Multifamily
Sector: Multifamily
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Roughly 17% of U.S. households live in multifamily housing and spend $21 billion on energy annually. An increasing number of studies demonstrate the significant energy savings potential in this building sector. Building owners, residents, utilities, and financial institutions are overcoming complex ownership structures, split incentives, meter configurations, and resident engagement to realize these energy savings. |
Better Buildings Challenge SWAP
Hilton Worldwide and Whole Foods Market swapped energy teams (and buildings) in San Francisco, CA, in this reality-style, three-episode web series.
Visit our Beat Blog
A blog profiling Better Buildings partners as well as the ins and outs of energy savings projects.
2016 Progress Report
Since 2011, Better Buildings Challenge partners and energy efficiency commitments have tripled, resulting in energy cost savings that now exceed the $1.3 billion mark, and the sharing of hundreds of proven solutions.
Featured Solutions
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NHT Renewable Solar Financing Model Implementation Model NHT/Enterprise Preservation Corporation installed solar systems on 13 buildings across 5 of its multifamily affordable housing properties in Washington, D.C.
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North Lincoln Homes, Power Purchase Agreement Showcase Project Denver Housing Authority (DHA) undertook an ambitious solar installation project to include renewable energy on its existing portfolio of public housing properties.
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Learning Laboratory Implementation Model Aeon created the Learning Laboratory for multifamily developers and owners to share their successes, challenges, best practices, and lessons learned.
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Smart Meter Resident Energy Savings Program Implementation Model Balfour Beatty Communities created the Smart Meter Resident Energy Savings Program to leverage smart meter data using a proactive or “push to” resident engagement strategy.
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Passive House for Affordable Housing Implementation Model REACH Community Development believes in constructing affordable, transit-oriented rental housing that is certified to Passive House standards, enabling energy savings to be passed down to tenants who pay for electricity in their units.
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