Using CLTs to Deliver Energy Renovation and Permanent Affordability to Existing Housing

Presentation Recordings

Jeanne Mosseray, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (14 minutes – Français):

Staci Horwitz, City of Lakes Community Land Trust (13 minutes – English):

Virginie Schoëff, Community Land Trust Brussels (19 minutes – Français):

Presentation Slides

• Jeanne Mosseray, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• Staci Horwitz, City of Lakes Community Land Trust
• Virginie Schoëff, Community Land Trust Brussels

Presentation Transcripts in English and French

• Jeanne Mosseray, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• Staci Horwitz, City of Lakes Community Land Trust
• Virginie Schoëff, Community Land Trust Brussels

Blog Posts

• Introduction to Using CLTs to Deliver Energy Renovation and Permanent Affordability to Existing Housing, by Rich Kruger Delgado, Education and Outreach Manager, International Center for Community Land Trusts
• Can CLTs Play a Role in Climate Policy?, byGeert De Pauw, Coordinator, Community Land Trust Brussels and Co-President, International Center for Community Land Trusts
• Supporting the Upcycling Trust Project: A Researcher’s Perspective, by Jeanne Mosseray, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Webinar Description

Facing the twin challenges of producing more affordable housing and addressing climate change, cities across the world are caught between the need for producing more housing while protecting existing open space and decarbonizing the built environment. By linking sustainability in the built environment to the creation of permanently affordable housing, CLTs can simultaneously respond to the housing and climate crisis in ways that ensure justice and equity.

This 75 minute webinar will highlight innovative CLT approaches to deliver just and equitable solutions that respond to these challenges by featuring two exemplary CLT initiatives from Europe and the United States: The Upcycling Trust, a partnership between five European CLTs and local municipal authorities in France; and the Sustained Legacy Project from City of Lakes CLT in the city of Minneapolis, MN. The Upcycling Trust partnership works at delivering sustainable housing renovations while bringing existing housing into community ownership. The Sustained Legacy Project from City of Lakes CLT uses the CLT as a way to assist low-income elderly homeowners facing significant housing rehabilitation challenges while deeding the land to the CLT. Our presenters will provide overviews of their respective projects, while addressing the specific challenges they face and the strategies they employ to overcome these obstacles, providing valuable insights for practitioners and policymakers alike. After the presentations, there will also be a short Q&A to give you the opportunity to ask questions to our panelists.

Presenters

Jeanne Mosseray, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Jeanne was trained as an anthropologist and pursued studies in Urbanism and Strategic Planning. Now, as an “urbanist-anthropologist”, she is combining socio-spatial urban research and urban design. Her main research focus is on housing, social housing neighborhoods and the residents’ inclusion in the city through urbanism.

Staci Horwitz, Operations Director, City of Lakes Community Land Trust

Staci Horwitz is the Operations Director at City of Lakes CLT, where she oversees homeownership programs and property development projects. She joined CLCLT in 2006 and has a diverse background, including roles as a software firm president, grant writing consultant, youth specialist, and medical sales consultant. Staci’s expertise spans nonprofit administration, program development, financial management, and community land trust stewardship. She has also facilitated workshops for NeighborWorks® America and Grounded Solutions Network. Staci holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dietetics from the College of St. Scholastica and resides in North Minneapolis.

Virginia Schoëff, Project Manager for Sustainable and Inclusive Renovation, Community Land Trust Brussels

Virginie Shoeff is the Project Manager for Sustainable and Inclusive Renovation at CLTB. Virginie is an architect by training. From 2004 to 2011, she was responsible for the co-creation of the “Ateliers Mommens,” the first social artist residence in Brussels. After that, she specialized in ecological renovation and supporting self-renovation. After a career as an independent architect, she has been working since 2023 for Community Land Trust Brussels, where she is responsible for an action research on the use of the CLT model to help homeowners with modest incomes in the energy renovation of their homes.