This initiative spans two projects: an Equity & Carbon Database for Multifamily Housing, sponsored by Bank of America, and Underwriting Standards for Low-Carbon Housing, sponsored by the New York State Energy Research & Development Agency.
Increasingly, building industry stakeholders are looking at a range of indicators – such as performance, carbon emissions, as well as social metrics – to inform decisions ranging from investments to capital planning, to underwriting, to fines and incentives. Currently, the industry lacks reliable social and equality metrics. In collaboration with Equity and Strategy Directors, the project team will engage project partners to create a research framework that incorporates information and perspectives from affordable housing residents and community leaders, especially people of color and low-income communities.
Financing low-carbon housing is always a challenge. In collaboration with Community Preservation Corporation, Steven Winter Associates, NYC Housing Preservation & Development, and in consultation with an advisory group comprised of industry experts actively involved in the financing and development of high performance housing, the project team will create a suite of resources including: a database of performance data of low-carbon multifamily properties in the Northeast; a lender-focused action plans for implementing the benchmarks in the underwriting process; and a publicly available guidebook of the project data and findings.
Developed By:
Building Energy Exchange
be-exchange.org
Bright Power
brightpower.com
Questions:
Contact us
Developed By:
Building Energy Exchange
be-exchange.org
Bright Power
brightpower.com
Questions?
Contact Us