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Housing Affordability and Sustainability (2 of 2)

By Ardith Collins The rapid rise of AI is prompting a new kind of public conversation, not just about innovation but about resources: power, water, infrastructure, and the public systems that enable private growth. So far, much of the debate has centered on what AI will require. Far less attention has been paid to how communities might respond without simply demanding more of everything. That is what makes HILOA’s Danville Program worth attention. It does not try to compete w

May 254 min read

Affordable Housing and Environmental Sustainability (1 of 2)

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom is often framed as a simple story of innovation. It is also a scramble for power, grid capacity, and, in some places, water. In the United States, data centers consumed roughly 4.4% of all electricity in 2023, and federal estimates suggest that share could climb to between 6.7% and 12% by 2028 (U.S. Department of Energy, 2024). That is not a minor change at the edges of the grid. It means households and ordinary businesses increasingly co

May 255 min read

The Clock Is Running Out: LIHTC, the Affordability Cliff, and a Read on 14 Cities

Dominique Anderson Bridging the gap between community developers & impact-minded funders April 22, 2026 By Dominique Anderson | Translator & Architect of Community Capital | Dominique Anderson Consulting Somewhere in Memphis, Atlanta, Houston, or Detroit right now, a family is living in a LIHTC apartment that was built in 1994. Their rent is restricted. Their building is aging. And their affordability agreement expires within the next five years. Nobody has told them yet. Th

May 312 min read