Parlin Meyer
Username
Parlin Meyer
Proposer First Name
Parlin
Proposer Email
parlin@brightbuilthome.com
Proposer Last Name
Meyer
Proposer Company/Organization
BrightBuilt Home
Proposer Phone
(207) 747-4822
Proposer Job Title
Managing Principal

Boston 2023 Areas of Focus

Proposed Session Description
ADUs can help us take advantage of existing infrastructure and developed land in order to make a bigger, faster impact on reducing carbon emissions while increasing availability of resilient housing stock. Join us as we explore exciting developments in ADU and density policies & incentives, review a cross section of ADU residents, and think collectively on deploying ADUs as a mechanism for rapidly increasing housing with manageable impact to infrastructures and the collective carbon footprint
Diversity and Inclusiveness
ADUs offer a mechanism for expanding housing options within the existing fabric of established neighborhoods. This, and some of the incentives and policies currently in practice or consideration by state and local governments, positions ADU as a means of providing more equitable housing options.
Learning Objectives
Ability to navigate state and local legislation, to enhance projects and help clients realize density and ADU incentive programs and initiatives.
Understanding of the ADU marketplace, to inform marketing campaigns and design approaches, if in the design and development spaces.
Tools for engaging lenders, and knowledge of lending structures, for financing ADUs.
Capacity to evaluate a property and understand its potential for an ADU, what type of ADU, and the capacity of a property to support a given sized ADU.
Has this session been presented before?
No
Additional Comments
If granted a longer time frame for the session, it could expand to offer a more in-depth view and discussion around the incentive programs and density legislation.
Target Audiences Level of Expertise
Level 1 - No prior knowledge needed.
Session Format
Interview or structured conversation among panelists
Collaborative problem-solving session
Session Format Details
Depending on length of session, (3) 10-15 minute presentations + moderated Q&A with panelists & audience.
Recommended Length
60-minute session
90-minute session

Strongest Content Connection - Boston 2023

Comments about your speaker roster
While specific individuals have yet to be identified, I have reached out to both the Mills Administration and the City of Boston, and they are very interested in participating, should the session be selected.
Reviewer 1
Howard, Meg
Reviewer 2
Stone, Frank
Proposal #
132
Committee Decision
Being Considered

Presenters

Full Description
This session is important because it speaks to housing equity, housing density, tapping existing municipal or site infrastructure rather than building on raw land, working with state and city legislatures to reduce barriers to permitting and construction, and durable and resilient building stock delivered in small, attainable packets - all of which also improves value for the property owner and improves options for renters, tenants, and extended family.