Notice: All Affordable Housing Energy Efficiency Alliance (AHEEA) services are fully subscribed. As of July 31, 2008 registration has been closed. Please contact Julieann Summerford at 760-436-7002 or summerford@h-m-g.com if you have questions.

The Affordable Housing Energy Efficiency Alliance (AHEEA) helps the affordable housing market incorporate energy efficiency into their projects, programs, funding, and policies. This innovative program serves as an energy efficiency clearinghouse to provide training and information to affordable housing owner-developers, housing authorities, redevelopment agencies and support services agencies.

AHEEA offers the following services:

Energy Efficiency Program Coordination
The program serves as a clearinghouse of energy efficiency programs offered throughout the region. Representatives can assist you in locating a program to suit your needs whether it is to obtain financial incentives and design assistance for new construction and rehab, or to find low-income programs and services for your tenants.

Training
In AHEEA training sessions, participants may learn about one or more of the following topics:

• Cost-effective design and construction of new multifamily buildings and rehabilitation of existing buildings to maximize energy efficiency, reduce operating costs, and improve comfort.
• Funding sources and financing models that help to offset the costs of energy efficiency improvements
• Energy efficiency programs applicable to affordable housing
• Energy standards and how they apply to multifamily buildings
• Energy Efficiency-Based Utility Allowance (EEBUA) schedules
• Resources - where to get additional help

Design Assistance/Energy Efficiency Design Charrettes
Design assistance for new construction and rehab projects include:

• Project specific technical assistance - assist design team in identifying cost effective energy efficiency measures
• Facilitation of energy efficiency design charrettes or workshops

Energy Efficiency-Based Utility Allowance Schedules (EEBUA)

• The program offers assistance to housing authorities and agencies with an
  Energy Efficiency-Based Utility Allowance (EEBUA) schedule
• EEBUA is a lower utility allowance for energy efficient projects to help payback investments in energy efficiency

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AHEEA resources:

Affordable Housing Energy Efficiency Handbook
This handbook is a road map for incorporating energy efficiency, and contains:

• Energy efficiency design guidelines for new construction and rehab projects
• Energy efficiency measure information and specifications
• Case studies
• Energy Efficiency-Based Utility Allowance schedules
• Bulk purchase practices
• Energy efficiency programs
• Resources

Newsletter
The newsletter is a bi-monthly publication, providing up-to-date information on energy efficiency topics such as funding sources, technologies, training, and case studies.

Case Studies

• Case studies provide real life examples of new construction and rehab projects' energy efficiency goals, costs, and savings
• Case studies also reflect the impact of an Energy Efficiency-Based Utility Allowance schedule on a project's financing

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