AFFORDABLE HOUSING DRAFT - Salisbury, CT

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impact. Where multiple-unit housing is built (single- family or multi-family), cluster planning shouldbe used both to save money and reduce the impact on the surrounding landscape.HOUSING DESIGN & CONSTRUCTIONLifetime cost assessment requires considering at every phase of a project what the ancillary andcontinuing costs will be, not just building whatever is least expensive to construct. For example, byspending more on the building envelope, it may be possible to spend much less on heating andcooling equipment and less for electricity and fuel. A hardwood floor might turn out to be lessexpensive than a plywood or particleboard floor topped with carpet that needs to be replaced afterseveral years. Buildings should be designed for durability with long-lasting materials and constructiondetails and designed to resist the damaging effects of weather. With proper siting, insulation, andwindow selection, energy-intensive air-conditioning can also often be avoided in favor of naturalcooling and ventilation, and heating costs can be considerably reduced.Equipment and appliances should have very high quality ratings for energy and/or water use.Good day-lighting should be the norm for any housing. In addition to the emotional benefits ofgood day-lighting, it typically results in much less use of artificial lighting and electricity.All housing should have excellent indoor air quality; this requires the provision of good naturaland mechanical ventilation, effective moisture control, and strict avoidance of toxic materials andsubstances.Preference should be given to the use of local contractors and to the use of local, salvaged, andrecycled materials where possible (e.g., used lumber, concrete containing fly ash, wallboard withrecycled gypsum, used cabinetry).In addition to these conservation measures, use of alternative energy sources, such as windturbines, solar hot water, photovoltaic panels, and geothermal heat pumps, should to be considered.We can anticipate that energy costs will continue to increase and that provision of sustainable powerthat seems extravagant today may appear prescient a few years from now.Universal design, suitable for physically disabled and elderly persons, should be employed wherefeasible.LANDSCAPE CONSIDERATIONSMuch can be done to reduce the adverse impact on the landscape that the production of morethan 200 units of affordable housing will entail. By clustering new building, we will affect a muchsmaller area, reduce paving and utilities, and lower costs.74
Some other strategies that should be employed include: saving significant trees and carefullyprotecting them during adjacent construction, managing storm water effectively on site, using treesand shrubs for microclimate improvement (e.g., evergreen windbreaks, solar shading with deciduoustrees), conserving and reusing existing topsoil, avoiding exterior irrigation systems, minimizing oravoiding lawn areas, generously planting trees and shrubs in parking areas and elsewhere, and, inlarger projects, providing appropriate community facilities such as play spaces, sitting areas andallotment gardens.Single Family – RenovationCornwall Housing CorporationCornwall, CT75
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION 4EXEC
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and retired business executives, te
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Executive SummaryA. FindingsSalisbu
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• Favor attached, multi-unit hous
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• Provide financing for the Salis
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People tend to have widely differin
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with incomes below $60,000. As a mo
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percent live outside Connecticut an
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number is achieved, the annual turn
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areas was increasing to the point w
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