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  • Regional + Local NRV Housing Study

    New Regional Housing Study published
    Funded by Virginia Housing
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    Regional Commission

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  • NAIOP Research Report

    The Commercial Real Estate Development Association published "An Overview of Emerging Construction Technologies"
    by Andrew McCoy, Ph.D.
    and Armin Yeganeh, Ph.D

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Affordable Housing

VCHR supports localities and organizations through data-driven analysis to help improve affordability.

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Housing Education

VCHR educates policymakers and the greater public of the Commonwealth through new research findings.

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Building Technology

VCHR collaborates with industry leaders to model new technologies and their implications for the economy

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Latest News & Announcements

VCHR lead on first 3D printed house in Richmond in the PRESS

Richmond's first 3D printed house is seen as a way to help fill affordable housing needs.

A three-bedroom, two-bath home just off Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond, will be the first house in Virginia partially constructed using a 3D concrete printer rather than lumber. This project has been received as exciting news by the Richmond Times.

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FAIR HOUSING IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC - Mel Jones in COVIDCalls

Associate Director and Research Scientist Mel Jones participated recently in the podcast series COVIDCalls titled "FAIR HOUSING IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC". The full podcast can be accessed below or directly through YouTube.

Mel Jones cited by TIME Magazine

Mel Jones, Associate Director and research scientist at the Virginia Center for Housing Research, has been recently cited in the TIMES Magazine article 'How Am I Going To Make It?' Months of Eviction Uncertainty Are Taking a Toll on Millions of Families.

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New VHDA Innovation Grant on 3D Concrete Printing

Dr. Andrew McCoy and Dr. Philip Agee have been awarded a $500,000, 1 year grant by Virginia Housing (formerly VHDA) to design and produce Virginia's first 3D printed concrete home, to study appropriate markets for this innovative technology and to engage K-12, college and professionals in new curriculum around the technology.  Through the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech, Drs.

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Latest Publications

State of the Market and Local Policy: Accessory Dwelling Units in the Commonwealth of Virginia
The Regional + Local NRV Housing Study - Detailed Report
An Overview of Emerging Construction Technologies
Housing Needs and Trends in Central Appalachia and Appalachian Alabama
A Basic Housing Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis for the Rappahannock-Rapidan Region
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