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Energy Star For New Construction Assisted By The Home Program
HUD has worked with EPA to promote the use of ENERGY STAR standards in construction of houses. Here are the results of that production by the HOME Program for Fiscal Year 2009.
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Energy Star for Grantees
Energy Efficiency with CDBG & HOME
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Energy Star Awards for Affordable Housing
Regional Energy Coordinators reviewed applications for Energy Star Awards for Affordable Housing in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

HUD CHP Screening Tools
HUD’s 2002 Energy Action Plan committed HUD to promote the use of combined heat and power (cogeneration) (CHP) in housing and community development. HUD developed a Q&A Guide explaining CHP to building owners and managers. HUD and DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory then developed a Level 1 feasibility screening software tool to enable them quickly to get a rough estimate of the cost, savings and payback for installing CHP. The Level 1 screening tool requires only monthly utility bills and a little information about the building and its occupants.
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WHAT’S NEW
HUD and ORNL have now produced a Level 2 Combined Heat and Power (CHP) analysis tool for more detailed analysis of the potential for installing combined heat and power (cogeneration) in multifamily buildings. Level 2 works from hourly utility consumption and detailed information about the building and its equipment.
ORNL Level 2 Tool

"HUD CHP Guide #3 Introduction to the Level 2 Analysis for Combined Heat and Power in Multifamily Housing” explains how it was developed and provides links to ORNL for downloading the tool, its Users’ Manual and training material. It also provides an exercise to demonstrate how it works. The tool is complex and calls for analysis by those with advanced ability to understand building energy use and simulation.

	CHP Guide #1: Q & A on Combined Heat and Power for Multifamily Housing
	CHP Guide #2: Level 1 Feasibility Screening for Combined Heat and Power in Multifamily Housing
	CHP Guide #3: Introduction to the Level 2 Analysis Tool for Multifamily Buildings

Green Homes and Communities
This website has very good energy information, including references to Sustainable Communities, DOE EECBG funding etc.

Energy Efficiency in CPD Programs

	About Energy at HUD
The Energy web site describes HUD energy initiatives, policies and how federal government wide energy policies affect HUD programs and assistance.   Progress Report: Implementing HUD's Energy Strategy