2. Test Retrofitting Multifamily Properties to Enhance Affordability Gulf Coast Green April 15, 2010 Casius Pealer Director, Affordable Housing Initiative U.S. Green Building Council
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36. Casius Pealer Director, Affordable Housing Initiative [email_address] U.S. Green Building Council 202-742-3291
37. Retrofitting Multifamily to Enhance Affordability Gulf Coast Green Symposium and Expo AIA Houston April 15, 2010 Lisa R. Hodges
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As of this month, 36 states, 12 federal agencies or departments, and nearly 200 municipalities have incorporated LEED as a fundamental pillar of their climate change policies. And we are seeing a shift from municipal adoptions to state adoptions. This is largely thanks to the leadership of state legislators who have embraced both the promise of green building and the financial accountability to the taxpayer that a third party certified rating system ensures. NEXT
PH: 1.1 mil ph units housing more than 2.1 mil people, 52% of whom are elderly or disabled, 42% of households w/children $6.4 bil to operate, $1.5 bil in direct utility payments in 2008, $421 mil in utility allowances, 30% of operating costs to utilities PH is less efficient, per HUD study, than any other type of residential housing. $32 bil backlog of capital improvements. Clpha 2009
Houston has adopted ASHRAE 90.1 2004 plus local amendments for commercial construction as well as requires LEED cert for new construction. Reinforced with code enforcement to ensure implementation of standards. Green Building Resource center locate at code enforcement center. Six completed municipal projects w/LEEDT cert, 32 in pipeline.
Texan’s energy usage: 58% heating and cooling, 13% water heating, 10% lighting, 7% refrigeration, 6% cooking, 6% other appliances. (Texas Government Land Office).