Sustainable Housing

Sustainable housing plays a key role in mitigating climate change, improving Minnesota’s environment, reducing utility bills for residents and providing a healthier place to live. It utilizes both energy efficiency and clean energy solutions.

Minnesota Housing is taking the following actions to support the creation of more sustainable housing:

• Actively participating in the Governor’s Climate Subcabinet and developing a more comprehensive climate strategy for the Agency
• Enhancing our existing sustainability standards for the buildings we finance, which are primarily based on Enterprise Green Communities, to promote the development and rehabilitation of sustainable and resilient homes
• Working with our asset management team to continue providing sustainability education and supporting owners, managers and residents of existing buildings
• Assessing our work with an environmental justice lens and finding equitable housing solutions to minimize the impact of climate change on the most vulnerable populations
• Leveraging all available resources, such as utility incentives, city-based sustainability programs and other partnerships

Governor's Climate Change Subcabinet

Minnesota Housing is member of the Climate Change Subcabinet. Learn about the Our Minnesota Climate initiative.

Read the 2020 Climate Change Subcabinet update report.

Resources

• Clean Energy Resources for Multifamily Affordable Housing
• Rental Housing Building Standards
• Community Homeownership Impact Fund
• EnergyScoreCards Minnesota Phase II
• Minnesota Housing's office sustainability features