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Homes for All launches training, pilot designs and a state-level 'preapproved' home catalog to speed missing-middle housing

Natural Resources & Energy · January 28, 2026
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Summary

DHCD presenters described the Homes for All initiative27s three phases: a toolkit and training for small-scale developers, project coaching, and a Vermont-specific catalog of preapproved home designs to expedite approvals and support off-site (modular/panelized) construction.

Jeff Doody, community planner and project manager at the Department of Housing and Community Development, told the committee that Homes for All aims to expand production of missing-middle housing by training small-scale developers, producing a toolkit and creating a catalogue of preapproved homes to shorten approval timelines. "This is part of a three-phased effort to really boost housing production in Vermont," Doody said, listing a sold-out toolkit, workshops, individualized…

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