Locally Grown Homes: A Path To Climate Justice and Housing Equity

Locally Grown Homes: A Path To Climate Justice and Housing Equity

with Greg Bossie and Kelley Wagner of Rare Forms Design

Thursday, February 27, 7PM

What would it look like if everyone had access to sustainable, affordable housing? This talk explores the intersection of biogenic building materials (rapidly renewable materials like straw, cork, hemp, and bamboo), housing equity, and climate justice through the lens of Rare Forms’ journey into manufacturing straw bale insulated building panels. We explore the critical challenges of affordability, environmental impact, and health in today’s housing market, and how biogenic materials like straw offer sustainable, cost-effective solutions; support local agriculture; and provide high-quality, healthy homes. Rare Forms’ work centers housing equity and reduces the carbon footprint of the construction industry, creating access to sustainable, affordable housing. Suggested donation $10