Our business model focuses on opportunities to develop exemplary multifamily housing in areas that suffer from a large disparity between incomes and housing costs. When evaluating our Return on Investment, we consider economic reward with social and environmental benefit.

Seattle-based Runberg Architecture Group specializes in urban mixed-use, senior housing and assisted living, affordable housing and adaptive reuse and historic preservation projects. For more than 14 years, the firm has designed award-winning projects throughout the West Coast, totaling more than 10,000 housing units and representing over $1 billion in construction. The firm’s passion for appropriate housing for all and historic preservation are evident in the studio's body of work. Runberg Architecture Group stands by the philosophy that the quality of life is highest in places where social, economic and environmental interests are in balance.

SARES•REGIS Group of Irvine, Calif., is one of the leading developers and managers of commercial and residential real estate in the western United States. SARES•REGIS Group has a combined portfolio of property and fee-based assets under management valued at more than $4 billion, including 15 million square feet of commercial and industrial space and more than 13,000 rental apartments. Since its inception, the company has acquired or developed approximately 44 million square feet of commercial properties and 20,000 multifamily and residential housing units.

Seven Generations Ahead (SGA) is a 10-year old non-profit organization based in the Chicago metro area whose mission is to promote ecologically sustainable and healthy communities. SGA works with local government, community, and private sector leaders to help communities make the changes they need to create a healthy and sustainable future. Through the facilitation of local community, multi-stakeholder sustainability planning and implementation, regional educational conferences and forums, and zero waste and farm to school programming and operations consulting, SGA is a catalyst for local community solutions to global environmental issues. SGA’s work covers a broad range of sustainability topic areas, including: energy efficiency and renewable energy; transportation; community development; waste reduction; water conservation; green business development; local, sustainable food; open space and ecosystem enhancement; and sustainability education.

Stratford Capital Group, LLC (“Stratford Capital”) is a member of Stratford Capital Group, an integrated group of commonly owned companies specializing in the syndication, development and asset management of affordable rental housing benefiting from Low Income Housing Tax Credits.  Stratford Capital maintains offices in Peabody, Massachusetts (Corporate Headquarters) and Vienna, Virginia.  Over the past six years, Stratford Capital Group has successfully underwritten, sponsored and syndicated private equity in 93 multifamily rental apartment properties totaling approximately 11,500 apartment units in 28 states with a capitalized value of approximately $1.37 billion.

Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF) is a 501(c)(3) collaboration of twelve social enterprise nonprofits. SAHF’s members provide high quality, affordable rental homes for over 96,000 households in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. SAHF sees affordable rental housing as a platform for families with children, seniors, persons with disabilities, and the formerly homeless to improve their lives.

Sustainable Technologies Group provides a comprehensive approach to saving energy and reducing operating costs for existing structures.  STG assists property owners with basic energy efficiency improvements to their building envelope while also reducing energy use through replacing inefficient heating and cooling equipment and reducing water use as well as integrating alternative energy sources such as Photo-voltaic or fuel cell technologies.
Sustainable Technologies Group concentrates on adding value to multifamily properties and bringing the benefits to the bottom line through implementation. It offers comprehensive services to its clients on a consulting and implementation basis designed to identify opportunities to cut costs and increase returns while providing expertise as it relates to new technologies and implementation.  STG measures estimated benefits as compared to net costs, and implement ways in which they may be “capitalized”. It will identify and bring subsidies/rebates and financing sources to the table and help structure partnerships in such a way so as to bring benefits to the bottom line

Since 1981, TNDC’s mission has been to provide safe, affordable housing with support services to low-income people in the Tenderloin community and to be a leader in making the neighborhood a better place to live. With 30 buildings in several San Francisco neighborhoods, TNDC provides homes and support services to over 3,000 low-income seniors, families, people with disabilities, emancipated youth and formerly homeless individuals. Support services include 25 on-site social workers, the free TNDC Tenderloin After-School Program, and a Community Organizing program to encourage residents to get involved in making positive change in their neighborhoods. For more information visit www.tndc.org

The Pacific Companies are helping address the lack of affordable housing for our nation’s workforce and the growing senior population that continues to pose an economic and social threat to the success of nearly every community in America.

It was with this problem at heart that The Pacific Companies were formed – to become part of a solution that would enable financially struggling families and senior citizens to discover a better way of life.

By working with government agencies, non-profit organizations and other developers, we will continue to bring enviable housing choices to communities across the western United States.

The Richman Group Affordable Housing Corporation (TRGAHC) is currently one of the largest national syndicators in the market, placing tax credit equity with multiple specified investors and also in multi-investor funds.  In 2011, TRGAHC raised approximately $940 million of LIHTC equity.  TRGAHC staff is strategically located in 9 regional offices and has invested in communities in 49 states, Washington D.C., and 3 U.S. Territories including over 1300 properties and over $9 billion of equity closed

Trammell Crow Company, founded in 1948, is one of the nation’s leading developers and investors in commercial real estate. The company has developed or acquired over 525 million square feet totaling over $55 billion in value. Trammell Crow Company’s teams are dedicated to building value for its clients through creative solutions and highly skilled, locally connected professionals in approximately 15 major cities in the U.S. and in Canada. Trammell Crow Company serves users of and investors in, office, industrial, retail, healthcare, multi-family residential and mixed use projects.

UHC Communities is a mission driven affordable housing developer-owner, partnered with Morgan Stanley & Bank of America Merrill Lynch.  Our award winning multi-family and
Senior housing is created in collaboration with a vast network of partners. Together we develop housing that serves the specific needs of residents, financiers & local municipalities throughout California and Hawaii. UHC is ranked among the top developers, in number of projects completed in California, during the past few years.  

Our properties, further our mission of improving communities.  Whether providing social services to surrounding neighborhoods or selling energy back to the grid, with each development we look for opportunities to become a net contributor. Committed to green development, our standard UHC building specifications achieve LEED certification. Resource conservation measures are built in. We develop opportunity rich, sustainable communities that enhance their neighborhoods. www.uhcllc.net

USA Properties Fund, Inc. (USA), a California corporation, is a privately owned real estate development organization specializing in the creation of outstanding senior and family communities.   Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Roseville, California, USA provides a full range of capabilities for community development, including financing, development, construction services, rehabilitation and property management. Our values, leadership and team structure reflect our success with the development/construction and acquisition/rehabilitation of over 11,000 units of family and senior apartments in over 82 communities throughout California and Nevada

Verizon Enhanced Communities is Verizon’s business unit dedicated to serving the residents of multifamily properties with Verizon FiOS Internet, TV and phone services over the award-winning Verizon FiOS all-fiber-optic network. Only Verizon's network has the bandwidth to support the latest technologies today and those to come. Verizon offers a wide variety of programs benefiting property owners and unique services to enhance any community, differentiating it from a property without FiOS services. Learn how your property can get an upgrade and benefit from the value of having an all-fiber-optic network at www.verizon.com/communities

VGI Energy Solutions promotes sustainable development solutions that deliver social, environmental & economic returns.  By sustainable, we mean the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Through our commitment, leadership, and relationships, we engage in the acquisition, development, ownership and operational evaluation and integration of renewable energy and energy efficient solutions.

Since 1896, Volunteers of America has believed that a safe and affordable home is the foundation for self-sufficiency. Our nationwide portfolio includes large urban complexes and small rural developments, ranging from emergency shelter and transitional housing to
permanent housing for seniors, families and special needs individuals, many who are among our most vulnerable citizens.

Visit www.VolunteersofAmerica.org to learn more about our housing initiatives and expertise.

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"Educating policymakers and business leaders on how to make American communities more sustainable is more critical than ever. The Partnership for Sustainable Communities does that in a very effective way.  I am proud to be an advisor to this nonprofit organization and highly recommend membership in it to any organization interested in being part of the sustainability movement."

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