1. Housing Assistance Council Building Rural Communities since 1971

2. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AFFORDABLE RURAL HOUSING

3. HAC Services Technical Assistance - one on one
- project-related or organizational assistance
Training
Biennial HAC Rural Housing Conference
Regional place-based trainings
elearnings
- Peer exchanges
Loans
- pre-development
- acquisition
- construction
Research and Information
- HAC News
- Rural Voices
- Research reports and technical Manuals
- rural home.org, Rural Data Portal, and Veterans Data Central

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

5. Air Leakage

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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.

17. Questions ??? Contact Jeff Mosley at: Housing Assistance Council