This research focuses on healthy building materials and sustainable practices and how to integrate those practices into an affordable housing development in Duluth, MN. I will be investigating new sustainable materials to potentially be integrated as well as different approaches to integrating the materials. The objective of this thesis will be to design a two-family dwelling that integrates the sustainable practices and healthy materials researched. The dwellings are to be used in the creation of an affordable housing development in Duluth, Minnesota. I would like my research to be used as a reference for future affordable housing developments in Duluth and surrounding areas.