26) How South Dakota Dramatically Reduced the Cost of Building Ownable Houses for People with Low Incomes
A Talk by Mike Harsma (Director - Single Family Development, South Dakota Housing Development Authority)
About this Talk
This session features Mike Harsma, the Director of Single Family Development at South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA). The SDHDA runs the Governor’s House Program, a program where affordable housing is built offsite using inmate labour. Mike goes through how the program works, a walk through of the Governor’s House, and introduces a new project called the DakotaPlex.