Tools and Resources

Introduction

Tools

	AIA Affordable Green Guidelines
	The Design/ Development Matrix
	Development Process Overview
	Design Phase Definitions
	20 Steps to Design Quality
	AIA Documents
	Community Design Centers Overview
	Dwelling Types Overview
	Access to Services Checklist
	Cost Analyses Checklist
	How to Select the Right Project Architect
	Neighborhood Context Analysis Worksheet
	Operation and Maintenance Checklist
	Site Suitability Test
	User Activity Checklist
	Activity-Based Design Overview
	Special Characteristics Index
	Dwelling Type Index

Resources

	Excerpts from the Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice
	Managing the Development Process
	The Materials Handbook
	Richmond, VA Community Input Package
	Sample Version - B141 Document
	Good Neighbors: Affordable Family Housing
	Accessibility/ Fair Housing

Lectures

	Gallery Case Study
	Outdoor Rooms

The screened porches in this Minneapolis project provide every unit with a large, enclosed private open space.

Large and small windows are a key design element in this Berkeley, California façade.

Trellises identify, and will eventually shade, the front doors of this Davis, California development.

See Gallery or Design Considerations Checklist for more Examples.

The Affordable Housing Design Advisor includes a variety of tools and resources designed to help developers of affordable housing understand the design process and improve the design quality of their own projects.

Tools - forms, checklists, and worksheets - have been created specifically for the Design Advisor and usually accompany a specific step in the 20 Steps to Quality Design.

Resources - documents, handbooks, manuals, etc. - have been developed by other organizations and are included in the Advisor with permission. They typically expand on and add depth to specific issues being discussed within the Advisor.

TOOLS AIA Affordable Green Guidelines AIA Documents Overview Community Design Centers Overview Development Process Overview Design Phase Definitions Design/Development Matrix Dwelling Types Overview Access to Services Checklist Cost Analyses Checklist How to Select the Right Project Architect Neighborhood Context Analysis Worksheet Operation and Maintenance Checklist Site Suitability Test User Activity Checklist Activity-Based Design Overview Special Characteristics Index Dwelling Type Index

RESOURCES Excerpts from the Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice Managing the Development Process The Materials Handbook Richmond, VA Community Input Package Sample Version - B141 Document Good Neighbors: Affordable Family Housing Accessibility/Fair Housing LECTURES Gallery Case Study Outdoor Rooms Demystifying Density Note: These videos are in a QuickTime format. QuickTime formats are not "streamed." It will take considerably longer to launch. QuickTime files may be viewed on Windows or Macintosh systems, and require the QuickTime player, which may be downloaded free.