
Brick by Brick
This regional community affairs program is about exploring solutions to complex problems in Southwest Ohio. This podcast is a companion piece to our larger project. Visit https://www.cetconnect.org/BrickbyBrick/ to learn more.
Podcasting since 2024 • 32 episodes
Brick by Brick
Latest Episodes
Solutions Sidebar: The Impact Everyday Citizens Can Have On Neighborhood Development
Contentious debates can arise in cities around adding housing or development in neighborhoods, but what power do everyday residents have? From Dayton’s Five Oaks to Cincinnati’s Hyde Park these issues have bubbled up recently, so we want to exp...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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33:49

Locked Out After Being Locked Up
Housing is an extra challenge for hundreds of thousands of people, who are released from prison every year in the U.S., millions more leave local jails. The barriers they face are enormous. But some communities are working to expand access and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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32:42

Faith-Based Development Takes More Than A Prayer
Religious organizations are some of the biggest landholders in the country and communities are increasingly looking to them to help solve the housing crisis. Some efforts are already underway but churches say they need zoning help to build on t...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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26:47

Can We Bank on Financial Institutions to Create Affordable Housing?
It’s getting increasingly harder to find an affordable place to live. Sky- high rents, fluctuating mortgage rates, expensive home prices and a shortage of housing are all contributing factors. Every year there are incentives for banks to create...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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27:16

3D Printed Homes: A Concrete Solution to the Shortage?
If the U.S. builds as many homes as it did last year, experts predict it will take an average of seven and a half years to close the housing gap. How do we speed up construction? One way might be to increase the production of 3D printed houses....
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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30:00
