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Energy Efficiency Air infiltration Energy audits Blower door test Duct blaster Air leakage work Wraps New Mexico 1-7

Air Leakage

National and Regional Green Building Criteria National Association Home Builders (NAHB) National Green Building Standard U.S. EPA’s Energy Star ECP’s Green Communities USDA Multi-Family Housing Energy Efficiency Initiative

HERS Index The HERS Index provides a numeric score indicating the relative energy efficiency of a home. The lower the score, the more energy efficient the home. An ENERGY STAR home must achieve a HERS Index score of: ENERGY STAR 3.0 is a HERS index of 70 across the country.

Insulation Formaldehyde-free, mold-resistant Blown foams Fiber glass high density Insulating house-wraps Tyvek Gore-Tex Solutions abound Green R-values Illinois Attics R-49 Floor R-25 Exterior walls R-18 Crawl space wall R-19

Lighting, Plumbing and Appliances Lighting - Compact florescent bulbs CFL’s Plumbing Low-Flow Showerheads Low-Flow Toilets Tankless Water Heaters Energy Star Appliances Water Heaters Refrigerators Dishwashers CFL Total $14.50 vs Incandescent Bulb Total $48.50

Single-Family Rehab Projects HUD HOME Funds USDA Section 504 Loan and Grant Program

Multi-Family Estimated Cost Saving For low cost items, such as changing bulbs, low flow shower heads, caulking and weather-stripping: Spending $300-$500 per unit Savings are about 10-15% Tierra del Sol HDC, West Side Apartments, El Paso, TX. 65 Unit 202 Elderly Apartments. Improvements funded from project replacement reserves.

Multi-Family Estimated Cost Saving For high cost rehab, major rehab such as windows, doors, new EE furnaces, hot water heaters, and insulation: Spending $30,000 to $50,000 per unit Savings are as high as 50% Tierra del Sol HDC, Franklin Arms Apartments, Anthony, NM. 48 Unit Section 515 Rural Rental Housing and Low Income Housing Tax Credit Rehab Development.

Multi-Family Estimated Cost Saving High cost rehab, Low E windows, doors, heat pumps, hot water heaters, insulation and appliances: Savings are as high as 30-50% Tierra del Sol HDC, Tierra Encantada Apartments, Anthony, NM. 24 unit Section 515/ 516 Rural Rental Housing Loan and Grant Programs, Low Income Housing Tax Credit and DOE Weatherization Program.

Multi-Family Estimated Cost Saving For project only weatherized: Furnace tune ups, weather stripping, caulking and insulation and windows Savings average 20% Tierra del Sol, Villa Feliz Apartments, Anthony, TX. 18 Unit DOE Weatherization Program Funding, $1,000 per unit.

Challenges Access to and affordability of certain products and systems, Staff and contractor access and capacity, Access to and costs of third-party verifiers, Federal, state and local government regulations,’ Qualifying for and layering certain green affordable funding programs, and Owner/Manager awareness

Examples of upgrades include: Partnership between Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED), KY Public Service Commission, KY Home Performance and three eastern co-ops: Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, Fleming-Mason RECC and Grayson RECC. Allows co-op customers to pay for energy efficiency upgrades with the savings created by the upgrades. There is little to no out-of-pocket costs, making it accessible to households with low-incomes. Examples of upgrades include: - add insulation and replace an electric furnace with a high efficiency heat pump yielding a $165/mo. savings; - seal air leaks, add insulation and reconnect ductwork a home energy efficiency partnership between the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) and participating rural electric cooperatives, has just been made permanent through a PSC tariff. This is based on a similar program in Kansas called Midwest Energy. permanent tariff paves the way for rural electric cooperatives across the state to join the How$martKY™ program, which the PSC said has "encouraged energy conservation, lowered consumer bills and will result in reduced future demand." The program had previously been restricted to three eastern Kentucky co-ops: Big Sandy Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (RECC), Fleming-Mason RECC and Grayson RECC. The How$martKY™ program allows rural electric co-op customers to pay for energy efficiency upgrades in their homes with the electric-bill savings those upgrades create. This on-bill financing allows customers to make upgrades at little to no out-of-pocket cost, making the program available to low- to middle-income homeowners. How$martKY™ has completed energy efficiency upgrades at 127 homes in Appalachian Kentucky, which has produced an average of $76,000 in annual electric-bill savings. The program saves an average of 4,800 kWh of electricity a year, which equals an average of $500 in yearly savings per How$martKY™ customer. Customers are charged an average of $40 a month on their electric bills to pay for the energy efficient upgrades in their homes.

Questions ??? Contact Jeff Mosley at: Housing Assistance Council 202-842-8600 Jeff@ruralhome.org