Our region is realizing a very significant increase in multi-family housing. Our city centers are adding residents to traditionally business cores and our suburban communities are creating a new sense of “urbanity” while embracing a more diverse population. Elsewhere in the World, architects for some time have been designing economical, sustainable and affordable urban multi-family housing.

This forum will examine case studies, technologies, processes, goals and policies for advancing the quality of multi-family housing in the future.

Program:

Registration8:30 - 9am

Sustainability in Multi-Family Housing Projects 9-10:30am
Ron Van der Veen: European examples

Affordable housing and the private sector 10:30-Noon
A panel discussion examining why public housing projects are attracting private developers, and how they influence design.
Moderator: Jeff Reibman AIA, Weber Thompson
Steve Antepuit, Mithun
Stephen has more than fifteen years experience in launching, leading and implementing complex, highly visible projects in politically sensitive environments that address urban livability, smart growth and transit-oriented development, including his role as the master developer of Seattle Housing Authority’s 1,500-unit portfolio of market-rate homes for sale until 2006, when he joined Mithun as an urban strategies designer.
Brian Sullivan & Tom Phillips- Seattle Housing Authority
Al Doyle, Fusion Partners- Marketing for Seattle Housing
Paul Glosniak President Bennett Homes Inc.
Paul is a licensed Architect with over 20 years experience in the housing business.

Lunch Noon-1pm

Building Systems and Modular Construction 1-2:30pm
Prefab is an old concept that is gaining a great deal of momentum these days but many wonder if it is might be the answer to affordable, urban housing in Seattle. This case study looks at two prefabricated, modular apartment concepts: wood frame modular units and adapted cargo containers, and compares them to traditional site built construction

     - Wood frame modular: Mithun,
         Tammie Schacher, AIA
     - Manufacturer: Transform
     - Cargo Container: Hybrid,
         Joel Egan and Robert Humble
     - Container build-out: ConGlobal
     - Contractor:Rafn,
         Ann Schuessler

Concurrent Sessions:

How to fix your leaky liability, The Practice/Ethics Committee will present a discussion on Architectural liability for multi-family housing using a sample project about Modular Design. 2:30-4pm

Alley 24 Tour 2:30-4pm - NBBJ & Vulcan
(THIS SESSION IS FULL)