1. Stresses & Successes When Moving Production From Single to Multifamily

2. State and Agency Stresses

3. Top Ten Questions – Need Answers
Who owns the project?
Who’s paying the bills?
Who is going to manage the project when we start?
Who has the construction history of the project?

4. Who is the utility company?
Who has signature authority for the project?
Who’s going to do the income eligibility?
Who's going to do the client education and notifications?
Who’s going to audit and inspect these units?
Who’s going to get all the equipment needed to do this project?

5. State and Agency Successes

6. Now more than 60% of total production is multifamily
Before ARRA, less than 40% production was multifamily.
Need to add more Bullets from Program assessment
Now more than 60% of total production is multifamily

7. Production Changes
Community Action Council of Lewis, Mason, & Thurston Counties
2009 – 150 total units, 3% MF
2010 – 308 total units, 38% MF
2011 – 385 total units, 65% MF
Clark County Department of Community Services
2009 – 264 total units, 17% MF
2010 – 187 total units, 24% MF
2011 – 201 total units, 55% MF
Kitsap Community Resources
2009 – 163 total units, 40% MF
2010 – 319 total units, 69% MF
2011 – 281 total units, 83% MF

8. Successes Local agencies manage processes – not just projects
More specialty and weatherization work for crew and contractors – Jobs Jobs Jobs
Local agencies create new relationships with private business
Planning and staging are key to meeting production goals
Higher densities reduce overhead and unit costs

9. Multi-Family Weatherization has a BIG future
Robert King
WA State Department of Commerce