Innovative Housing Solutions – Request For Information
Cal OES is surveying the marketplace for potential vendors that can provide options for innovative housing solutions that could be utilized to support housing needs following the October 2017 California Wildfires disaster. We are inviting creative, forward-thinking Respondents to submit information for innovative housing solutions that deviate from the traditional disaster housing solutions like manufactured housing units (MHUs) and recreational vehicles (RVs). The innovative housing solution should incorporate the following attributes to the highest extent possible:
- Cost less than an MHU (~$70,000/unit);
- Take less time to manufacture and install than an MHU (less than 3 months);
- Allow for scalable production to meet the housing needs;
- Be multi-hazard resistant to natural disasters;
- Maximize energy efficiency and reduce harm to the environment;
- Be viable for long-term occupancy; and
- Be able to accommodate access and functional needs and/or large families.
Click here for RFI information
Additional Resources
California Chapter of the American Planning Association
The California Chapter of the American Planning Association has launched a program to provide volunteer professional planning assistance to financially constrained municipalities and community groups throughout California and Baja California. Click here for more information.
Reasonable Modifications Under the Fair Housing Act
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – General Plan Guidelines: 2017 Update
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Technical Advisories
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Publications
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Climate Adaptation Programs
Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities
- January 16, 2018
- http://sgc.ca.gov/Grant-Programs/AHSC-Program.html
Section 811 Notice Rental Assistance Notice of Funding Availability
- No set deadline
- http://www.calhfa.ca.gov/multifamily/section811/nofa/index.htm
Housing Ideas
Do you have housing ideas? Email us at housingideas@caloes.ca.gov