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This report by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research, Energy Task Force builds upon HUD¿s initial report -- submitted in August 2006 -- and describes the initiatives that HUD has undertaken to address rising energy costs in federally assisted housing. Contents: (A) Introduction: Estimated Energy Savings; Selected Accomplishments; Congressional Actions Impacting HUD; (B) Energy Costs and Affordable Housing; (C) HUD¿s Energy Strategy; (D) Progress to Date; (E) Moving to Green Building; (F) Energy Reduction Goals and Incentives; Appendixes. Tables.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has made progress in several areas toward fulfilling its commitment to promote energy efficiency in HUD's inventory of public and assisted housing, as well as in housing financed through its formula and competitive grant programs. In its August 2006 report, Promoting Energy Efficiency at HUD at a Time of Change, HUD identified 25 key actions to accomplish its objectives. The underlying goals of HUD's Energy Action Plan, first announced in the 2006 report, were to provide information, incentives, and technical assistance to HUD consumers, partners, and other housing providers to assist in the development or design of new housing and in the management, maintenance, or operation of existing stock. This progress report, which is being submitted to Congress pursuant to Section 154 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, describes the actions undertaken by the Department -- both program and field offices -- to address energy use and consumption in some 5 million housing units nationwide. A Departmentwide Energy Task Force consisting of representatives from HUD program offices, as well as Regional Energy Coordinators in each of HUD's 10 regional offices have coordinated implementation of the Energy Action Plan.
Rising energy prices and concerns about the environment have fueled interest in "green building" -- resource-efficient construction and maintenance practices that reduce adverse impacts on the natural environment. HUD spends an estimated $5 billion on energy costs annually in its affordable housing programs and has recently taken steps to reduce its energy costs. This report reviews: (1) HUD's efforts to promote energy efficiency in its programs and the use of performance measures; (2) potential costs and long-term benefits of green building in HUD's affordable housing programs; and (3) lessons learned elsewhere that HUD could use to promote green building. Includes recommendations. Illustrations.
HUD has taken steps to promote energy efficiency by providing information, training, and technical assistance, but its efforts have limitations. HUD has also provided some financial incentives to promote green building, including energy efficiency, for public housing and for a small segment of the multifamily properties HUD supports. Additionally, HUD has developed some performance measures to track the progress of its energy efficiency efforts. However, HUD has not begun requiring energy-efficient products and appliances in its public housing properties, as required by statute. HUD has also not implemented major energy efficiency updates to the building code for manufactured housing in more than a decade. Without such requirements and updates, public housing authorities may be spending more on utility expenses than is necessary and manufacturers may lack an incentive to build energy-efficient manufactured homes.
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