David Layman, HDJ President and CEO, was featured in a recent article for Affordable Housing Finance. The article, 5 Ways Covid-19 WIll Change Affordable Housing Design, provides insight from leading architects on ways new developments may adapt to the pandemic.
Layman offers his insight throughout the piece. Here are a few sneak peeks:
On More People Working From Home:
“There will be a bigger emphasis on work from home. I think the world is changing and adapting and seeing that it can work.”
Community Spaces:
“Common areas such as fitness rooms and community centers have been shuttered this year in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Flexibility is always a strong design influence and will be going forward, according to Layman.
The Hooker DeJong team has been looking at ways to adapt its own offices to be “socially distancing friendly,” including possibly adding mobile partitions to provide barriers between colleagues. Some of these ideas may apply to fitness rooms and other common spaces at affordable housing developments.”
On the Great Outdoors:
“One trend that may be accelerated as a result of the pandemic is the desire for walkable communities, according to Layman, noting that many state HFAs provide points in their LIHTC qualified allocation plans to projects that are near public transit, health care, stores, and other services.”
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