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PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Energy/Greening in QAP Threshold Criteria – MUST DO – Minimum insulation values, materials, appliances, Selection Criteria – Scoring Incentives – Renewable Systems: Solar, Wind, Geothermal – Recycled Materials What do you do when 90% of projects score MAXIMUM Points???TRANSCRIPT
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Advances in Going Green
September 28, 2015
Holly GlauserDirector of Development
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
The QAP – LIHTC Program
• PHFA allocates Low Income Housing Tax Credits pursuant to Qualified Allocation Plan
• Section 42(m)(1)(C)(ix) - ENERGY EFFICIENCY must be Selection Criteria for making an award
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
Energy/Greening in QAP
• Threshold Criteria – MUST DO– Minimum insulation values, materials,
appliances,• Selection Criteria – Scoring Incentives– Renewable Systems: Solar, Wind, Geothermal– Recycled Materials
What do you do when 90% of projects score MAXIMUM Points???
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
Pushing the Envelope in 2015• Revamped Energy Efficiency/Sustainability
– Adopted Enterprise Green Communities• Threshold Criteria– Mandatory Measures• Selection Criteria – Used Point Scale
– Encouraged Passive House Development
– Exceed Energy Star® Version 3.0 Requirements
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
Passive House• What is it?
– Building design promoting super insulation and air tightness – GOAL – reduce energy
• Heating Demand – 4.75 kBTU/(FT YR) Maximum• Cooling Demand – 4.75 kBTU Maximum• Blower Door Test - 0.6 ACH • Primary Energy – 38.0 kBTU/(FT YR Maximum = 4.5
kWh/sf/yr
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
Passive House• Certifications:– Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS)– Passive House Academy
• Application Requirements– Contract with Certified Consultant/Designer– Description of Assumptions used for Modeling– If approved:• Pre-certification with Design Development Drawings• Third Party Testing and Verifications
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
Energy Star ® 3.0 Plus – HERS index• New Construction:– 100% Electric – 55 or less – Gas – 45 or less
• Substantial Rehabilitation:– 100% Electric – 65 or less– Gas – 55 or less
• Preservation:– 100% Electric – 75 or less– Gas – 70 or less
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
Energy Savings = Points
• 2015 Applications - 103– 32 Passive House– 35 Energy Star ® 3.0 Plus (w/Preservation)
• 2015 Awards – 40– 8 Passive House– 15 Energy Star ® 3.0 Plus (w/Preservation)
No Significant Increase in Costs
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
What’s Next
• Project Monitoring:– Review Design Development Drawings– Analyze Cost and Materials– Construction Monitoring
• Data Collection/Performance Measures– Benchmarking
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
Uptown Lofts on Fifth, Pittsburgh
2 Buildings
Passive House
2012 IECC
$130,000 difference