Panelist

Mrs. Stacey Epperson

President & Founder Next Step

Stacey Epperson is President and Founder of Next Step® Network, a housing intermediary that mobilizes mission-based developers and manufacturers to provide affordable housing solutions in their communities. Next Step’s system of Manufactured Housing Done Right® connects responsible financing, comprehensive homebuyer education, and delivery of high-quality, ENERGY STAR® manufactured homes, creating a model that brings more value to the customer and generates greater impact in communities. Stacey is an Ashoka Fellow and has completed the Achieving Excellence in Community Development Program at Harvard's JFK School of Government. She received a Master of Public Administration at Western Kentucky University. Stacey serves on the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati Advisory Council.

Speaking at

Mon Mar 16 3:30 PM — 4:30 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time

Scaling the Deployment of Lower-Cost Homes Produced through Offsite Construction

Mr. Jeffrey Lubell, Urban Land Institute

Mrs. Stacey Epperson, Next Step

Ms. Kahya Fox, Habitat for Humanity of the Greater La Crosse Region

Ms. Dina Levy, New York State Housing and Community Renewal

Type Concurrent Session Innovation

Offsite construction has the potential to produce high-quality homes that sell or rent at prices affordable to moderate-income households without a subsidy. Hear from two nonprofit practitioners and a state government official about how they are using offsite construction to achieve this goal and working to scale-up their efforts to expand their impact. The session will discuss a range of production methods but focus in particular on single-family manufactured homes (i.e., conform to the HUD Code) with added site-built features, including a pitched roof and a site-built garage and porch, that make them look and feel very similar to site-built homes. These include homes that meet the CrossMod and Next Step standards.