Name: Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology
Author: Jason Neville

Course Info

8 video lessons (57 Mins)
Published
2022
4.49

Preview Course

Browse Course Chapters

1.

Introduction

1 min
2.

ADUs: Past and Present

9 mins
3.

ADU Policy Responses

9 mins
4.

ADU Typologies

4 mins
5.

Designing, Permitting, and Building an ADU

12 mins
6.

ADU Affordability and Incentive Programs

8 mins
7.

ADU Affordability and Incentive Programs, Part II

8 mins
8.

Conclusion

3 mins

What You Will Learn

Understand current market challenges and opportunities in the ADU market.
Understand the various typologies o ADUs.
Understand efforts from U.S. cities to encourage/discourage ADUs.
Understand the key steps in delivering an ADU-design, permit, and build.
Understand costs/timelines to deliver an ADU.
Review best practices in ADU affordability programs.

Course Description

Responding to the challenge of the housing affordability crisis and the opportunity to build small-scale housing on underdeveloped single-family lots, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) have become a growing part of the housing supply in many American cities. Growing alongside this new housing typology is an industry of builders, developers, policy tools, and affordability programs. The "Accessory Dwelling Units: Understanding America’s Newest Housing Typology" course presents the latest ADU policy developments from leading American cities, key challenges and opportunities for increasing ADU production (or limit it), first-hand examples of ADUs completed by the instructor, and best practices in ADU affordability programs.