ENERGY STAR and Green Affordable Housing

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ENERGY STAR and Green Affordable Housing

• Green Homes and Sustainable Communities 2007
• Presented by
• Ted Leopkey
• ENERGY STAR Residential Branch

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Enterprise - 2007 ENERGY STAR Award Winner
Excellence in EnergyEfficient Affordable Housing

• Through its Green Communities program,
  Enterprise has invested 350 million to create
  more than 7,000 energy-efficient affordable homes
  in 23 states around the country.

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Why is Energy Efficiency Important?

• Protects the Environment
• Adds Comfort
• Reduces Cost of Ownership
• If you are not building ENERGY STAR you are not
  building affordable housing!

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A Green Home Begins with ENERGY STAR Blue
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Multi-Family Sector

• 75 of multi-family sector is covered by ENERGY
  STAR New Homes Program
• What about the other 25?

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Multi-Family High-Rise

• Barriers to overcome in developing an ENERGY STAR
  Program
• Split incentive
• Tenant turn over
• Modeling tools
• Limited Data
• No definition of energy efficient building
• No clear diagnostic procedures

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Ad-hoc National Working Group

• Recommended
• 20 better than ASHRAE 90.1 as defined by
  appendix G
• Top quartile on RECS benchmarking tool
• Developed
• Cost Guidelines
• Minimum Performance Standards
• Simulation Guidelines
• System Performance Testing Protocols

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Multi-Family High-Rise Pilots

• Pilots running in NY, WI and OR
• Intend to expand pilot

• To become an ENERGY STAR Program
• Cost Effective
• Represents real energy reduction
• Provides value in the market place
• Feasible and easy to implement

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Other Opportunities

• Lighting, appliances, and water heaters are a
  significant part of the base loads.
• Make them ENERGY
• STAR!

Existing Family Units Existing Family Units
ENERGY STAR lighting, appliances, windows and water heaters ENERGY STAR lighting, appliances, windows and water heaters
Percent Efficiency Improvement 15 to 20
Cost to Upgrade per Unit 567
Savings per Unit 156
Pay Back Period 3.6 years
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Other Opportunities

• Development of benchmarking tool for use in
  existing multi-family

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WHATS INENERGY STAR INDOOR AIR PACKAGE?
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WHAT IS THE VALUE PROPOSITIONFOR YOU

• Added Protection
• Wet basements
• Mold and mildew problems
• Radon exposure
• Pests and termites
• Harmful chemicals
• Dust and pollen
• Combustion gases
• Plus Fresh Filtered Air
• Replaced 8 times per day
• Plus More Quality Assurance
• Third party verified
• Government backed-label

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For More Information

• ENERGY STAR
• http//www.energystar.gov
• IAP
• http//www.energystar.gov/homes
• then follow the links for
• Indoor Air Package