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Green affordable housing /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- GREEN AFFORDABLEHOUSING; GREEN AFFORDABLEHOUSING; CONTENTS; PREFACE; GREEN AFFORDABLE HOUSINGHUD HAS MADE PROGRESS IN PROMOTINGGREEN BUILDING, BUT EXPANDING EFFORTSCOULD HELP REDUCE ENERGY COSTSAND BENEFIT TENANTS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; HUD HAS TAKEN POSITIVE STEPS TO PROMOTE ENERGYEFFICIENCY, BUT EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY ACTIONSHAVE LIMITATIONS; HUD Is Beginning to Address Limitations in Program Incentives and Management for Energy Efficiency in Certain Program Areas; Public Housing; Multifamily Housing.
- Mortgage Insurance ProgramsEnergy Performance Measures; HUD Has Not Implemented the Statutory Requirement for Energy-EfficientProducts and Appliances in Public Housing; The Office of Manufactured Housing Has Not Updated Its Code toIncorporate Energy Efficiency Requirements; Some Updates to Guidance about Energy Efficiency Opportunities AreIncomplete; GREEN BUILDING CAN RAISE UP-FRONT COSTS AND PROVIDELONG-TERM BENEFITS, BUT HUD LACKS THE DATA TO IDENTIFYCURRENT COSTS AND FUTURE SAVINGS; Green Building Can Add to the Up-front Costs of Developing AffordableHousing; Hard Costs of Green Building.
- Soft Costs of Green BuildingGreen Building Practices Can Provide Long-term Financial Savings and Health Benefits; STANDARDS AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES USED ELSEWHERE FORGREEN BUILDING COULD PROVIDE LESSONS FOR HUD; HUD Invests Significant Resources in Utilities, but Only Benchmarks UtilityUse in a Portion of Its Assisted Housing Portfolio; STANDARDS AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES USED ELSEWHERE FORGREEN BUILDING COULD PROVIDE LESSONS FOR HUD; The Use of Green Building Standards by State and Local Governments, asCriteria for Affordable Housing Programs, Could Provide Lessons forHUD.
- The Impact of HUD's Energy-Related Incentives Is Unclear and HUD OffersFew Nonenergy Green Building IncentivCONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II. HUD'S LEGAL AUTHORITY TO INCORPORATE GREEN BUILDINGREQUIREMENTS INTO ITS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS; APPENDIX III. OVERVIEW OF PLANNED HUD ACTIONS IN ENERGY STRATEGY ANDHUD REPORTED STATUS; APPENDIX IV. MULTIFAMILY TASK FORCE ENERGY CONSERVATIONRECOMMENDATIONS; APPENDIX V. EXAMPLES OF STATE, LOCAL, AND NONPROFIT GREEN BUILDINGAFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS.
- APPENDIX VI.COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBANDEVELOPMENTAPPENDIX VII. GAO CONTACT AND STAFF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; GAO Contact; Staff Acknowledgments; GAO's Mission; Obtaining Copies of GAO Reports and Testimony; Order by Phone; To Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Federal Programs; Congressional Relations; Public Affairs; STATEMENT OF TOM HICKS OF THE U.S. GREENBUILDING COUNCIL BEFORE THE HOUSECOMMITTEE ON FINANICAL SERVICES ON H.R. 6078,THE GREEN RESOURCES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENTNEIGHBORHOODS ACT OF 2008JUNE 11, 2008; INTRODUCTION; THE GREEN HOMES MARKET.