“This award program highlights the growing need for housing that is affordable to people who are essential to the economic vitality, strength, and well-being of our communities.”
J. Ronald Terwilliger
ULI’s Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Awards recognize and honor exemplary developments that demonstrate creativity in expanding housing opportunities for America’s working families.
Developments are selected based on a number of criteria, including:
- Affordability
- Proximity to centers of employment and transportation hubs
- Quality of the design and site planning
- Involvement of public and private partnerships
- Use of regulatory reform to reduce costs
- Energy efficiency
- Sustainable green construction and land development
- Innovative building technologies and systems
- Replicability of the development
Past Award Winners
Announcing the 2012 Jack Kemp Award Winners and Finalists
Each year, the ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing highlights the efforts of leaders across the country working to…
Four distiguished developments won the 2011 Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Awards. Learn more about the…
Four exemplary developments were selected as winners of the 2010 Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Awards.
In 2009, three exemplary developments were selected as Jack Kemp Workforce housing Models of Excellence Award winners.
In 2008, three exemplary developments were selected as the first ever Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence…


