National Council of State Housing Agencies Annual Conference & Showplace “Innovation through Collaboration” Ely Jacobsohn, DOE, HPwES Program Manager

What is Home Performance with ENERGY STAR? A public-private voluntary partnership program focused on turning building science-based recommendations into solutions for improved, energy-efficient homes Trust – the work and the worker Quality – third-party quality assurance Whole-House Approach – methodical, thoughtful improvements http://www.energystar.gov/homeperformance

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Goals for HPwES 2016-2018 “Progress through Innovation” = MORE QUALITY PROJECTS 4

Sharing of Information HPwES Partnership with NCSHA “Innovation through Collaboration” Update Meetings Presentations Webinars Sponsorships Sharing of Information HPwES is proud to Sponsor NCSHA's 2016 Annual Conference & Showplace!!

Meet the HPwES Team! 2016 HPC New England Regional Home Performance Conference (October 19-20 in Springfield, MA) 2017 HPC Northwest Regional Home Performance Conference (January 23-24 in Portland, OR) 2017 HPC National Home Performance Conference & Trade Show (March 19-22 in Nashville, TN)  

How and why HFA’s should participate in HPwES? How to participate and why? HFAs can either become HPwES Sponsors or partner with existing HPwES Sponsors Energy efficiency is consistent and supports the mission of HFA’s HPwES also focuses on health and safety and comfort Energy efficiency goes to the heart of housing affordability – Not just getting consumers into homes but also helps keep them their   Benefits to HFA’s Get to use the ENERGY STAR Brand! Don’t have to reinvent the wheel with branding Can support and enhance single family rehabilitation programs HFAs can gain access to skilled contractor base HFAs can leverage subsidy if HPwES Sponsors or utilities have rebates that can Be used Some HPwES Programs have financing programs and products that can be used with HFA subsidies HFAs can provide financing that can be used with rebates HPwES Sponsors and utilities offer

HPwES Can Provide Consumer Protections for Residential Financing Programs across the Nation! Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (HPwES) can enhance residential programs for existing homes by providing a platform offering several consumer protections HPwES incorporates and requires several key attributes that could be integrated into residential financing program designs HPwES can serve as a best practice for programs to benefit consumers and encourage greater energy efficiency, savings and higher quality installations

HPwES & Consumer Protection The following list of HPwES minimum program requirements will enhance PACE programs and offer protections to consumers utilizing Pace financing: Consumer Protection Improvements: Installation Specifications Customer Compliant and Dispute Resolution Requirements Assessment Report Conveys Prioritized Recommendations to Homeowner Health and Safety Requirements Certified Contractor Networks Trade Contractor Screening Quality Assurance Customer Feedback Mechanism

For more information Ely Jacobsohn, DOE, HPwES Program Manager – Ely.Jacobsohn@ee.doe.gov Andrew Isaacs, CSRA, Finance Lead – Andrew.Isaacs@csra.com Do you want HPwES News? Join our Stakeholder Email List! Email us at HomePerformance@EnergyStar.gov to join http://www.energystar.gov/homeperformance