DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

All new community design and construction in our Nations can utilize traditional, regenerative, and climate adaptive architectural principles that are expressive of our values, ways of living, and the needs of our families.  The way communities and buildings are designed has a strong impact on how we feel, and how we move through the world.  The manner in which our communities and buildings are created both represents and facilitates our relationships with our lands and with each other, and renewing this meaning into how we build can inform both how ecologically caring our buildings are, and how we feel about our communities and ourselves.

Tribal Green Building Codes

https://www.epa.gov/green-building-tools-tribes/tribal-green-building-toolkit

Tribal Green Building Toolkit

https://www.epa.gov/green-building-tools-tribes/additional-tribal-green-building-resources

Living Building Challenge

www.living-future.org

Biophilic Design Resource

www.biophilicdesign.net

Ecological Building Network

https://www.ecobuildnetwork.org

California Straw Bale Building Association

www.strawbuilding.org

Natural Building Alliance

https://natural-building-alliance.org/who_we_are/

Ontario Natural Building Coalition

https://www.naturalbuildingcoalition.ca

Hempcrete Natural Building

https://www.hempcrete.ca

US BASED

Daniel Glenn

http://www.7directionsarchitects.com/people/

Tatawarw

https://tawarc.com

Full Circle Indigenous Planning

https://www.fullcircleplanning.com

CANADA BASED

Smoke Architecture

www.smokearchitecture.com

Two Row Architecture

https://www.tworow.com

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Indigenous Design and Planning Institute, University of New Mexico

 https://idpi.unm.edu

Indigenous Organizations Offering Training 

Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture

www.hopitutskwa.org

Non-Indigenous Organizations Offering Training

The Endeavour Centre

https://endeavourcentre.org/sustainable-build-and-design/



NON-INDIGENOUS REGENERATIVE ARCHITECTS

Arkin Tilt 

https://www.arkintilt.com

Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Competitive Grant Program https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/ih/grants/ihbg_cgp

INDIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/ih/grants/icdbg

SECTION 184 INDIAN HOME LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/ih/homeownership/184

Rural Housing Site Loans https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-housing-site-loans

TRIBAL HOUSING ACTIVITIES LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/ih/homeownership/titlevi

NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/ih/codetalk/onap/nh

Multi-Family Housing Direct Loans https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/multi-family-housing-direct-loans

Multi-Family Housing Loan Guarantees https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/multi-family-housing-loan-guarantees

Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance Grants https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/mutual-self-help-housing-technical-assistance-grants

Single Family Housing Direct Home Loans https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/single-family-housing-direct-home-loans

Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/single-family-housing-guaranteed-loan-program

Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/single-family-housing-repair-loans-grants

Enterprise Community https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/financing-and-development

National Indigenous Collaborative Housing

Housing Development support service and network

https://nichi.ca

Indigenous Services Canada Housing Funding

https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1100100010715/1521125087940#:~:text=Budget%202022%20provides%20%242.4%20billion,a%20range%20of%20housing%20needs.

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business Housing Funding

https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/professionals/project-funding-and-mortgage-financing/funding-programs/indigenous

British Columbia Indigenous Housing funding

https://www.bchousing.org/projects-partners/Building-BC/IHF

Alberta Indigenous Housing Capital Program

https://www.alberta.ca/indigenous-housing-capital-program.aspx