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Rehabilitation Articles
General
- Creating Safe Homes [PDF, 348 KB]: A rehab specialist describes the roles, tools, and challenges of his profession. (Bright Ideas, Spring 2005)
- Outsourcing Rehab Management: Saving Both Time and Money [PDF, 105 KB]: How Memphis United Housing successfully privatized its construction management. (Bright Ideas, Spring 2005)
- 'We're Missing Opportunities', Housing Rehabilitation: The State of the Business [PDF 262 KB]: An NW network-wide survey report on rehabbing offers "10 Steps to an Ideal Rehab Program." (Bright Ideas, Summer 2005)
- On the Level: A Quarterly Forum for Construction and Rehab Issues [PDF, 103 KB]: Steps for deciding whether or not to rehab an old school. (Bright Ideas, Summer 2002)
- Rehab as a Tool for Community Revitalization [PDF, 105 KB]: Neighborhoods Inc. of Battle Creek, Michigan, has used several programs to improve neighborhoods. (Bright Ideas, Summer 2000)
Getting Started
- Staffing a City-Wide Rehab and Housing Recycling Program [PDF, 103 KB]: An NeighborWorks organization is advised on how to start a rehab program for the city. (Bright Ideas, Spring 2003)
- On the Level: How to Choose a Property for Acquisition, Rehab, or Sale [PDF, 90 KB]: Always, always start with mission check. For
your nonprofit, re-read the mission statement on the wall. (Bright Ideas, Spring 2002)
- Attracting and Retaining Good Contractors [PDF, 110 KB]: How do you find good help these days? (Bright Ideas, Winter 2002 -2003)
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 Practitioners Toolbox: Articles for Construction Managers and Project Managers
- Cost-Effective Energy Efficiency by the Experts [PDF, 132 KB]: Common-sense solutions are given to an expensive problem. (Bright Ideas, Fall 2002)
- Computer Toys for the Workplace: Requiem for the Clipboard [PDF, 213 KB]: New technology is making stone-age clipboards obsolete. (Bright Ideas, Fall 2004)
- What the Pros Think of ProBuild [PDF, 136 KB]: How does it work when you match job training for youth with housing rehab programs? (Bright Ideas, Summer 2003)
- How to Minimize and Manage the Tensest Moments of a Job [PDF, 248 KB]: A new NHS construction coordinator asks how to rebuild the organization's stable of contractors. (Bright Ideas, Winter 2004-2005)
- Mold is Gold: A Whole New Way to Get Sued [PDF, 35 KB]: Mold is the new lead paint – the common man’s asbestos. (Bright Ideas, Spring 2004)
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Successful Rehab Projects
- Reaping Big Dividends with Home Safety Improvements [PDF, first story in second column]: A single mother of two tapped into NeighborWorks Insurance Alliance-related financing and turned her newly purchased home from a nightmare to an heirloom.
(Bright Ideas, Summer 2005)
- Green-Habbing the City's Signature Bungalows [PDF, 127 KB]: In Chicago, environmentally-friendly bungalow rehabs are gaining. (Bright Ideas, Spring 2005)
- Rural Rehab – Where the Heart Is [PDF, 525 KB]: Nellie loved her 100-year-old house, and the the local CDGB rehab program saved it. (Bright Ideas, Winter 2001-2002)
- Preserving Income Diversity in a Hot Suburban Market
[PDF, 139 KB]:
A Maryland organization purchased and renovated a 133-unit property to provide housing for extremely low-, low- and moderate-income families in suburban Washington, D.C. (Bright Ideas, Summer 2005)
- Following Residents’ Lead: Lawrence CommunityWorks’ Project
Is a Winner for Everyone [PDF, 456 KB]: A 17-unit project in Massachusetts combined affordable housing, historic preservation, and green building technology. (Bright Ideas, Summer 2005)
Reports on Housing Rehabilitation
Winning Strategies
Search our Winning Strategies database to learn about the innovative approaches to housing rehabilitation used in the NeighborWorks network. Under "keywords," choose the category "housing rehabilitation." Here are some of the case studies currently available in the database:
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