1. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Advances in Going Green September 28, 2015 Holly Glauser Director of Development hglauser@phfa.org

2. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY The QAP – LIHTC Program PHFA allocates Low Income Housing Tax Credits pursuant to Qualified Allocation Plan Section 42(m)(1)(C)(ix) - ENERGY EFFICIENCY must be Selection Criteria for making an award

3. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Energy/Greening in QAP Threshold Criteria – MUST DO – Minimum insulation values, materials, appliances, Selection Criteria – Scoring Incentives – Renewable Systems: Solar, Wind, Geothermal – Recycled Materials What do you do when 90% of projects score MAXIMUM Points???

4. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Pushing the Envelope in 2015 Revamped Energy Efficiency/Sustainability – Adopted Enterprise Green Communities Threshold Criteria– Mandatory Measures Selection Criteria – Used Point Scale – Encouraged Passive House Development – Exceed Energy Star® Version 3.0 Requirements

5. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Passive House What is it? – Building design promoting super insulation and air tightness – GOAL – reduce energy Heating Demand – 4.75 kBTU/(FT YR) Maximum Cooling Demand – 4.75 kBTU Maximum Blower Door Test - 0.6 ACH Primary Energy – 38.0 kBTU/(FT YR Maximum = 4.5 kWh/sf/yr

6. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Passive House Certifications: – Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS) – Passive House Academy Application Requirements – Contract with Certified Consultant/Designer – Description of Assumptions used for Modeling – If approved: Pre-certification with Design Development Drawings Third Party Testing and Verifications

7. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Energy Star ® 3.0 Plus – HERS index New Construction: – 100% Electric – 55 or less – Gas – 45 or less Substantial Rehabilitation: – 100% Electric – 65 or less – Gas – 55 or less Preservation: – 100% Electric – 75 or less – Gas – 70 or less

8. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Energy Savings = Points 2015 Applications - 103 – 32 Passive House – 35 Energy Star ® 3.0 Plus (w/Preservation) 2015 Awards – 40 – 8 Passive House – 15 Energy Star ® 3.0 Plus (w/Preservation) No Significant Increase in Costs

9. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY What’s Next Project Monitoring: – Review Design Development Drawings – Analyze Cost and Materials – Construction Monitoring Data Collection/Performance Measures – Benchmarking

10. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Uptown Lofts on Fifth, Pittsburg h 2 Buildings Passive House 2012 IECC $130,000 difference