[PPT] - Why, How, and When BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON PowerPoint Presentation

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BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON

Healthy, Low Carbon Multifamily Buildings for Climate Adaptation Why, How, and When

September 20, 2019

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BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON

As a mission-driven nonprofit, New Ecology works nationally to bring the benefits of sustainable development to the community level, with a concerted emphasis on underserved populations. We seek k to make e the e built lt environm ronment ent more e effic icien ient, , healt lthy, , durabl ble, , and d resilie ilient nt.

About New Ecology, Inc.

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Washington, DC (20 Developments) Long Island, NY (4 Developments) Binghamton, NY (1 Development) Stamford, CT and Statewide (5 Buildings) Cambridge, MA and Statewide (1,400+ Developments) New York, NY (60 Developments) Delaware (200 Developments)

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Old buildings, new climate.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Los Angeles Chicago Dallas Houston Philadelphia Washington DC Miami Atlanta Boston

Housing Unit Demographics, Top 10 Metropolitan Areas (except NYC)

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Source: Cambridge, MA Community Development Department

Cambridge, MA

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Indoor Heat Index and Outdoor Temperature (ºF), July 2019 North Cambridge, MA

Indoor Heat Index Outdoor Temperature

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Source: Cedeño Laurent JG, Williams A, Oulhote Y, Zanobetti A, Allen JG, Spengler JD (2018) Reduced cognitive function during a heat wave among residents of non-air-conditioned buildings: An observational study of young adults in the summer of 2016. PLoS Med 15(7): e1002605.

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Source: Williams, Augusta & Allen, Joseph & Spengler, Jack & Laurent, Jose. (2019). Building Vulnerability in a Changing Climate: Indoor Temperature Exposures and Health Outcomes in Older Adults Living in Public Housing during an Extreme Heat Event in Cambridge, MA. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 10.3390/ijerph16132373.

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Source: Williams, Augusta & Allen, Joseph & Spengler, Jack & Laurent, Jose. (2019). Building Vulnerability in a Changing Climate: Indoor Temperature Exposures and Health Outcomes in Older Adults Living in Public Housing during an Extreme Heat Event in Cambridge, MA. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 10.3390/ijerph16132373.

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Source: Williams, Augusta & Allen, Joseph & Spengler, Jack & Laurent, Jose. (2019). Building Vulnerability in a Changing Climate: Indoor Temperature Exposures and Health Outcomes in Older Adults Living in Public Housing during an Extreme Heat Event in Cambridge, MA. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 10.3390/ijerph16132373.

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DHCD Climate Hazard Adaptation and Resilience Masterplan

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Characteristic Development Count All Developments 1,392 Senior Housing 554 Senior Housing Without A/C 288 Senior Housing Without A/C in Climate Zone 4 by 2070 209 Senior Housing Without A/C in Climate Zone 4 by 2030 116

MA DHCD CHARM – Risk and Vulnerability Assessment

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MA DHCD CHARM – Pilot Site Assessments and Tools

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MA DHCD CHARM – Capital Planning and Design Guidance

CPS – Asset Assessment & Management Tools CIMS – Capital Plan Tools and Resources

Design Guidelines and Standards and Other Tools

Components Projects Based on Components/Systems Work classified by Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) index

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Identified priority hazards Reviewed climate projections Collected available data

Delaware State Housing Authority

FEMA Flood Zones Delaware Coastal Inundation

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Identified priority hazards Reviewed climate projections Collected available data Developed list of variables of interest Refined list to tiered evaluation system Desktop assessment of DSHA sites

Existing GIS data such as FEMA flood zones, DE sea level inundation, evacuation routes Data from DSHA such as site locations, tenant types, RFR information Google/other online sources such as exterior building characteristics, demographic data, access to services

Delaware State Housing Authority

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Identified priority hazards Reviewed climate projections Collected available data Developed list of variables of interest Refined list to tiered evaluation system Desktop assessment of DSHA sites Finish initial site assessments (tier three) Review preliminary results Evaluate usefulness of variables Refine variables and ranking tool Identify priority sites Conduct physical site assessments

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Physical Vulnerability LOW MEDIUM HIGH

Flooding 172 5 9 Sea Level Rise 181 5 High Wind 111 72 3 Elevated Heat 108 42 36 Power Outages 9 177 Exterior Shading 32 98 51 Cooling 164 4 4 Replacement + Operating Reserve $733 (min) $5,646 (average) $15,430 (max)

Social Vulnerability

Elderly/Disabled Tenants 115 71 On-site Community Space 94 92 Living in Poverty 27 118 41 Non-English Speaking 111 63 12 Medically Underserved 31 155

External Issues

Proximity to… Minimum (mi) Average (mi) Maximum (mi) Evacuation Route 0.5 2.4 Public Transit 0.2 1.2 Rec/Community Center 0.1 1.4 7.6 Public School 0.3 1.0 4.5 Faith Center 0.6 4.0

Delaware State Housing Authority

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Tier One HIGH

100 or 500 year flood zones Sussex beaches high wind zone No onsite cooling

Tier Two HIGH

Elderly or disabled tenants No onsite community space

Tier Three HIGH

Greater than 0.5 miles to public transit

[19 sites] [23 sites] [136 sites]

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DC Department of Energy and Environment Resilience and Solar Assessment Tool

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Year Built: 1963 Most Recent Year Rehabbed: 2000 Total Square Feet: 118,716 Total # Apartments: 202 Total # Bedrooms: 329 Total # Stories: 2 and 3 Basement? Conditioned?: Yes, yes Water Meter Configuration: 1 meter per building Electric Meter Configuration: 220 tenant, 16 common meters

Villages of East River

DC Resilience Assessment Tool: Example 1

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DC Resilience Assessment Tool: Resilience Opportunities

Hazard Example Already in Rehab Scope? Correlated Program Flood Stormwater Management Yes DOEE Requirements Mold Mold Remediation Yes Code Requirement Extreme Heat/Power Outage Cool Roof Yes DOEE Requirements Power Outage Maintain Power to Critical Systems No N/A Water Outage Access to potable water No N/A Emergency Planning Develop Emergency Management Manual Yes Enterprise Green Communities Accessibility Create ramp at entryway Yes Section 504 ADA Ventilation High Efficiency Balanced Ventilation No Enterprise Green Communities

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DC Resilience Assessment Tool: Efficiency Opportunities

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Year Built: 1968 Most Recent Year Rehabbed: 2016 Total Square Feet: 311,783 Total # Apartments: 232 Total # Bedrooms: 482 Total # Stories: 10 Basement? Conditioned?: Yes, yes Water Meter Configuration: 1 meter Electric Meter Configuration: 2 common meters Gas Meter Configuration: 1 common meter

Channel Square

DC Resilience Assessment Tool: Example 2

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DC Resilience Assessment Tool: Solar + Storage

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Passive House New Construction

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Passive Survivability

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What’s next?

Low- or zero-carbon resilient building code for
wnership and for rental licensing?
Resilience “nutrition label” for existing buildings?
Low-carbon, climate adapted, healthy housing as a

right?

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Thank You!

Tom Chase

Senior Project Manager chase@newecology.org 617-557-1700 x7061