Green affordable housing [[electronic resource] /] / Gerald N. Burlinghouse, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (149 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.33/8
• Soggetto topico: Housing policy - Environmental aspects - United States; Sustainable design - Government policy - United States; Ecological houses - Government policy - United States; Sustainable buildings - Government policy - United States
• Altri autori: BurlinghouseGerald N
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- GREEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING -- GREEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 GREEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING HUD HAS MADE PROGRESS IN PROMOTING GREEN BUILDING, BUT EXPANDING EFFORTS COULD HELP REDUCE ENERGY COSTS AND BENEFIT TENANTS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- HUD HAS TAKEN POSITIVE STEPS TO PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, BUT EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY ACTIONS HAVE LIMITATIONS -- HUD Has Made Progress in Implementing Its Energy Strategy and Offering Some Incentives -- HUD Is Beginning to Address Limitations in Program Incentives and Management for Energy Efficiency in Certain Program Areas -- Public Housing -- Multifamily Housing -- Mortgage Insurance Programs -- Energy Performance Measures -- HUD Has Not Implemented the Statutory Requirement for Energy-Efficient Products and Appliances in Public Housing -- The Office of Manufactured Housing Has Not Updated Its Code to Incorporate Energy Efficiency Requirements -- Some Updates to Guidance about Energy Efficiency Opportunities Are Incomplete -- GREEN BUILDING CAN RAISE UP-FRONT COSTS AND PROVIDE LONG-TERM BENEFITS, BUT HUD LACKS THE DATA TO IDENTIFY CURRENT COSTS AND FUTURE SAVINGS -- Green Building Can Add to the Up-front Costs of Developing Affordable Housing -- Hard Costs of Green Building -- Soft Costs of Green Building -- Regional Differences and Green Building -- Green Building Practices Can Provide Long-term Financial Savings and Health Benefits -- HUD Invests Significant Resources in Utilities, but Only Benchmarks Utility Use in a Portion of Its Assisted Housing Portfolio -- STANDARDS AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES USED ELSEWHERE FOR GREEN BUILDING COULD PROVIDE LESSONS FOR HUD. ; The Use of Green Building Standards by State and Local Governments, as Criteria for Affordable Housing Programs, Could Provide Lessons for HUD -- The Impact of HUD's Energy-Related Incentives Is Unclear and HUD Offers Few Nonenergy Green Building Incentiv -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II. HUD'S LEGAL AUTHORITY TO INCORPORATE GREEN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS INTO ITS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS -- APPENDIX III. OVERVIEW OF PLANNED HUD ACTIONS IN ENERGY STRATEGY AND HUD REPORTED STATUS -- APPENDIX IV. MULTIFAMILY TASK FORCE ENERGY CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS -- APPENDIX V. EXAMPLES OF STATE, LOCAL, AND NONPROFIT GREEN BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS -- APPENDIX VI. COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT -- APPENDIX VII. GAO CONTACT AND STAFF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- GAO Contact -- Staff Acknowledgments -- GAO's Mission -- Obtaining Copies of GAO Reports and Testimony -- Order by Phone -- To Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Federal Programs -- Congressional Relations -- Public Affairs -- Chapter 2 STATEMENT OF TOM HICKS OF THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANICAL SERVICES ON H.R. 6078, THE GREEN RESOURCES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT NEIGHBORHOODS ACT OF 2008 JUNE 11, 2008 -- INTRODUCTION -- THE GREEN HOMES MARKET -- Green Building: A Technology Adoption Curve -- Parallels with the Commercial Green Building Market -- What Homebuyers Think -- Obstacles: Awareness, Availability, and Perceived Cost -- Market Development: Green Home Retrofitting -- Market Development: Green Home Finance -- Opportunities: New Green Jobs -- Demonstrating that Green is Affordable -- LEED for Homes and Affordable Housing -- THE EDUCATION IMPERATIVE -- ABOUT THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL. ; ABOUT THE LEED® GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM™ -- The Development of LEED -- How LEED Works -- Continuous Improvement -- LEED for Homes -- REGREEN: Green Remodeling Guidelines for Existing Homes -- Neighborhood Development -- COSTS AND BENEFITS OF LEED -- GREEN BUILDING TRENDS AND MARKET TRANSFORMATION -- Market Adoption of LEED -- Governmental Adoption of LEED -- CONCLUSION -- PLEASANT HILL (SPANISH RESIDENCE) BUILDING A DREAM, WHILE BUILDING GREEN -- Project Background -- Rewarding Excellence -- Strategies and Results -- About Taggart Construction -- About LEED -- MORRISANIA HOMES IN BRONX, NEW YORK AFFORDABILITY MEETS SUSTAINABILITY -- Project Background -- A Joint Effort for the Common Good -- Strategies and Results -- About Blue Sea development -- About LEED -- TEPEYAC HAVEN IN PASCO, WASHINGTON AFFORDABILITY NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE -- Project Background -- Coming Home after a Long Day's Work -- Strategies and Results -- About Catholic Charities Spokane -- About LEED -- CARSTEN CROSSINGS OAKGROVE MODEL IN ROCKLIN, CALIFORNIA A GREEN HOME AMONG MANY -- Project Background -- The Benefit of an Outside Perspective -- Strategies and Results -- About the Grupe Company -- About LEED -- Chapter 3 TESTIMONY OF DORIS W. KOO PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "H.R. 6078: THE GREEN RESOURCES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT NEIGHBORHOODS ACT OF 2008 JUNE 11, 2008 -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CASE FOR A NATIONAL COMMITMENT TO GREEN AFFORDABLE HOMES -- IMPACTS OF ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING -- It's Time to Raise the Bar on Performance in Affordable Housing -- Green Homes Deliver Multiple Benefits to Low-Income People -- Green Affordable Homes Can Help Fight Climate Change and Create Green Jobs. ; THE PRACTICALITY OF GREEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING -- THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 4 STATEMENT OF JERRY HOWARD, ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES JUNE 11, 2008 -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. GREEN BUILDING - NAHB PIONEERS RESIDENTIAL GREEN -- III. GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE INCORPORATION OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRACTICES FOR FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS -- IV. H.R. 6078 - GREEN RESOURCES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT NEIGHBORHOODS (GREEN) ACT -- V. ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACTS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO HOUSING -- Discussion Topics -- VI. CONCLUSION -- ADDENDUM COMMENTS ON H.R. - 6078 - GREEN ACT -- Section 2. Minimum HUD Energy Efficiency Standards -- Section 3. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Demonstration Program for Multifamily Housing Projects Assisted with Project-Based Assistance -- Section 4. Additional Credit for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Housing Goals for Energy Efficient Mortgages -- Section 5. Authority of Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises with Respect to Energy-Efficient and Location-Efficient Mortgages and Reporting -- Section 6. Energy-Efficient Mortgage and Location-efficient Mortgage Goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- Section 7. FHA Single Family Energy-Efficient Housing Requirement -- Section 11. Mortgage Incentives for Energy Efficiency in FHA-Insured Multifamily Housing -- Section 12. Energy Efficiency Certifications for Housing with Mortgages Insured by FHA -- Section 13. Assisted Housing Energy Loan Program -- Section 14. Making It Green -- Section 15. Residential Energy Efficiency Block Grant Program -- Section 17. Grant Program to Increase Sustainable Low-income Community Development Capacity -- Section 19. HOPE VI Green Developments Requirement. ; Section 20. CRA Credits for Energy Efficient Mortgages and Green Building Efforts -- Section 21. Consideration of Energy Efficiency Improvements in Appraisals -- Section 25. Green Banking Centers -- Chapter 5 WRITTEN STATEMENT OF MICHAEL FREEDBERG HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "H.R. 6078, THE GREEN RESOURCES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT NEIGHBORHOODS ACT OF 2008" JUNE 11, 2008 -- HUD'S 4 BILLION ENERGY BILL -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENERGY SAVINGS -- HUD'S ENERGY ACTION PLAN -- Department-wide Actions -- Community Planning and Development -- Public and Indian Housing -- FHA-Insured Energy Efficient Mortgages -- Multifamily Housing -- Section 202/811 -- New Incentives -- Field Policy and Management -- ENERGY SAVINGS RESULTS -- Green Building -- Green Remodeling Initiative -- Indian Housing -- Transportation and Location Efficiency -- Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control -- Research and Development -- ATTACHMENT 1. MEASURES INCLUDED IN HUD'S ENERGY ACTION PLAN AS REPORTED TO CONGRESS, AUGUST 2006 -- ATTACHMENT 1. INCENTIVES UNDER CONSIDERATION IN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING -- Production - Insurance Programs -- Production - Section 202 and 811 -- Asset Management -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
• Titolo autorizzato: Green affordable housing
• ISBN: 1-61324-966-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824547003321
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