National Housing Trust
National Housing Trust
National Housing Trust (NHT) protects and improves existing affordable rental homes so that low income individuals and families can live in quality neighborhoods with access to opportunities. The organization has preserved or helped to preserve more than 25,000 affordable homes through real estate development, lending, and technical assistance. Currently, NHT owns and operates over 2,500 affordable rental units across the East Coast.
In 2023, National Housing Trust met its Better Building Challenge (BBC) goal of portfolio-wide energy savings of at least 20 percent. Following that success, NHT made a commitment to the Better Climate Challenge (BCC) with a goal to reduce portfolio-wide GHG emissions intensity by 50% over ten years. NHT is taking the lessons learned from its BBC experience to develop and implement a roadmap that guides choice points in its portfolio as NHT works towards its BCC goals. Assessing existing properties for energy and emissions improvement opportunities is also a key strategy NHT is employing to achieving BCC goals.
PORTFOLIO-WIDE LEADERSHIP COMMITMENTS
50% GHG reduction in 10 years
20% reduction in Energy Intensity
NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST IS PARTICIPATING IN THE FOLLOWING DOE AND HUD PROGRAMS:
| Better Climate Challenge | Water Savings Network |
NHT protects and improves existing affordable rental homes so that low income individuals and families can live in quality neighborhoods with access to opportunities.
| GHG Emissions Goals |
|---|
| 50%Reduction in Scope 1 & Scope 2 The National Housing Trust has committed to reducing scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 50% in 10 years based on a commitment of 1.9 million square feet.
| Progress |
| Energy Goals |
| 20%Reduction in Energy Intensity The National Housing Trust has committed to reducing energy intensity in 10 years based on a commitment of 1.9 million square feet.
| Progress |
| 1.44%Average Annual % Improvement |
