MERCY HOUSING RECOGNIZED BY U.S. DOE AND HUD FOR ACHIEVING BETTER BUILDINGS CHALLENGE GOAL OF 24%ENERGY SAVINGS

摘要

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and HUD have recognized Mercy Housing, Inc. (MHI) for achieving its energy savings goal as a partner in the Better Buildings Challenge. MHI has achieved energy savings of 24% due to greater efficiency efforts across its portfolio of affordable homes. In 2013, MHI made a commitment through the Challenge to improve the energy efficiency of its property portfolio by at least 20% over 10 years.Through its efforts, Mercy Housing becomes the first national multifamily housing organization to achieve the Challenge's energy savings goal.MHI focused on finding large scale opportunities that did not require capital for implementation as an opportunity to save energy and improve efficiency across 21 million square feet of its building portfolio. MHI implemented more than 240 efficiency projects to meet its commitment under the Better Buildings Challenge, using a variety of approaches including leveraging rebates, changing its procurement guidelines, and a number of other techniques and technologies.