Events
The University of Denver invites you to celebrate the launch of the Center for Housing Research and Innovative Solutions with two days of events for our closest partners and supporters in Colorado and national housing leaders and funders joining us for the occasion. Below is everything you need: an invitation-only launch reception, a public panel on new federal housing legislation, a lunch, and a tour of two of the region's most innovative affordable housing developments.
This page is for your use only and includes registration for invitation-only events. If you have any questions about any of the events below or would like to share the invitation for invitation-only events with colleagues, please email Cindy Lane at cindy.lane@du.edu.
Launch Reception
Join us Tuesday evening as we celebrate the official launch of the Center for Housing Research and Innovative Solutions, with remarks from Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, DU leadership, and the Center's founding supporters.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
5:00 – 6:30 pm
University of Denver, Community Commons
2055 East Evans Avenue, Denver, CO
This is an invitation-only event. You have already received an invitation to the launch reception with a registration link; we're including it here again for your convenience. Please register for the launch reception using the link above, and for Wednesday's events further down this page.
Panel: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
Wednesday morning brings a public panel on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and what it means for Colorado, with state, local and national housing leaders. Full details and panelist bios are available here.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Room 165
2255 East Evans Avenue, Denver, CO
This event is open to the public, but space is limited. Please register by providing your information below.
CHRIS Launch Lunch
Stay for lunch immediately following the panel as we continue the conversation over a meal generously hosted by Gary Community Ventures.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, The Law Forum Atrium
2255 East Evans Avenue, Denver, CO
This event is open to the public, but space is limited. Please register by providing your information below.
Innovations in Affordable Housing Tour
Wednesday afternoon, join us for a special VIP tour of two of the region's most inventive answers to the housing shortage. At Blue Room Housing's flagship development in Denver's Art District on Santa Fe, off-site modular construction lets an entire apartment building be manufactured in a factory and assembled on location, cutting both cost and construction time compared to conventional building. The developer is designing the model to be repeated across the city as Denver works to close its housing gap.
At Mosaic Community Campus, a former college campus reimagined in Denver's East Colfax neighborhood, we'll see a different kind of innovation: permanently affordable housing woven into a full community, with a culinary incubator, workforce training, and a public school sharing the same grounds as the apartments – made possible by a community land trust that keeps the land itself, not just the buildings, dedicated to public benefit.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Departing and returning from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
Transportation Provided
This event is invitation-only for our closest partners and supporters in Colorado and national housing leaders and funders joining us for the occasion. Please register by providing your information below.