high performance modular housing for vermonters: net-zero ready for the 21st century

Why I Came to VEIC?

2014 Summer In Shanghai, China: Worked on North America’s Largest Outsourced Housing Project

High Performance Modular Home ProjectJonathan DeLaBruere

…60% of all new homes in Vermont to ENERGY STAR standards or Efficiency Vermont’s Energy Code Plus and broader market penetration of net-zero energy buildings, with a goal of having 30% built to net-zero design standards by 2020 as an interim target on the way to 100% net-zero buildings by 2030.

Vermont’s Comprehensive Energy Plan

We Have A Problem“The Awful Odyssey of FEMA’s Hurricane Katrina Trailers . . . spending $2.7 billion on 145,000 trailers and mobile homes . . . Even worse, an estimated 42% of them emitted toxic levels of formaldehyde.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/27/washington/27katrina.html?_r=0

Hurricane Irene Hits Close To Home

Problems With Traditional Mobile Homes

• Depreciating Value• High Interest Rates • Short Term Mortgages • High Energy Costs • Unhealthy Air• Cheap (Price/Quality)

Construction Materials

Percentage of Vermont housing market we were initially targeting

7.7%

Vermont Housing Statistics

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/census/historic/units.html

1, Detached 1, Attached 2 to 4 5 or more Mobile Home

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

193,229 65.6% 10,080 3.4% 39,955 13.6% 27,813 9.4% 22,631 7.7%

Meet the Team

Organizations Solve the Problem

VERMOD: High Performance Homes for the 21st Century

CERV: Conditioning Energy Recovery Ventilator

• Fresh Air Ventilation

• Conditioned Recirculation

• Energy Recovery

• Monitoring

Mitsubishi Electric Mini Split Air Source Heat Pump

Indoor Unit uses refrigerant to cool or heat air where needed.

Outdoor Unit has an inverter-driven heat pump that cools or warms refrigerant and sends itinside to an air handler through small lines.

Exterior Envelope (Framing, Insulation, Windows)

Quality Materials Make a Quality Environment

Triple Pane Windows

Thick Walls

6kW Photovoltaic (PV) system on the roof makes these homes net zero

Financing Options• Efficiency Vermont Incentive ($8,500)

• USDA Rural Development Loan ($0 down payment @ 3.25% for 30

years)

• Manufactured Housing Down Payment Loan Program ($35,000 @ 0.00%)

• Vermont State Employees Credit Union VERMOD Loan ($2,500 down payment)

Financing Options

But which way do we take this from here?

Open House Tours and Events

Hosted 20 open houses

Gave private tours upon request

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USDA Rural Development unveiled new 502 loan at the Shelburne model home

Hosting event at factory in Wilder on September, 12

Contacting Mobile Home Park Owners

• Letter went out to people listed on the 2014 Vermont Mobile Home Park Registry (177 Park Owners)

• A follow-up phone call was then placed to answer any remaining questions

Marketing Efforts

Homeownership Center Process

• Home buyer education is offered once a month in both Burlington and St. Albans

• After Home Buyer and Counseling session are complete, buyer is eligible to apply for great financing options

Obstacles and Challenges

• Deconstruction of old mobile homes

• Finding vacant mobile home park lots or private land for sale

• Homeownership Center Process

• Marketing/Awareness

Suggestions Moving Forward

• Need to keep only one copy of lead sheet and keep it updated daily

• Price charts need to reflect modifications such as:• Deck/Handicap Ramp• Pitched roof• Garage• Alternative foundation

Come visit an open house located at 186 Shelburnewood Drive, Shelburne, Vermont

Tuesdays & Thursdays 3-7

Saturdays 10-2

Questions?