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Building ENERGY STAR New Homes and Incorporating Energy Efficiency Building ENERGY STAR® Qualified Homes and Incorporating Energy Efficiency and “Green” Building Practices into HOME-funded Affordable Housing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Community Planning and Development Building ENERGY STAR® Qualified Homes and Incorporating Energy Efficiency and “Green” Building Practices into HOME-funded Affordable Housing 2008 Prepared by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Community Planning and Development Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose of the Guidebook ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Organization of the Guidebook ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Who Benefits from Using this Guidebook? ................................................................................................................... 2 About the HOME Model Program Guides ................................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 1: ENERGY STAR® and Energy Efficiency in Affordable Housing: Benefits to the Environment, Residents, Properties, PJs, and HUD ............................................................................................................ 3 1.1. Energy Efficiency and Green Housing—A Growing Trend ............................................................................ 3 1.2. Why Promote Efficiency and Green Building Techniques in Affordable Housing? ...................................... 5 1.3. Benefits of Energy Efficiency in Affordable Housing....................................................................................... 7 1.4. Benefits to HUD and Its Key Programs ............................................................................................................. 8 1.5. HUD’s Priorities for Moving Forward ............................................................................................................... 8 Attachment 1-1: HUD’s Energy Strategy: Summary of Actions ................................................................................................... 11 Chapter 2: ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes ............................................................................................................. 13 2.1. What Is the ENERGY STAR Program? .......................................................................................................... 13 2.2. ENERGY STAR and Housing .......................................................................................................................... 14 2.3. What Is an ENERGY STAR Qualified Home? ............................................................................................... 15 2.4. ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes Standards and Requirements ................................................................. 15 2.5. Certifying ENERGY STAR for New Homes .................................................................................................. 17 2.6. Who Are the Key Actors Involved? .................................................................................................................. 17 2.7. What Are the Main Components of a Typical ENERGY STAR Home? ..................................................... 18 2.8. What Are the Benefits and Advantages of Achieving ENERGY STAR Label? .......................................... 21 2.9. Costs and Savings for ENERGY STAR Qualified Home .............................................................................. 22 2.10. What Technical and Financial Resources Are Available to Support Achieving ENERGY STAR for New Homes Label? ....................................................................................................................................... 22 2.11. Energy Efficient Mortgages ............................................................................................................................... 22 2.12. ENERGY STAR Bulk Purchasing .................................................................................................................... 23 Attachment 2-1: The Whole House Approach to ENERGY STAR ........................................................................................... 24 Attachment 2-2: HERS Rating System ............................................................................................................................................. 28 Attachment 2-3: Financial Resources for Energy Efficiency ......................................................................................................... 31 Attachment 2-4: Technical Assistance and Support ........................................................................................................................ 34 Chapter 3: Incorporating ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes into HOME-Funded Activities .................................. 37 3.1. ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes and HOME PJs ...................................................................................... 37 3.2. HOME-Funded Activities Suitable for ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes ................................................ 37 3.3. Key Steps When Incorporating ENERGY STAR into HOME-Funded Activities ..................................... 39 3.4. Good Practices to Support Success ................................................................................................................... 45 Attachment 3-1: HOME-Funded Certified ENERGY STAR Units by State (FY 2007) .......................................................... 48 Attachment 3-2: HERS Raters in United States, by State .............................................................................................................. 49 Chapter 4: Incorporating Energy Efficiency Measures into Moderate Rehabilitation and Other Activities .............. 51 4.1. Steps to Incorporate Energy Efficiency Improvements into Rehabilitation Activities ................................ 52 4.2. Energy Efficiency Features for HOME-Funded Activities ............................................................................ 58 4.3. Typical Low-Cost Features ................................................................................................................................ 58 4.4. Typical Moderate- to High-Cost Features ........................................................................................................ 63 4.5. Methods for Selecting Energy Efficiency Measures to Use in HOME-Funded Activities .......................... 65 4.6. HOME-Funded Activity: Development of Multi-Unit Properties Greater than Three Stories .................. 68 4.7. Steps to Incorporate Energy Efficiency Measures into HOME-Funded Development of Large Multi-Unit Buildings ............................................................................................................................ 69 4.8. Homeowner and Occupant Education ............................................................................................................. 71 Attachment 4-1: Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Locations ..................................................................................... 72 Attachment 4-2: Calculating Preliminary Feasibility for Installing Combined Heat and Power in an Apartment Building . 73 Chapter 5: Incorporating Green Building Practices that Improve Housing Performance .......................................... 77 5.1. What are “Green” Building Practices? ............................................................................................................... 77 5.2. What Does “Green” Mean? ................................................................................................................................ 77 5.3. Benefits to Building Green ................................................................................................................................. 78 5.4. Green Building Guidelines ................................................................................................................................. 78 5.5. Key Steps When Incorporating Green Building Practices ............................................................................... 80 5.6. Green Building Practices ..................................................................................................................................... 81 5.7. Site Design ............................................................................................................................................................ 83 5.8. Green Building Materials .................................................................................................................................... 84 5.9. Resource Efficiency ............................................................................................................................................. 85 5.10. Renewable Energy ............................................................................................................................................... 85 5.11. Water Management .............................................................................................................................................. 88 5.12. Healthy Home
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