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Improving the Resilience of Multi-family Affordable Housing in New York State

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Office of Climate Change

January 10, 2019

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Agenda• Announcements - Dazzle Ekblad, DEC

• Presentation - Improving the Resilience of Multi-Family

Affordable Housing, with these speakers:

▪ Jim Leahy, DNV GL

▪ Nick Rajkovich, University of Buffalo

▪ Laurie Schoeman, Enterprise Community Partners

• Q & A

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to local governments participating in

NYSERDA’s Clean Energy Communities

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How are CSC & CEC related?

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OCC Contact Info

• Office of Climate Change

• NYS Department of

Environmental Conservation

• 625 Broadway

Albany NY 12233-1030

• [email protected]

• 518-402-8448

Webinar slides & recordings available at

http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/84359.html

CSC Certification Portal:

https://climatesmart.ny.gov

CSC Funding Programs:


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Webinar Objectives

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▪ Understand the basic approach for assessing building resilience and identifying

opportunities for improvements

▪ Communicate the various tools or resources available to communities in New York

▪ Discuss ways property managers may reduce risks


Agenda

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1. DEC Introductions, announcements

2. Overview of assessing resilience

3. Impacts of climate related hazards in NYS

4. Building assessments and determining areas for investment

5. Enterprise Communities FloodHelpNY

6. Common findings from B-READY (based on NYCHA Assessments and others)

7. Q&A


DNV GL: Safeguarding Life, Property, and the Environment

Climate Action

PlanningRisk Management Geospatial Hazard

Mapping

Emergency

Preparedness

High Performance

Buildings

Renewable Energy

Integration

Energy Modelling &

Commissioning

Policy Development

and Code Compliance


Basic Approach to Building Resilience Assessments

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Basics of a Resilience Audit

Understand your hazard exposure

Assess building components and social systems

Determine appropriate areas of investment

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Impacts of hazards in NYS and available resources

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Nicholas B. Rajkovich

University at Buffalo

School of Architecture and Planning


$3.15

billion


$4.30

billion


$7.11

billion


$11.0

billion


Heat-Related Impacts of Climate Change

• According to ClimAID, the number of days over 90˚F is

projected to increase for every region in the state.

• The frequency and duration of heat waves (defined as three

or more consecutive days with maximum temperatures at or

above 90˚F) are also expected to increase.

• Most heat-related illness and death occurs indoors.

• By 2050, the total heat-related deaths in NYC are projected

to be between 204 and 268 per year (Knowlton et al., 2007)

• This could have an annual economic impact of between

$1.51 to $1.98 billion in NYC alone.


Slow-Onset Disasters

• According to ClimAID, sea level rise may exceed 6’ by 2100.

• According to Climate Central, a sea level rise of 6’ would

currently expose 125,000+ housing units, 100+ schools, and

property with a value of ~$45 billion.

• Increased risks associated with coastal storms/storm surge.

• Termite-related damage is estimated to cost up to $11 billion

annually in the United States (Pimentel et al., 2005)

• Wildfires caused $39 million in total damage from 1960 to

2014; increased droughts, heat waves, insects, and growth

may expose more buildings in the future.


Adapted from

National Academies

of Sciences,

Engineering, and

Medicine. 2016.

Attribution of

Extreme Weather

Events in the

Context of Climate

Change.

Washington, DC:

The National

Academies Press.

= High

= Medium

= Low

Capabilities of

Climate Modelsto Simulate

Event

Quality/Length

of the Observational

Record

Understanding

of Mechanisms that Lead to

Changes in Extremes

Extreme Temperatures

Droughts

Extreme Rainfall

Snow and ice storms

Tropical cyclones

Mid-latitude cyclones

Wildfires

Severe convective

storms


Additional New York State Climate Adaptation Resources

• New York State Energy Research and Development

Authority: nyserda.ny.gov/climate-change

• NY Climate Change Science Clearinghouse:

nyclimatescience.org

• NYC Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency:

www.nyc.gov/planyc

• NYSERDA/UB Reports: ap.buffalo.edu/adapting-buildings


NYSERDA/UB Reports

1. Climate Resilience Strategies for Buildings in New York State

2. Regional Costs of Climate-Related Hazards for the New York

State Building Sector

3. New York State Climate Hazards Profile

4. Climate Adaptation By Design: An Overview For New York

State Building Professionals (February 2019)

5. Impact of Climate Change on Energy Use in New York State

Buildings (February 2019)


Acknowledgements

• Research project supported by the New York State Energy

Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

• Amanda Stevens and the Project Advisory Committee

• Partners: Martha Bohm, UB Regional Institute, L&S Energy

Services, Weather Analytics

• Graduate Research Assistants: Yasmein Okour, Michael

Tuzzo, Krista Macy, Harlee-Rae Tanner, Nate Heckman,

Elizabeth Gilman, Brenna Reilly, and T.J. Mulligan


Building assessments and identifying areas for investment

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Air Quality

Coastal Storm / SLR

Drought

Earthquake

Extreme Precipitation

Extreme Winter Conditions

Heat Waves

Wildfires

Windstorms

Assessing Building Resilience

▪ Climate Events vs. Hazardous Conditions


Assessing building components and social systems

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Building Manager Interview

Site VisitTenant

Engagement


Envelope and Structure

HVAC and Controls

Electrical and Lighting

Communications and

Security

Interiors, Equipment,

and Furnishing

Energy Generation and

Storage

Fire Suppression

Plumbing

Site

Conveying Equipment

Operations

Community

Assessing building components


In a power outage…

What are the tenants primary concerns?

What resources to occupants use?

Is potable water available and where from?

What would individuals with medical conditions do?

If a flood were to occur…

How would the occupants gather information about the situation?

How would tenants gain access to supply?

Are there evacuation procedures for the building?

In a heat wave…

What to tenants do to stay cool?

Do they check on or check in with friends/neighbors?

How prepared do they feel to handle the heat?

Assessing social systems

▪ Using scenario-based discussions to examine social structures or vulnerabilities


Determining appropriate areas of investment

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Capital investments

Reliable, clean backup power,

envelope improvements, water

storage, bioswales

Operational investments

Improved communications, fire

prevention techniques, toxic

materials handling, emergency

procedures, etc.


FloodHelp NY

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Disaster Recovery &

Resilience

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Opportunity to mitigate impacts

Establish ROI to help ongoing function

Secure Investment and Asset

Triage and Crisis

Uncertainty on Community Recovery

Uncertainty on Capacity

Pre

Dis

aste

rPo

st Disaster

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Strategy and Planning

for Long-Term Recovery

• Leveraging and aligning resources

• Preparation for 10-100x

• Means to think differently about long-standing challenges

• HUD TA Contractor for CDBG-DR

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & CAPACITY BUILDING

• Activities:

▪ Action Plan development

▪ Org development

▪ Non-profit/partner capacity

building

▪ Community engagement

▪ Program design

• Places:

▪ New Jersey

▪ Colorado

▪ Houston/Harris Co, TX

▪ Caribbean – PR & USVI

P O L I C Y

■ Enact legislation permanently authorizing HUD's

Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program

o Start recovery sooner and better direct funds

towards those with the greatest unmet needs

■ Regulatory and statutory reforms to FEMA disaster

assistance and mitigation programs

o More accurately assess unmet needs and can be

used more effectively leverage other sources of

funding (e.g. CDBG-DR)

■ Increasing investments in hazard mitigation

activities and technical assistance and capacity building for communities with hazard risks

Strengthening National Disaster

Recovery Policies and Systems

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Long-term Disaster

Recovery Assistance

▪Technical Assistance

▪Markets

▪Policy

O VER VIEW: EN T ER PR ISE APPR O AC H

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Los Angeles-Financing

Resilience and LA Help

San Francisco-Sonoma-BRIC Fire

Recovery

Climate Strong Communities

Texas Heart

New Orleans Resilience District

NYC Flood Help and NDRC

Washington DC Resilience

Assessments

Detroit Community Resilience

Puerto Rico/USVI-Climate Strong

IslandsPolicy and TA

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1. Pre Disaster

Opportunity to mitigate impacts

Establish ROI to help ongoing function

Secure Investment and Asset

2. Post Disaster

Triage and Crisis

Uncertainty on Community Recovery

Uncertainty on Capacity

Examples of Resilient Infrastructure

FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEFLOOD HELP NYC-MODEL

Sponsors: NYS Governors

Office of Storm Recovery with Center for NYC Neighborhoods

Identify Partner

Program IntakeAudit and Elevation Certificate

Report and Counseling

Existing Building Case StudyWashington, DC

Framework for Resilient Investments and Return Opportunities

More Efficiency in Operations

and Asettmanagement

Co-Benefits

• Health

• Safety

• Co2 reductions

• Branding

Insurance and Risk Reduction

Utility Savings

How to make a resilience project work for LMI today

Clarify the problem - to determine relevant jurisdiction, id existing sources

Layer Financing – public, private, foundation

Diversify financing- by integrating resilience measures into other types of projects to make it work

Value co-benefits – community benefits

Municipal champions- are key to accessing many resources today

Larger scale resilience projects- require collaboration with agencies who regulate land, when thinking re: adaptation, etc.

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Resilience SourcesFederal Grants and Loans:

• FEMA – PDM, HGMP

• HUD – CDBG, CDBG-DR

• DOD

• EPA

State Grants and loans:

• IEPA, IDNR, Cap & Trade

• Municipal Revenue + Bonds

• General Obligaion Bonds

• Water Revenue + Fees/TIF

• Development Impact fees

Utility Grants and Programs

• Energy Utility grants

• Water Utility grants

Private Sector

• Foundation grants, PRIs

• CRA for resilience

• Opportunity zones

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Challenges for existing sourcesComplicated to spend –

• largest chunk from federal dollars; administered through states and each program varies

Disaggregated sources -

• layered financing, gov’t, private, foundation with varying reporting and timing constraints

LMI set aside minimal –

• of the existing sources, there are not dedicated pots of funding for this sector

Repayment source hard to define -

• not easy to quantify ROI for many mitigation/adaptation measures, making debt/equity options low

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Building Resilient Communities

•Policy and programs that work for LMI•Capacity building, analysis of ROI for each measure•Build bankable projects and programs

Build readiness for our partners on the ground

•Package and leverage loans/grans/equity; capacity supportDeploy the Right Capital for LMI

•Avoid fragmentation of sources•Support ease of use•Engage capital markets and investors

Mobilize more Resources dedicated to LMI

•Pilot performance based approaches• Innovative financing and advisory for catastrophe risk

financingCatalyze Markets


Common Findings from recent B-READY assessments

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Common Recommended Actions

Conveying

Equipment

Electrical and

Lighting

Energy

Generation

and Storage

Community/

Social

Provide backup power source for critical systems and safety

EnergyAudit

Provide backup power source for elevators EnergyAudit

Communicate emergency procedures and areas of refuge

Relocate or protect critical electrical circuitry against damage from flooding

EnergyAudit

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Communications

Interiors,

Equipment &

Furnishings

Envelope and

Structure

Site

Provide proper ventilation and mold abatement measures

EnergyAudit

Deploy a text-based notification system

Maintain catch basins and downspouts

Minimize moisture absorbing materials throughout the interior




Fire

Suppression

Plumbing

Operations

HVAC and

Controls

Identify proper places of refuge

Elevate or protect fire suppression pumps from flooding

Upgrade building exhaust ventilation systems EnergyAudit

Install sewage backflow prevention devices



Affordable Housing Opportunities and Challenges

Opportunities

• Centralized Management

• Overlap with capital

improvements, property needs

assessments, and energy eff.

• Professional Maintenance Staff

Challenges

• Procurement Policies

• Lack of Sufficient Resources

• Disenfranchised Tenants

• Lack of data for decision-

making

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Presenter Contact Information:

Jim Leahy, DNV GL

Email: [email protected]

Nick Rajkovich, Univ. at

Buffalo

Email: [email protected]

Laurie Schoeman, Enterprise

Community Partners

Email:

[email protected]

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