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  • Multifamily Retrofits – The Path Forward for

    Multifamily Energy Efficiency Programs

    Charlie Taylor, Scott Campbell, and Christa Shute

    Thursday February 4th, 2016

  • WHO’S IN THE ROOM?

    • Property owners, developers

    • Design community (Architects, Engineers, etc.)

    • Energy Efficiency Program Staff

    • Policymakers, consultants, Non-profits etc.

    • Implementers, builders, contractors etc.

    • Others?

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    Mission

    Accelerate energy efficiency as an essential

    part of demand-side solutions that enable a

    sustainable regional energy system

    Vision

    Region embraces next generation energy

    efficiency as a core strategy to meet energy

    needs in a carbon-constrained world

    Approach

    Overcome barriers and transform markets via

    Collaboration, Education and Enterprise

    One of six regional energy efficiency organizations (REEOs) funded by the US Department of Energy (US DOE) to link regions to US DOE guidance, products and programs

    NORTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIPS“Accelerating Energy Efficiency”

  • REGIONAL CONTEXT

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    -NEEP’s High Performance Buildings team first began it’s

    multifamily retrofit project in 2011.

    -Assisted Efficiency Maine in efforts to set up a “one-stop-

    shop”, organized a regional working group, held focus groups

    for landlords and tenants, and disseminated best practices.

    -Published a report in 2014 on strategies to advance energy

    efficiency in small and mid-sized multifamily buildings.

    -Focused on small to mid-sized multifamily buildings (5-20

    units).

    -Currently working on a collaborative project to advance the

    efficiency of multifamily buildings across the country with four

    other REEOs.

  • NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES REPORT

    • Set for release later this year, will contain:

    -Best practices derived from experiences from 5 different

    regional organizations providing technical guidance and

    support to multifamily programs across the country.

    -Policy and program implementation recommendations

    -Case studies

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  • REGIONAL MULTIFAMILY MARKET ASSESSMENT

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    Characteristics of the region’s multifamily housing (5+ units):

    -Over 5 million multifamily housing units

    -Almost half was built before 1960

    -Overwhelmingly located in urban areas

    -A majority heat with natural gas

    -A quarter heat with oil

  • VERMONT MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGSCharacteristics of Vermont’s multifamily housing:

    – 42% built before 1960

    – About 80% heat with oil or other unregulated fuels

    (propane, biomass, etc.)

    – More rural, 26% located in rural areas compared to about

    5% for the rest of the region.

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  • REGIONAL BEST PRACTICES: SIMPLIFY!

    • Refine the development of “one-stop-shops” for multifamily

    building owners

    • Efforts to reduce the work needed from the building owner

    through the retrofit process:

    – Create a single point of contact

    – Streamline paperwork

    – Clear, easily understandable audit reports

    – Assign qualified contractors for implementation

    – Include installation and savings verification

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  • EXPAND PROGRAMS FOR DELIVERED FUELS

    • Vermont is a leader in this space

    • Huge opportunity for savings in multifamily buildings which

    are largely ignored in many states

    • Nearly 1 million units in New England and New York heated

    with oil.

    • Many large MF buildings heated with steam

    • Funding mechanism needed in states with significant

    populations heating with oil and biomass

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  • FINANCING

    • Accessible financing is crucial to this market

    • Public/private partnerships can maximize benefits for

    building owners

    • Public entities can leverage funding by creating loan loss

    reserves or interest rate buy-downs which facilitate private

    investment

    • On-bill and PACE financing enable building owners to bundle

    retrofit costs with existing bill/tax payments and typically

    have much lower default rates than other forms of debt

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  • FACILITATE ENERGY DATA ACCESS

    • Building owners need access to easily understandable

    building energy data

    • Benchmarking in Energy Star Portfolio Manager, WegoWise,

    or a similar platform enables comparison between buildings.

    • Automated data transfer through Green Button Connect My

    Data and similar services allow third party service providers

    to retrieve energy data on an ongoing basis

    • This data should be accessible for tenants. Policies requiring

    disclosure of energy bills or benchmarking data to tenants

    give insight into the otherwise “invisible” energy attributes

    of the building.

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  • GEOGRAPHICALLY TARGET AREAS WITH GRID

    CONSTRAINTS

    • A vast majority of multifamily housing is located in urban

    areas

    • Often grouped together by neighborhood

    • “Geo-targeting” enables energy efficiency program staff and

    grid planners to work together to delay the construction of

    expensive grid infrastructure needed for

    load growth.

    • There is value in investing in deeper

    incentives because of the savings realized

    by both the efficiency measures and the

    delay of more costly “poles and wires”

    alternatives.

    • Most effective when paired with other DERs12

  • NEEP MULTIFAMILY RESOURCES

    NEEP Website: www.neep.org

    NEEP Reports: “Increasing Energy Efficiency in Small Multifamily Properties in the Northeast: Recommendations for Policy Action”

    “Operations and Maintenance Guide for Schools and Public

    Buildings”

    “Energy Efficiency as a Transmission and Distribution Resource

    Using Geotargeting”

    http://www.neep.org/http://www.neep.org/sites/default/files/resources/NEEP Multifamily Report_April 2014.pdfhttp://www.neep.org/sites/default/files/resources/O%26M Guide Revision v2.5_FINAL.pdfhttp://www.neep.org/file/2414/download?token=bNV2vVea

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    CONTACT INFO:

    Charlie Taylor – High Performance Buildings Research and

    Analysis Associate

    [email protected]

    781-860-9177 x 151

    mailto:[email protected]

  • Multifamily Efficiency Retrofits:

    the Path Forward

    Better Buildings by Design

    February 4, 2016

    Scott Campbell

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    3EThermal.org

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  • Overview

    • Baseline Savings Potential

    • Barriers

    • Actual Savings Compared to Predicted

    • Policy Opportunities

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  • • All rental units in Vermont: ~75,000

    • Units in apartment buildings (3+) ~50%: ~38,000

    • ‘Affordable’ units (

  • Baseline Savings Potential

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    VT Weatherization Assistance Program

    Impact Evaluation

    State Auditor’s Office

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    Vermont Gas:Market Rate

    Vermont Gas:Low-Income

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    VT Fuel EfficiencyPartnership

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    2013 Studies:

    VFEP internal ‘Fuel Study’

    VGS, HPwES:

    Impact Evaluation studies by

    West Hill Energy & GDS Assocs

    for Dept of Public Service

    Realization Rate: 89% 62% 51% 75%

    Baseline Savings Potential

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  • Barriers

    • Owner

    • Programmatic

    • Design & Execution

    Better Buildings by Design, Burlington Vermont, Feb 4, 2016: 23

  • Barriers for the Owner

    • Resources: Funding & Financing

    • Knowledge: Whom to Trust?

    • Project Management

    • Split Incentive

    Better Buildings by Design, Burlington Vermont, Feb 4, 2016: 24

  • Program Barriers

    • Timelines

    • Funding

    • Coordination with complementary programs

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  • Barriers in Design and Execution

    • Project parameters

    • Team expertise

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  • Actual Savings versus Predicted

    What are Actual Savings?

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    • Data Accuracy

    • Normalization

    • Vacancy, Tenancy

    • Predicted

    Savings: A

    collection of

    assumptions

  • 1970 Two-Story grouped entry (2011)

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    • 2 buildings, 16 units

    • 12,544 SF

    • propane heat & DHW

    • Add ventilation

    • Insulate side walls, attics, slab edge

    • Install new windows and doors

    • Total cost: $260,000 ($21/SF)

    • $91,000 3E, WAP, EVT

    Sass Apts, Randolph VT

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    2 layers of 2” polyiso foam board, new windows

    Dense-pack cellulose in 2x6 stud

    cavities with existing fiberglass

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    2” extruded polystyrene at slab edge

    Ready for siding

  • 1970 Two-Story grouped entry (2011)

    2010 energy analysis

    • usage 7,000 gal LP

    • Energy Factor pre: 7.5

    • Energy Factor post: 4.3

    • Predicted Savings: 43%

    Including baseload electric

    Ventilation NOT included

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    2013 analysis for study

    • usage pre: 6,070 gal LP

    • Energy Factor pre: 5.0

    • Energy Factor post: 4.8

    • Predicted Savings: 5%

    Space Heat & DHW only

    Including Ventilation

    Fuel study Actual savings: 5%

  • 1885/1975 Rural Apartments (2013)

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    • 3 Buildings, 5 units

    • 5,972 SF

    • oil heat, electric DHW

    • Install boiler; add ventilation

    • Insulate attics, walls, foundations

    • Install new windows

    • Total cost: $175,000 ($29/SF)

    • $40,000 3E, WAP, EVT

    Mountain View, Hancock VT

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    Crawlspace: confused thermal layer, poorly installed;

    little or no vapor layer on dirt floor

    Crawlspace venting

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    Spray polyurethane foam in demo’d areas

    Looking down from attic:

    Stud cavity air bypass

  • Energy Analysis

    • usage pre: 3,500 gal oil + 20,000 kWh

    • Energy Factor pre: 10.5

    • Energy Factor post: 4.6

    • Predicted Savings: 56%

    Space Heat & DHW only

    Including Ventilation

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    Fuel study Actual savings: 45%

    1885/1975 Rural Apartments (2013)

  • 1853 Downtown Apartments (2013)

    Better Buildings by Design, Burlington Vermont, Feb 4, 2016: 36

    • 1 building, 75 units

    • 54,962 SF

    • oil heat & DHW

    • Install LP boiler for heat & DHW; add ventilation

    • Insulate roof; replace windows

    • Total cost: $675,300 ($12/SF)

    • $200,000 3E, WAP, EVT

    Bardwell House, Rutland VT

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    New condensing propane boilers

    Existing converted coal boilers:

    75% AFUE?

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    Rear view

    Google Earth view: Multiple separate building

    sections

  • 1853+ Downtown Apartments (2013)

    Energy Analysis

    • usage pre: 21,000 gal oil

    • Energy Factor pre: 7.4

    • Energy Factor post: 4.5

    • Predicted Savings: 39%

    Space Heat & DHW only

    Including Ventilation

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    Fuel study Actual savings: 25% Missed in 2013 work:

    Rim joist with dirt-filled fiberglass

    Ice damage 2015

  • 1980s Single-Story, Separate Entry (2013)

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    • 5 buildings, 24 units

    • 17,152 SF

    • oil heat & DHW

    • Install 1 new boiler; add ventilation

    • Insulate attics, bay windows, foundations

    • Total cost: $205,000 ($12/SF)

    • $66,000 3E, EVT

    Gill Terrace, Ludlow VT

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    Fiberglass in ceiling of crawlspace; uninsulated heating pipes

    Uninsulated bay window; crawlspace venting

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    Attic floor: Fiberglass pulled back from lighting fixtures

    Attic: Mold on underside of roof sheathing

  • 1980s 1-Story, Separate Entry (2013)

    Energy Analysis

    • usage pre: 9,500 gal oil

    • Energy Factor pre: 8.7

    • Energy Factor post: 6.5

    • Predicted Savings: 26%

    Space Heat & DHW only

    Including Ventilation

    Better Buildings by Design, Burlington Vermont, Feb 4, 2016: 43

    Fuel study Actual savings: 34% Insulated pipes; poly vapor layer on crawlspace floor

  • Lessons

    • Airsealing: Control stack effect

    • Ventilation: Big impact in large buildings

    • Heating & DHW efficiency: Easy improvement

    • Commission mechanical systems

    • Track results

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  • Policy Opportunities• Carbon Pollution Tax

    • Funding & Financing

    • Grant programs: 3E Thermal, Weatherization Program

    • VEIC/VSECU Business Energy Loan

    • Commons Energy

    • RUS – Rural Utilities Service

    • DSIRE – Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency

    • PACE – Property-Assessed Clean Energy

    • Vermont Information Clearinghouse

    • Labeling & Benchmarking

    Better Buildings by Design, Burlington Vermont, Feb 4, 2016: 45

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    3E Thermal is a Statewide program of

    Funded through:

    Scott CampbellProject [email protected] 477-517

  • Financing Options

    for

    Multi-Family Housing

    Better Building by DesignConference Presentation

    Christa Shute

    February 4, 2016

  • The Right Combination

    VEIC – Clean Energy Financing – October 2015

    • Financing

    • Incentives

    • Technical Assistance

  • Financing Options for Vermont LIMFH

    VEIC – Clean Energy Financing – October 2015

    • Commons Energy – Public Purpose

    Energy Service Company

    • Business Energy Loan

    • Rural Utility Service – Energy Efficiency

    and Conservation Loan Program

  • Better Buildings by DesignConference Presentation

    February 4, 2015

  • PPESCO = Deep energy

    improvements in under-served public buildings

    Commons Energy:A public-purpose energy services company (PPESCO)

  • Target Markets

    • Public-use sites

    • Four sectors

    • Significant barriers

    • Under-served buildings Size & complexity

    • Partners and networks

  • Key Model BasicsFour-part service model designed to break down barriers

    Commons Energy Integrated Services Model

  • Financing

    • Creating underwriting relationships

    National Housing Trust

    • Bringing Foundations Support for Financing

    High Meadows

    Vermont Community Loan Fund

    MacArthur

    Kresge

  • Approach:

    • Help facilitate any available free services or incentives

    • Use energy savings for debt service

    • Lower return to Commons

    • Higher return to the mission

    • Product neutrality

    • Trusted source

  • Status

    • Working with your contractors Increasing EE in Comprehensive Retrofits Upgrading EE from code to Passive House

    • Providing Contractors and Expertise Biomass Fuel Switch Discrete Energy Efficiency

    Types of Projects

  • • Rural Edge. The Darling Inn is a 28-unit apartment building in Lyndonville, VT.

    • Commons Energy will provide both construction project oversight and commissioning services for Darling Inn.

    • List of Improvements– Upgraded insulation and

    air-sealing– Heat Recovery Ventilation– Biomass Boiler

    • Projected Savings– Improvements will reduce the per-unit cost to heat and

    provide hot water to each unit by 56%.

    Darling Inn – Complete Rehab

  • • Cathedral Square. Heineberg Senior Housing is an 82-unit apartment building in the new North End of Burlington, VT.

    • Commons Energy provides fixed-rate financing-up to 15 years.

    • List of Improvements– Upgrade stairwell lighting to LED and add occupancy based controls

    – Retrofitting outdoor bollard and parking lot lighting to LED.

    – LED lighting upgrades in hallways and the complete retrofit of 90 existing wall scones from un-controlled compact fluorescent lamps to LED lamps on an occupancy-based controller.

    • Projected Savings– The investment is expected to

    reduce electric use and costs

    associated with lighting by 75%.

    Heineberg Senior Housing Discrete EE Measures

  • • Cathedral Square. The proposed Milton Senior Housing property is designed to be a 24-unit senior housing facility.

    • Commons Energy will contribute financing to cover the incremental cost of the building materials needed to allow the facility to reach Passive House standards, and will guarantee that the building will perform as designed.

    • Projected Savings– A 77% cost savings on heating

    is estimated.

    Milton Senior Housing New Construction - Upgrade

  • • Housing Vermont. Union Square Apartments is a 58-unit apartment building located in Windsor, VT

    • Engineering, bid solicitation, construction, financing

    • List of Improvements– Biomass boiler replacement with High Performance

    Circulator Pumps and integral control VFDs

    • Projected Savings– The investment is expected to

    reduce heating and hot water costs

    by at least one-third.

    Union Square ApartmentsBiomass Fuel Switch

  • Making Energy Efficiency

    More Accessible to

    Vermonters

  • Business Energy Loan

    •Fast, simple financing for commercial energy efficiency projects

    • Any type of business or nonprofit (including municipalities)

    • Attractive interest rates (3.25% up to 3 years, 4.25% up to 5 years)

    • No closing costs or application fee• ($25 for Certificate of Good Standing from VT Secretary of State,

    where applicable)

    • No collateral requirement; 100% of project costs can be financed

    • Up to $35,000, minimum of $3,500

    • No business financial statements required

    • Financing and loan servicing provided by VSECU • For more info contact: Efficiency Vermont at 855-317-2254

  • USDA RUS EECLP

    VEIC – Clean Energy Financing – October 2015

    • United States Department of Agriculture

    • Rural Utility Service – Electric Division

    • Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan

    Program

    • VEIC qualification as the energy efficiency

    utility

    • Statewide rural program (not Burlington)

  • Creating Possibilities - Program

    Status

    VEIC – Clean Energy Financing – October 2015

    • VEIC received conditional approval for up to $46 million in financing for RE and EE

    • VEIC is working with the State of Vermont, Public Service Department and Board to meet conditions

    • RUS Loan Documents and PSB Approval expected February and March of 2016.

    • Loan Program Development starts

    • Program Availability 2016 - 2020

  • Why is VEIC involved?

    VEIC – Clean Energy Financing – October 2015

    • Efficiency Vermont as the statewide efficiency

    utility outside of Burlington

    • To bring a federal financing opportunity to

    Vermonters

    • To create a comprehensive financing program –

    help fill in the gaps

    • To broaden the population of people that can

    implement energy efficiency – by including a focus

    on moderate income Vermonters

    • To facilitate economic development

  • Why is RUS financing important to

    Vermont?

    VEIC – Clean Energy Financing – October 2015

    • This is what the program would allow…

    • Length of term – 20 years or measure life

    • Facilitates cash flow positive projects

    • Energy savings paying for debt service

    • Rates connected to Treasury

    • 4% for 20 year loans, 3% for 5 year loans

    • Project sizes from residential to commercial

    • Both Efficiency and Renewable Measures

  • A wide range of measures

    VEIC – Clean Energy Financing – October 2015

    • Energy Efficiency Projects• Building envelope

    • Equipment and Lighting

    • Heat pumps

    • Thermal Efficiency • Better woodstoves

    • Biomass fuel switch

    • Geothermal

    • Renewable Energy Projects

    • Vehicle Charging stations

    • Health and Safety Investments to facilitate projects

  • Who else is or will be involved?

    VEIC – Clean Energy Financing – October 2015

    • Statewide Program (except Burlington)

    • Efficiency Vermont

    • Utilities

    • Vendors

    • Financial Institutions

    • Economic Development

    • Energy Service Companies

    • Others

  • Market Sectors

    Introduction to New Ventures - April 2015

    • Multifamily

    • Single Family / Moderate Income

    • Single Family / Above Moderate Income

    • Small Businesses / Agricultural

    • State Government, Municipalities, and Schools

    • Larger Commercial, Institutional, and Industrial

  • Timing and Next Steps

    VEIC – Clean Energy Financing – October 2015

    • This is a work in process.

    • Working with RUS and State players to

    finalize then building the loan program

    itself.

    • Potential Projects larger that $35,000

    should let us know now.

  • Financing Options

    VEIC – Clean Energy Financing – October 2015

    • Business Energy Loan – below $35k

    • Efficiency Vermont, Mark Kelley

    [email protected]; (802) 338-5111

    • Commons Energy – above $150k

    • Brian Pine, [email protected]

    • RUS – Energy Efficiency & Conservation Loan

    • Christa Shute

    [email protected]; 802-557-7704

    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

  • Making Energy Efficiency

    More Accessible to

    Vermonters

  • Christa Shute

    Director, Targeted

    Implementation

    [email protected]

    802-557-7704

    mailto:[email protected]

  • QUESTIONS?

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