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Healthy, Low Carbon Multifamily Buildings for Climate Adaptation September 20, 2019 Why, How, and When BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON

About New Ecology, Inc. 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. BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON

Cambridge, MA and Statewide Binghamton, NY (1,400+ Developments) (1 Development) 3 New York, NY Stamford, CT and Statewide (60 Developments) (5 Buildings) Washington, DC Long Island, NY (20 Developments) (4 Developments) Delaware (200 Developments) BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON

Old buildings, new climate. 4 Housing Unit Demographics, Top 10 Metropolitan Areas (except NYC) Boston Atlanta Miami Washington DC Philadelphia Houston Dallas Chicago Los Angeles 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON

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 BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON study of young adults in the summer of 2016. PLoS Med 15(7): e1002605.

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 BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON and Public Health. 10.3390/ijerph16132373.

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 BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON and Public Health. 10.3390/ijerph16132373.

MA DHCD CHARM – Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 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 BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON

MA DHCD CHARM – Capital Planning and Design Guidance Design Guidelines CPS – Asset CIMS – Capital Plan Assessment & and Standards and Tools and Resources Management Tools Other Tools Work classified by Projects Based on Components Construction Specifications Components/Systems Institute (CSI) index BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON

Delaware State Housing Authority Identified priority hazards Existing GIS data such as FEMA flood zones, DE sea level inundation, Reviewed climate projections evacuation routes Collected available data Data from DSHA such as site locations, tenant types, RFR information Developed list of variables of interest Refined list to tiered evaluation system Google/other online sources such as exterior building characteristics, demographic data, access to services Desktop assessment of DSHA sites BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON

Delaware State Physical Vulnerability LOW MEDIUM HIGH Housing Authority Flooding 172 5 9 Sea Level Rise 181 5 0 Identified priority hazards High Wind 111 72 3 Reviewed climate projections Elevated Heat 108 42 36 Collected available data Power Outages 9 177 Exterior Shading 32 98 51 Developed list of variables of interest Cooling 164 4 4 Refined list to tiered evaluation system Replacement + Operating Reserve $733 (min) $5,646 (average) $15,430 (max) Desktop assessment of DSHA sites Social Vulnerability Elderly/Disabled Tenants 115 71 Finish initial site assessments (tier three) On-site Community Space 94 92 Living in Poverty 27 118 41 Review preliminary results Non-English Speaking 111 63 12 NOW Evaluate usefulness of variables Medically Underserved 31 155 Refine variables and ranking tool External Issues Identify priority sites Proximity to… Minimum (mi) Average (mi) Maximum (mi) Conduct physical site assessments Evacuation Route 0 0.5 2.4 Public Transit 0 0.2 1.2 Rec/Community Center 0.1 1.4 7.6 Public School 0.3 1.0 4.5 Faith Center 0 0.6 4.0 BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON

Tier One HIGH [19 sites] Tier Two HIGH [136 sites] Tier Three HIGH [23 sites] 100 or 500 year flood zones Elderly or disabled tenants Greater than 0.5 miles to public transit Sussex beaches high wind zone No onsite community space No onsite cooling BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON

DC Resilience Assessment Tool: Example 1 Villages of East River 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 BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON

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

DC Resilience Assessment Tool: Example 2 Channel Square 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 BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON BOSTON | PROVIDENCE | BALTIMORE | WILMINGTON