Designing better multifamily programs

Journal Article · · Home Energy; (United States)

OSTI ID:5647671

Hammarlund, J ^[1]

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1. Portland Energy Conservation, Inc., OR (USA)

The annual Affordable Comfort Conference has become well known as a valuable place for residential energy-efficiency specialists to share their practical knowledge and experience. The 1990 conference, held in March, was no exception. Among the many lively tutorials and workshops were several interactive sessions in which presenters and participants brought their first hand experience to bear on tough issues surrounding the design and implementation of successful multifamily conservation programs. During one such session, some 25 multifamily program managers and other experts from throughout the country took on the formidable challenge of designing the best multifamily program that could emerge from the author's collective experience. His emphasis was on marketing and operational aspects rather than engineering aspects of program development. Presenters included Tom Popp, multifamily program manager with the Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation, and J.B. Kincaid, multifamily coordinator for the City of Austin. I served as workshop leader. To get the discussion going, the author began with lessons learned from the presenters' own case studies, but he soon moved toward a free-flowing exchange of ideas among all of the session participants. Did he agree on all the components of the perfect multifamily program Certainly not. He recognized the diversity in the type of multifamily housing stock, ownership and vacancy patterns, fuel type and price, and the level of commitment and financial support from utilities and other sources meant that no single approach to program design could work for everyone. Although he found no panaceas, a number of common themes did emerge from the discussion. Here is a summary of some of his ideas.

• OSTI ID: 5647671
• Journal Information: Home Energy; (United States), Journal Name: Home Energy; (United States) Vol. 8:1; ISSN 0896-9442; ISSN HOENE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320105* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Services-- (1987-)
APARTMENT BUILDINGS
BUILDINGS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FINANCING
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
POWER INPUT
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
WEATHERIZATION