Program Forms
Follow link to download BBN application and assistance forms.
Publications
To read the BBN book on line- Visit the Publications Section of our web site.
Development Assistance Tools
Click here to download BBN Sample Neighborhood Design Covenants.
Use GMHF's interactive Minimum Lot Width Calculator to estimate the minimum lot size needed based on BBN home designs and side yard setback requirements.
Use GMHF's interactive Cost Reduction Calculator to estimate the general cost savings gained by reducing street width and lot size.
View an informative summary of Neo-Traditional Neighborhood Design developed by the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
HUD USER
A Builder's Guide to Marketable, Affordable, and Durable Entry-level Homes (MADE) To Last. To increase the number of site-built, entry-level homes, HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research released a manual that illustrates how developers can construct high-quality, energy-efficient, durable, and affordable housing.Learn how to overcome the Not in My Back Yard (NIMBY) attitude towards affordable housing in Does Design Make a Differrence? by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (LIHIS).
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Construction Documents
Click here to visit GMHF's Home Plan Library.
Other Good Sources for Home Plans
Home Patterns A good source for affordable bungalow plans including craftsman, foursquare, and cottage home plans.
The Affordable Housing Design Advisor brings together experience and ideas from successful affordable housing projects all over the country, and the people who developed, designed and built them.