Preserving Assisted Properties:

Energy Retrofits

December 3 and 4, 2012

Agenda

1. CNT Energy Introduction

2. Energy Savers Program Overview

3. Value of Energy Efficiency

4. Questions

CNT Energy

We help households, building owners and communities save energy and money.

Dynamic Pricing & Smart Grid – Energy Efficient Buildings – Regional Energy Planning

CNT Energy

An affiliate of the Center for Neighborhood Technology, a non-profit dedicated to promoting more livable and sustainable urban communities.

A 2nd affiliate, I-GO Car Sharing, provides the convenience and flexibility of having a car without the hassles of owning one.

Energy Savers: One Stop Shop

A one-stop energy efficiency shop for multifamily building owners

Available to owners at any time, including:

• Point of Acquisition

• Refinancing

• Rehab

• Capital improvements/ equipment replacement

• Throughout the process

How it works

No–Cost Energy Savers Process:

• Site visit and energy assessment• Report of cost-effective energy-saving

recommendations• Low-cost financing through our partner, Community

Investment Corporation• Rebates from utilities• Construction oversight• Building performance tracking to ensure savings

Benefits

• Increased cash flow; Decreased operating costs

Average 30% savings on gas, electricity and water

Savings of $10,000/year for a typical 24-unit building

• Tenant comfort and retention

• Improved HVAC systems: higher efficiency, better

maintenance, longer life

• Preserves and renews old and affordable building stock

• Creates construction jobs

• Reduces greenhouse gas emissions

Recommendation Cost($)

Savings (therms/year)

Savings* ($/year)

Simple payback (years)

Retrofit lifetime (year)

SIR

Air seal and insulate roof cavity 6,000 1,178 1,178 5.1 25 4.9

Install weatherstripping and door sweeps on all exterior doors

525 210 210 2.5 10 4.0

Insulate domestic hot water (DHW) piping to R-4.5 1,200 150 150 8.0 25 3.1

Steam Balancing: Install new boiler controls with indoor and outdoor sensors, replace all radiator air vents and undersized mainline vents, and replace undersized header piping

10,000 1,550 1,550 6.5 10 1.6

Install low-flow showerheads and faucet aerators 500 80 80 6.3 10 1.6

TOTAL $ 18,225 3,168 $ 3,168 5.8 --

Cost-effective Recommendations

AVG.

BUILDING

102

RETROFITTED

BUILDING

80

50 100 150

MORE

EFFICIENT

LESS

EFFICIENT

CURRENT BUILDING

120

Energy Use Index

EUI

kBtu/sf/yr.

Age vs. Energy Use Intensity

Progress to date

2007 – 2012:

- Over 28,000 Units Audited

- 9,800 Units Retrofitted

- 2.3 mil gas therms saved

- 6.2 mil kWh electricity saved

- 374 Jobs created

- $9 mil financing leveraged

Recognition

• 2012 Vision Award from Urban Land Institute

• 2011 Chicagoland Apartment Association Award for Excellence

in Sustainability and Green Practices

Thank You!

CNT Energy

Dara Reiff

dreiff@cntenergy.org

773-321-2668

Energy Savers

1-855-ESavers

info@energysaversprogram.org

www.cntenergysavers.org