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UC Berkeley Ben Metcalf 101 in 101 housing affordability
Dec 18, 2025

101 in 101: Terner Center’s Ben Metcalf on affordable housing

Terner Center Managing Director and Professor of City & Regional Planning Ben Metcalf provides a 101 of housing solutions in less than two minutes. Metcalf has dedicated his life to housing research and policy, motivated by a deep understanding of what’s at stake. “If we can’t start from that place of having a stable home, it’s very hard to do just about anything else,” he says.
Map of California showing percentage of insured homeowners
Dec 5, 2025

The California Home Insurance Challenge in Eight Charts | Terner Center Report

A newly published Terner Center for Housing Innovation report highlights data and trends in home insurance costs for California homeowners. It finds that insurance challenges are most acute for some of the state’s vulnerable homeowners, including those living in mobile homes or high-risk locations.
Paul Mayencourt and a DIY solar kiln
Dec 4, 2025

Paul Mayencourt on the energy-saving benefits of solar kilns | Podcast

Paul Mayencourt talks to Climate Break host Ethan Elkind about solar kilns as a low-energy alternative for drying lumber for construction.
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Dec 3, 2025

UC Berkeley city planning students pave the way for Oxford Street improvements

The City of Berkeley greenlights a street redesign based on the work of Master of City Planning students’ plan, Oxford for All, continuing the College of Environmental Design’s tradition of making tangible impacts in our community.
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Modern Vernacular: Asian American Architects and the Built Environment of Postwar Northern California | Exhibition

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