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A Model Housing Transportation Plan - Coordinating Housing and Transportation

The purpose of this study was to bring transit-oriented development planning together with affordable housing planning through the development of an implementable Model Housing Transportation Plan. Promoting the need for affordable housing near transit, along with strategies and tools to empower stakeholders to implement housing transportation station area plans that benefit the entire region.

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Newport Ventures

Newport Ventures is a sister company to Newport Partners. As a small, woman-owned research and consulting firm with expertise in the housing industry, Newport Ventures offers creativity and the ability to partner with the best in the industry. Ventures provides technical and marketing services, field and market research, and program management for their public and private sector clients.

Projects & Reports

Revisioning the American Dream
How have preferences for housing changed? Find out by learning about Newport’s latest research project.

Short-Term Test Results: Multifamily Home Deep Energy Efficiency Retrofit
Multifamily deep energy retrofits (DERs) represent great potential for energy savings, while also providing valuable insights for the multifamily housing industry. Learn more from this report on an energy retrofit analysis of the Bay Ridge Project.

Concept Home 2013 Coming Soon!
Take a look back at the Charleston and Omaha Concept Homes.

Natural Disaster Housing Strategies
Check out two recent reports on housing strategies before and after a natural disaster. Additional resources at saferstrongerhomes.com.

	Safer, Stronger Homes: Reducing Your Risk During a Natural Disaster—Mitigation strategies for builders and homebuyers.
	Strategies for Incremental Reconstruction of Disaster Damaged Homes—Rebuilding strategies after natural disasters to reduce displacement.

Featured Technology

PlanGrid 2.4

PlanGrid 2.4 is an interactive blueprint app that allows users to upload, share, annotate, and sync blueprints on an iPad and in the cloud. The app basically allows builders to maintain a real-time version of plans that can be changed and updated as a project develops.

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Energy TechTips Blog

May 24, 2013
The Importance of Dedicated Office Space

In our last post we revealed some of the findings from our survey, The Space, on the importance of dedicated dining space in today’s homes.  The other specific room we wanted to explore through the survey was home office space.  … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Specific Rooms

What is the future of new home construction?

Newport to Conduct Update to Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment