1. EmPOWER Maryland Stakeholder Work Group Dan Pontious Green & Healthy Homes Policy Coordinator Baltimore City Weatherization Assistance Program

2. Baltimore’s Green & Healthy Homes Partnerships

3. Goals of our Green & Healthy Homes Program Implement new model of inter-agency coordination. Reduce energy bills and pollution and improve health. Build sustainable and living wage jobs. Leverage weatherization stimulus funds into long-term quality, scale, impact.

4. Roofs and Moisture: Obstacles to Weatherization in Baltimore FY10

5. Baltimore Green & Healthy Coordinated Services FY10

6. Proposals Streamline limited-income weatherization by contracting with Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development and implementing through local weatherization agencies (LWAs). Include an average of $3,000 per home in rehabilitation, or favorable financing for rehab work, to address barriers to weatherization.

7. Modeled Roof Repair Used National Energy Audit Tool (NEAT) Modeled severe roof problem: –Balloon frame house, 5,000 cubic feet per minute (CFM) air circulation, –No attic insulation; hole in roof and ceiling –Over-sized, poorly functioning furnace. Weatherization, high-efficiency furnace, & roof repair yields 1.5 savings-to-investment ratio (SIR).

8. Coordination Evaluating impact of home retrofits on energy bills. Explore relative impact of weatherization and in-home energy habits – possible pilot program. Explore synergies of coordinated energy, health, and community development efforts.

9. Thank you Dan Pontious Green and Healthy Homes Policy Coordinator Baltimore City Weatherization Assistance Program 410-396-3214 dan.pontious@habc.org Ken Strong Assistant Commissioner for Green, Healthy, & Sustainable Homes Baltimore City Dept. of Housing and Community Development 410-396-3474 ken.strong@baltimorecity.gov