Join HAC this October in Richmond, VA for a two and half day training!
By leveraging smart building techniques, utilizing volunteers, and implementing a sweat equity component, rural affordable housing developers can help offset some of the rising construction costs and labor shortage issues that they’re currently experiencing.
This is a continuation of the Smart Building Peer Exchange that was held in August. Training attendees will take factory tours, learn about innovative construction technology, visit with peer organizations, share best practices, and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of tiny homes, panelized and pre-built construction options and 3-D printing.
Session II Highlights:
- Attendees will visit Cardinal Homes, a modular home manufacturing facility, and installation sites with opportunities to interact with manufacturing leaders and practitioners; as well as additional training sessions discussing utilizing sweat equity and smart building techniques.
- Learn about 3-D printed homes, visit peer host sites, with a feature session by the Virginia Center for Housing Research presenting research studies highlighting the take-aways and data from a recent 3-D printed demonstration program completed in partnership with Alquist, Virginia Tech, and Project:HOMES.
- Attendees will visit a pre-assembled components factory and installation sites with opportunities to interact with manufacturing leaders and practitioners,; trainers will lead additional sessions about how attendees can integrate programs such as Job Corps (US Dept. Of Forestry), AmeriCorps, and Vocational training programs into their local construction program to address labor shortages and rising costs.
The session will begin at 8:00 am on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and finish up at noon on Thursday, Oct. 27.
* Registration is limited to 25 participants. HAC kindly requests that groups limit registration to two people per organization.
Travel
HAC has reserved a room block at the Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center under the room block Housing Assistance Council for an average of $125 per night plus tax and is available until October 13, 2022. To book online visit, https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=RICUPUP&arrivaldate=2022-10-24&departuredate=2022-10-28&srpCodes=HAC. Attendees are required to make their own travel and hotel accommodations. The Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center is at 1000 Virginia Center Pkwy, Glen Allen, Virginia, 23059; transportation to the hotel can be found at Hotel Location – Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center, Tapestry Collection by Hilton.
Scholarship
There is no registration fee. If your plans change and you cannot attend, please let us know at registration@ruralhome.org as soon as possible.
HAC will provide a reimbursable travel scholarship for up to $1,500 per attendee and a maximum of 2 attendees per organization. Travel scholarships must comply with Federal Travel Regulations, and eligible expenses include transportation, hotel sleeping rooms, meals, and incidentals. Organizations will be reimbursed 4-8 weeks after submission of a completed reimbursement form and receipts. Full attendance of the training is required to receive the scholarship.
HAC COVID Policy
Please review HAC’s COVID Policy for in-person events prior to registering.
Sponsored by
This initiative is funded US Department of Housing and Urban Development – Rural Capacity Building Program.
If you have any questions, please email registration@ruralhome.org or contact your HAC Capacity Building Coordinator.
*Due to funding and program restrictions, this is a closed training. Only active participants in HAC’s Rural Capacity Building Program are able to attend.
