A new round of federal funding is headed to Tucson for a project to equip mobile homes for climate change.
The city is receiving $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Officials say the grant is the latest step in a 2012 city housing plan that identified mobile homes as the single-most affordable type of housing.
A 2019 study from the University of Arizona found roughly 10% of Tucson residents live in mobile homes — about double the rate in Phoenix. But those structures can be prohibitively expensive to cool down and they aren’t well equipped to handle rising temperatures due to climate change.
The funding will be used to revamp or replace mobile homes with more climate resilient models, and provide utility assistance to low and middle income occupants.
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Desert Design kicks off this week with a variety of speaking events, exhibits, and gatherings. This year, its theme is "Collected in Dialog." -
he event, called PhiusCon, is being put on by a nonprofit called Phius, which certifies professionals in its passive building standard. This is the first time in the conference’s more than two-decade history that it’s taking place in the Southwest. -
The building, located at Central and Camelback, has been under construction for several years. But now, One Camelback is ready to serve as housing. -
The city says more than 9,000 accounts are significantly behind on payments — that comes out to nearly $24 million in past-due balances. Phoenix had suspended water shut-offs in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
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