NEWHAB
Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable BuildingsTogether ensuring everyone has a home that is affordable, healthy and sustainable.
What is NEWHAB?
The Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings (NEWHAB) is a network of people from all over the United States dedicated to a future where everyone has a good home, one that is permanently affordable, protects health, and contributes to climate and community resilience. NEWHAB is a community of peers that members tap into when they want to wrestle collaboratively on sustainable solutions to good housing from a people-centered perspective to solve local issues. We focus on root causes and intentional, leveraged action aimed at increasing the health of the overlapping systems that create housing and energy instability for people of color and underserved communities.
Membership is open to any individual who is actively engaged in amplifying community power, eradicating racism, and ensuring healthy, affordable, and sustainable housing for all. See who our members are.
NEWHAB hosts regular engagement opportunities, including training and learning exchanges and collaborative problem-solving sessions by and for members. Read more about our Initiatives.
NEWHAB members gather in-person and virtually to build deep, authentic relationships across fields of experience in order to learn from each other and collaboratively create new solutions to housing and utility insecurity. Learn what our Convenings have shared.
We continuously grow together while exploring the intersection of people, policy, and our homes, and keep a record of what we know, what we believe, and what we intend to change. Browse our knowledgebase.
Every year, hundreds of our members gather in person and virtually to build stronger relationships, learn from each other's latest work, and celebrate our successes together.
Unlike other professional conferences, NEWHAB lets me bring all of myself to the meeting.
- NEWHAB Member
Initiative
Challenge Groups
Through Challenge Groups, NEWHAB members leapfrog beyond current knowledge and practices while deepening relationships and enhancing collaboration capacity. Each year, a new cycle of Challenge Groups is formed by NEWHAB members and self-organizes to focus on a shared challenge or question. The network offers support through providing access to experts, best practices, and other tools to make their jobs easier and more effective.
Featured Challenge Group
Resilience
Resilience: Building community resilience to natural disasters and climate change. This challenge group comes out of an engaging break-out session at the 2019 Annual Convening in Los Angeles.