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Chris ZitelliBOD 2009-2013

Residential Green Building Advocate

3rd Annual Covenant Partner Conference

Green Building for New Affordable Homes and Rehabs

30 Minutes For All That is Green

• Why Green?• Save the Planet• Save the People• 10 Million Approaches• Few Good Ones• Economic Feasibility

My Motivation

New vs. Existing• Energy Star (V3)• NAHB Green Build Standard• LEED-H

• NAHB for rehab• ReGreen

Energy Star V3

Expanded Checklists

• First there was nothing (pre-2006)• Then there was Thermal Bypass• Soon there will be Thermal Enclosure• Moisture Management• HVAC (contractor and rater)• Blower Door and Duct Blast still there

Expected to Exceed Code• Currently 15% over 2004 IECC• V3 based upon 2009 IECC• V4 (?) Near Zero• Moving beyond just energy

Very Difficult for Renovation

• Thermal Bypass requirements• Air Barrier• Full Gut• Spray Foam• Many consider HERS score for renovations• NSP and Energy Star requirements

Over 1 Million Homes VerifiedEnergy Star (23%)

NAHB Green Build Standard

• Released 2008• 2000 homes recently reached• Lower cost• Less rigorous• Stepping stone?• Intended to be code ICC 700- 2008

Categories of Credits

• Lot & Site Development• Resource Efficiency• Energy Efficiency• Water Efficiency• Indoor Environmental Quality• Homeowner Education

What’s Included• Additions to single-family homes that equal less than 75%

of existing square footage• Renovations of single-family or multifamily buildings• Renovations plus additions to single-family homes• Renovations of pre-1980 residential buildings• Renovations that change the use of non-residential

buildings into residential uses. Building conversions can be certified using the Green Building Path but not the Green Remodel Path

• Individual sections or phases of residential or mixed-use developments

• Entire residential or mixed-use land developments and subdivisions

LEED Homes 2011 Updated 03/16/2011

• Certified Projects: 4780• Certified Units 10166• Certified: 670 projects / 786 homes• Silver: 2296 projects / 4200 homes• Gold: 1049 projects / 2818 homes• Platinum: 765 projects / 2362 homes• Over 40% “affordable”

Funding ?!?!?

• Home Depot Foundation• NSP• Weatherization• Home Performance with Energy Star• Tax Credit• Sponsors• Utilities

Resources

• www.usgbc.org• www.energystar.gov• www.regreenprogram.org• www.nahbgreen.org• www.kyhomeperformance.org• www.dsire.org

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