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NeighborWorks America Green Agenda for Healthy, Sustainable Communities March 3, 2009 Case for Green • Buildings contribute 40% of CO2 and consume 70% of electricity in America • Cost of non-renewable energy to increase • Demands on energy continue to grow • Old building technologies inefficient and costly • Investment today is a return tomorrow • Low-mod families deserve and can better use lower cost and healthier homes Green Point - Counterpoint Green delivers economic and health benefit Occupant can get energy savings of 25% Appraisals may not reflect green value Rental properties have enormous opportunity for energy efficiency Financing retrofits difficult with layered financing Lots of funds being directed to energy efficiency retrofits Are there enough home performance raters and contractors for demand Standards abound to define green Who can inform builders what makes most sense Are there enough funds and groups available to take advantage Green costs 3% to 5% more to build REO properties create opportunity to improve before transfer NeighborWorks Healthy, Sustainable Communities Agenda Employ and promote equitable, green and sustainable practices for the long-term benefit of the environment so that people can live and work in healthy, ecologically friendly and affordable places. • • • • Reduce carbon footprint by 10% in 3 years Be premier trainer of green to community development industry Deliver sustainability benefits to 100,000 low- to moderateincome residents Use CBO initiative to engage 50 communities on how to be greener places. 4 Agenda Builds Off Past Network Efforts in Green • Home Buyer Education Providers – 92 already include green within their curriculum • Builders – 135 organizations have completed over 4,000 units of green housing following Energy Star, Green Communities, LEED for Homes, NAHB • Rehabilitation – 24 organizations completed almost 4,500 units under weatherization program in FY08 5 Sample of Efforts • Argenta: North Little Rock, AR – 4 for-sale homes with LEED for Homes Gold • Solara: Poway, CA – 2008 ULI Award of Excellence winner – 56 units – Zero Energy Community • NHS New Haven: New Haven, CT – New homeowner energy lab – IDA program funds $10k in energy efficiency improvements • NHS San Antonio: San Antonio, TX – Going green taught in post-purchase counseling in English and Spanish. Adding to pre-purchase counseling. 6 NeighborWorks Progress • NeighborWorks America – Sustainability Audit Led to reduced travel and paper consumption – 20 Sustainability Audits of affiliates sets framework • Training: Symposiums, Courses, E-Learning • Introducing Green into Homebuyer Education • Supporting Green Building – Delivered $1.7 million in grants for 1,000 units of new construction, 500 units of owner-occupied rehab, and 75 rehabbed units • Influencing Green Rental Property Management – Energy Management Training to 36 groups and data collection • Stimulating 15 Green Community Projects 7 Green Agenda Targets for 2009 • Elevate Stature as Premiere Green Affordable Housing Trainer • Further Support New Construction, Rehabilitation • New Construction: 130 applications and 4,000 units • REO Rehab: 20 applications and 500 units • Owner-Occupied Rehab: 1,000 units • Advance Energy Improvements to Multifamily Properties – – Use MF Energy Data Collection Pilot to understand energy saving potential Develop Pilot Financing for MF Property energy retrofit • Create a Technical Assistance approach to get expert support to aid green decision making • NeighborWorks America and its Network – – Reduce carbon footprint by 3% Define “Green NeighborWorks Network Organization” 10