Conference Materials

The 2026 Statewide Housing Conference is scheduled for November 18, 2026. Conference materials including resources and links to session recordings will be posted here after November 22. 

2024 Statewide Housing Conference (11/14/24) 

General Conference Materials:

• Conference welcome, by Maura Collins
• Keynote Speaker Heather McGhee graphic illustration by Mellisa Cain of Iceberg Consulting
• Conference program
• Conference slideshow

Workshop Materials:

• Housing 101
  • Recorded session (YouTube)
  • Slide deck (pdf)
  • Resource & material list (pdf)
  • State agency flow chart (pdf)
  • Graphic illustration of session (pdf) by Mellisa Cain of Iceberg Consulting
• Energy & Housing Sessions
  • A Just Housing Transition slide deck (pdf)
  • Net Zero by 2030 slide deck (pdf)
  • Unlocking New Energy Finance Opportunities for Affordable Housing slide deck (pdf)
• Farmworker Housing slide deck (pdf)
• Homebuying Sessions
  • State of Homeownership (National) slide deck (pdf)
  • Homebuying Programs slide deck (pdf)
• Need to Know State Housing Legislation slide deck (pdf)
• State of Vermont's Housing Needs slide deck (pdf)
• Ensuring Shelter When There Are No Homes slide deck (pdf)
• Team ACT Implementation with Individuals Experiencing Homelessness slide deck (pdf)
• Vermont Zoning Atlas slide deck (pdf)

2022 General Conference Materials

• Schedule-at-a-Glance (pdf)
• Attendee ideas for turning inspiration to action (pdf)

Morning Sessions:

• Welcome slide deck (pdf)
• Keynote with Sara Bronin, slide deck (pdf)
• Welcome & Keynote address recording (YouTube)

Workshop Materials:

Session 1

• Housing 101: Overview
  • Session recording (YouTube)
  • State of Housing (pdf)
  • State Housing Policy (pdf)
  • Federal Housing Policy (pdf)
• Housing and energy equity
  • Energy justice: Challenges and opportunities in Vermont
  • Housing & energy equity (pdf)
• Making change at the local level: Housing committee roundtable (pdf)

Session 2

• Housing 102: Putting concepts into practice
  • Session recording (YouTube)
  • Bayview Crossing Case Study (pdf)
  • Marie Lennon Interview (YouTube)
• Housing in hidden places: Creating new housing through adaptive reuse
  • Bellows Falls Garage: An adaptive reuse journey (pdf)
  • Housing in hidden places 1 (pdf)
  • Housing in hidden places 2 (pdf)
• Local zoning impacts on housing affordability
  • Planning & zoning for housing affordability (pdf)
  • Producing housing that is affordable (pdf)
• Manufactured home communities as an affordable housing solution: conversion to sustainability (pdf)
• Strategies to improve equity in homeownership opportunities
  • BIPOC homeownership challenges in Vermont (pdf)
  • CHT Homeownership Equity Program (pdf)

Session 3

• Roundtable on the coordination of housing & services (pdf)
• Washington insights: Increasing housing development costs and federal policy responses (pdf)
• Preparing Vermont communities for a more inclusive future (pdf)

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