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Strengthening Sustainable and Inclusive
Communities for the 21st Century
Best Practices from Across the World
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office for International and Philanthropic Innovation
Our Goals:
• Generate lessons, evidence, and best practices in housing
and community development that can be applied to HUD’s
work;
• Advance HUD’s capacity and competence to achieve better
results through innovation and multi-sector, multi-national
networks;
• Develop collaborations that align ideas, investments, and
resources for transformative and sustainable development
with philanthropic and international partners
[email protected]
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You’re Invited!
Sustainable and Inclusive Housing Prize Initiative
Learning Summit and Awards Ceremony
July 19, 2011
National Building Museum, Washington, D.C.
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Winner: Zero Waste, Sustainable Architecture, Renewable Energy
Transforming Waste Into
Renewable Construction Materials
Curadores da Terra (Earth Curators)
Brazil, Sao Paolo
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Winner: Developing Real Estate for Squatters and Tenants of
Buenos Aires
Recycling Urban Homes
Habitat for Humanity Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Winner: Green Development Zone
Green housing, energy, jobs training,
and agriculture
People United for Sustainable Housing
Buffalo, USA
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Living City Block
Comprehensive
Development of
Sustainable,
Affordable,
Economically Viable
City Blocks
Living City Block
Colombia; Denver, USA
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Social Housing and Energy Efficiency Forum
Low-Income Sustainable Housing Projects
Foro de Vivienda Social y Eficiencia Energética
Argentina
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Reducing Social Marginalization through
Progressive Housing Solutions
Comprehensive Housing Solutions for the Poor
Mejoramiento Integral Asistido
Mexico
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Sume Materiales (‘Incorporate materials')
Reusing Materials to
Promote Housing
Affordability
Fundacion Sagrada Familia
Argentina
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Social Franchising for the Development of Sustainable
Housing at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Giving Families the
Entrepreneurial Skills
To Build Sustainable
Housing
Ecoblock International
Mexico
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