Houston Receives 2016 Housing and Community Design Award

Houston has received the 2016 “Housing and Community Design” award from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Houston’s program is a leader in rebuilding houses affected by disaster. The award recognizes Houston’s “Disaster Recovery Round 2” program, also known as DR2. The award also recognizes The City of Houston’s collaboration with the architectural firm bcWorkshop to help design homes rebuilt through DR2. Part of the program operates with Houston’s Community Revitalization Areas, known as CRA’s. Each neighborhood gets different designs for their projects to reflect the character of that neighborhood, as laid out by the CRA's. The program has a high rate of customer satisfaction, with most families happy with their home repairs. Yet again, Houston receives an award, recognized for being a well-run city.