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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