Energy Audit Survey Results

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Energy Audit Survey Results

• Larry Wood

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2006 Survey

• The Wisconsin FO Public Housing Program Center
  emailed an Energy Survey on 1 March 2006.
• The survey was sent to all 98 Wisconsin Low Rent
  PHAs.
• Responses were received and results compiled in
  April 2006.
• 71 response (70 of 98 PHAs responding)
• Survey results follow.

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Energy Audit Questions Results
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1. Has the PHA completed an Energy Audit within
the last 5 years.

• 20 Yes
• 50 No

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2. When do you anticipate the next Energy Audit?

• 36 - 2006
• 18 - 2007 beyond
• 16 Unknown

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3. Have you purchased Energy Star appliances,
equipment or lighting?

• 62 Yes
• 8 No

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4. Many PHAs have accomplished significant
savings in their energy usage by replacing
equipment and systems with more efficient ones.
Please tell us if this applies to you.

• 59 Yes
• 9 No
• 2 No Answer

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5. Briefly state if you have plans for future
Energy Savings. (i.e. new boilers, blower door
test, air sealing, etc.)

• 55 Yes
• 12 No
• 3 No Answer

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6. Do you have any other Energy Saving comments?

• Interesting Responses Received

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Building Efficiency Questions

• 7. Are resident apts. too hot or cold? 12 Yes,
  57 No, 1 No Answer
• 8. Do residents keep windows open in the winter?
  23 Yes, 46 No, 1
  No Answer

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9. Were housing authority toilets installed
before 1994?

• 43 Yes
• 27 No

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10. Have low flow showerheads been installed in
HA bldgs?

• 57 Yes
• 13 No

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11. Have low flow faucets been installed in
housing authority buildings?

• 45 Yes
• 25 No

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12. Has your housing authority compared energy
consumption costs with other housing authorities?

• 3 Yes
• 67 No

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13. How does your housing authoritys energy
consumption or efficiency compare with other
housing authorities?

• 0 Higher
• 2 Lower
• 68 Dont Know

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14. Have you distributed DOEs energy saving
tips to residents and/or posted it in a
convenient location?

• 28 Yes
• 42 No

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15. Have you added insulation to your buildings?

• 46 Yes
• 24 No

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16. Have your most recent purchases been ones
that triggered any energy efficiency or Energy
Star rebates?

• 24 Yes
• 46 No

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17. Question Deleted from Survey
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18. Does your PHA interact with the Wisconsin
State Focus on Energy Agency?

• 34 Yes
• 36 No

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19. Are you familiar with the Green
Communities Initiative, which is a 555 million
project to build more than 8,500 environmentally
healthy homes for low-income families?

• 12 Yes
• 58 No

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• Combined heat and power is a concept where
  otherwise waste heat is used to generate
  electricity. The following questions relate to
  this and whether property managers and/or
  building engineers know that controls are
  available to improve the operation and
  distribution of heating and cooling systems.
  Feel free to skip this section if you feel it
  does not apply.

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20. Do you know what combined heat and power is?

• 9 Yes
• 40 No
• 21 No Answer

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21. Are you aware of resident-controlled
radiator valves or computer controlled boiler
systems?

• 21 Yes
• 28 No
• 21 No Answer

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22. Are you familiar with HUDs handout for
multifamily bldg. engineers and mgrs. interested
in combined heat and power?

• 4 Yes
• 47 No
• 19 No Answer

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Thank You

• HUD Milwaukee Field Office
• Suite 1380
• Henry S. Reuss Federal Building
• 310 West Wisconsin
• Milwaukee WI 53403-2289
• Larry Wood 414-297-3214 x 8226