Building a climate resilient future, today
Carbon Smart, Climate Resilient.
Housing, Communities, & Investments
Footprint develops, owns and manages carbon-smart, climate-resilient, multifamily housing in walkable, bikeable, transit-rich Minneapolis, MN neighborhoods.
Our approach to development is rooted in the latest building-science to produce enduring, low carbon footprint, low operating cost, climate-resilient assets that meet our community’s rising demand for healthier, quieter, attainably priced housing where people can live, work, and play.
Our projects
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Solstice Apartments
Bleeding edge combination of low embodied carbon and ultra energy efficient design.
Twenty-three 1- and 2-bed Passive House certified units in the heart of Northeast Minneapolis, MN, the stats on this bike & transit oriented project speak for for themselves:
30% reduction in construction emissions
70% lower operating emissions
40% powered by rooftop solar
90th percentile air quality
90th percentile sound attenuation -
Carbon Smart Apartments, Minneapolis
Footprint’s first innovative infill project included the preservation of an existing duplex, and the removal of a 3-car garage to construct six energy efficient, low carbon footprint apartments.
The super insulated building achieved >20% reduction in embodied carbon emissions. Equipped with all electric HVAC and a rooftop solar array…the building delivers superior comfort, air quality and financial performance with radically lower carbon emissions.
What People Are Saying
“To have any chance of addressing our housing & climate crises, we have to start building more efficient, 100% electric, low carbon footprint housing near transit. Having more homes like this [Footprint project] will help Minneapolis achieve our climate action plan goals.”
— Tee McClenty, Executive Director
MN350
“Our city needs more housing for everyone - now. We need more energy efficient homes….And we need housing to be convenient and accessible for walking, bicycling, transit, and car sharing. This project checks all the boxes.”
— Joshua Houdek, Sr. Program Manager
Sierra Club North Star Chapter
“As local specialists in energy efficiency…the sustainability features of [Footprint’s] project that go beyond MN construction code, including the pursuit of the super energy efficient Passive House certification…We eagerly encourage the City to support this development.”
— Phil Anderson, Center for Energy & Environment
“For climate action, the bells and whistles on [Solstice Apartments] are something that I’ve not seen this side of a European architecture studio.
An apartment building perfect for Minneapolis’ 2040 plan.”
[In 2020, Footprint] built one of the most innovative infill projects I’ve seen.”
Supporting Partners
While advocating for City approvals to build Solstice Apartments - the most aggressively low-carbon, ultra energy energy efficient housing in our climate zone - we received written letters of support from these from incredible organizations.
Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is the most enduring and influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. It amplifies the power of its millions of members and supporters to defend everyone’s right to a healthy world.
Center for Energy and Environment
CEE’s mission is to discover and deploy the most effective energy solutions that strengthen the economy and improve the environment.
MN350
MN350 unites Minnesotans as part of a global movement to end the pollution damaging our climate, speed the transition to clean energy, and create a just and healthy future for all.
Who is Footprint?
Footprint’s Founder & Director, Cody Fischer, has managed Footprint’s multifamily portfolio since 2017 and completed its first low carbon footprint multifamily project in 2021.
Prior to founding Footprint, Cody was a consultant in Bain & Company’s London and Chicago offices, and Director of Strategy at CPS.
He has a track-record of delivering results for private equity, corporate, nonprofit and public sector partners, and global experience providing strategic and project leadership in multi-stakeholder environments.
2014, MBA, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
2007, B.A., Saint John’s University
Join Us
Footprint Development is seeking sites, partners, investors, and conversations with developers
curious about improving the climate impact and resiliency of their projects.
If you would like to join the movement, please reach out.