Webinar recording: Affordable housing providers’ impact on energy poverty
How energy poverty intersects with affordable housing, and what we can do to reduce it.
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The webinar features a housing project helping moderate income households while achieving high environmental standards.
Watch the webinarFollow the journey of a municipality that has made strides on advancing energy efficiency in their affordable housing buildings and how advancements have supported municipal climate commitments, efforts to reduce GHG emissions, and to save money for those experiencing energy poverty.
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