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An Energy Newsletter for Local Governments

Affordable Housing Energy Efficiency Alliance (AHEEA)

AHEEA offers free energy efficiency design trainings and assistance to developers, housing authorities, local governments, architects, energy consultants, support service agencies, and anyone served by SCE and involved in new construction or the rehabilitation of affordable housing that seeks to improve energy efficiency.

AHEEA services include:

• Energy Efficiency Design Charrettes and Assistance - whether you are building new or rehabilitating an existing project, the design team can provide assistance to help you maximize energy efficiency and minimize costs using an integrated design method. The program offers free energy efficiency design charrettes.
• Energy Efficiency Design Training - which includes design strategies, energy efficiency measure and product information, cost analysis tools, and funding advice.
• An Affordable Housing Energy Handbook providing a road map of policies, funding requirements, utility allowance reform, and resources on how to incorporate energy efficiency into affordable housing. To download a free color copy, please visit www.h-m-g.com/multifamily/aheea.
• Housing Authority assistance in adopting and implementing an Energy Efficiency-Based Utility Allowance (EEBUA) schedule; a lowered utility allowance representing more accurately the utility costs for projects that are energy efficient.
• A bi-monthly newsletter serving as a clearinghouse for energy efficiency information and resources that benefit or might impact the affordable housing community with topics such as funding sources, technologies, training, and case studies. To subscribe, please send an e-mail request to AHEEA 'AT' h-m-g.com.

All AHEEA services are free to affordable housing entities served by SCE and interested in improving energy efficiency through design, policy, knowledge, and resources. A color copy of the free energy efficiency handbook for affordable housing owners, developers, and housing authorities can be downloaded at http://www.h-m-g.com/multifamily/aheea. While this handbook is geared toward affordable housing, the energy efficiency design concepts are applicable to all multifamily buildings - new and rehab.

For more information, contact Julieann Summerford at (760) 436-7002 or Summerford 'AT' h-m-g.com.

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