GREEN AFFORDABLEHOUSING -- GREEN AFFORDABLEHOUSING -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- GREEN AFFORDABLE HOUSINGHUD HAS MADE PROGRESS IN PROMOTINGGREEN BUILDING, BUT EXPANDING EFFORTSCOULD HELP REDUCE ENERGY COSTSAND BENEFIT TENANTS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- HUD HAS TAKEN POSITIVE STEPS TO PROMOTE ENERGYEFFICIENCY, BUT EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY ACTIONSHAVE LIMITATIONS -- HUD Is Beginning to Address Limitations in Program Incentives andManagement for Energy Efficiency in Certain Program Areas -- Public Housing -- Multifamily Housing -- Mortgage Insurance Programs -- Energy Performance Measures -- HUD Has Not Implemented the Statutory Requirement for Energy-EfficientProducts and Appliances in Public Housing -- The Office of Manufactured Housing Has Not Updated Its Code toIncorporate Energy Efficiency Requirements -- Some Updates to Guidance about Energy Efficiency Opportunities AreIncomplete -- GREEN BUILDING CAN RAISE UP-FRONT COSTS AND PROVIDELONG-TERM BENEFITS, BUT HUD LACKS THE DATA TO IDENTIFYCURRENT COSTS AND FUTURE SAVINGS -- Green Building Can Add to the Up-front Costs of Developing AffordableHousing -- Hard Costs of Green Building -- Soft Costs of Green Building -- Green Building Practices Can Provide Long-term Financial Savings andHealth Benefits -- STANDARDS AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES USED ELSEWHERE FORGREEN BUILDING COULD PROVIDE LESSONS FOR HUD -- HUD Invests Significant Resources in Utilities, but Only Benchmarks UtilityUse in a Portion of Its Assisted Housing Portfolio -- STANDARDS AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES USED ELSEWHERE FORGREEN BUILDING COULD PROVIDE LESSONS FOR HUD -- The Use of Green Building Standards by State and Local Governments, asCriteria for Affordable Housing Programs, Could Provide Lessons forHUD.

The Impact of HUD's Energy-Related Incentives Is Unclear and HUD OffersFew Nonenergy Green Building Incentiv -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I.SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II.HUD'S LEGAL AUTHORITY TO INCORPORATE GREEN BUILDINGREQUIREMENTS INTO ITS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS -- APPENDIX III.OVERVIEW OF PLANNED HUD ACTIONS IN ENERGY STRATEGY ANDHUD REPORTED STATUS -- APPENDIX IV.MULTIFAMILY TASK FORCE ENERGY CONSERVATIONRECOMMENDATIONS -- APPENDIX V.EXAMPLES OF STATE, LOCAL, AND NONPROFIT GREEN BUILDINGAFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS -- APPENDIX VI.COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBANDEVELOPMENT -- APPENDIX VII.GAO CONTACT AND STAFF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- GAO Contact -- Staff Acknowledgments -- GAO's Mission -- Obtaining Copies of GAO Reports and Testimony -- Order by Phone -- To Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Federal Programs -- Congressional Relations -- Public Affairs -- STATEMENT OF TOM HICKS OF THE U.S. GREENBUILDING COUNCIL BEFORE THE HOUSECOMMITTEE ON FINANICAL SERVICES ON H.R. 6078,THE GREEN RESOURCES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENTNEIGHBORHOODS ACT OF 2008JUNE 11, 2008 -- INTRODUCTION -- THE GREEN HOMES MARKET -- Green Building: A Technology Adoption Curve -- Parallels with the Commercial Green Building Market -- What Homebuyers Think -- Obstacles: Awareness, Availability, and Perceived Cost -- Market Development: Green Home Retrofitting -- Market Development: Green Home Finance -- Opportunities: New Green Jobs -- Demonstrating that Green is Affordable -- LEED for Homes and Affordable Housing -- THE EDUCATION IMPERATIVE -- ABOUT THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL -- ABOUT THE LEED® GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM™ -- The Development of LEED -- How LEED Works -- Continuous Improvement -- LEED for Homes -- REGREEN: Green Remodeling Guidelines for Existing Homes.

Neighborhood Development -- COSTS AND BENEFITS OF LEED -- GREEN BUILDING TRENDS AND MARKET TRANSFORMATION -- Market Adoption of LEED -- Governmental Adoption of LEED -- CONCLUSION -- PLEASANT HILL (SPANISH RESIDENCE)BUILDING A DREAM,WHILE BUILDING GREEN -- Project Background -- Rewarding Excellence -- Strategies and Results -- About Taggart Construction -- About LEED -- MORRISANIA HOMES IN BRONX, NEW YORKAFFORDABILITY MEETS SUSTAINABILITY -- Project Background -- A Joint Effort for the Common Good -- Strategies and Results -- About Blue Sea development -- About LEED -- TEPEYAC HAVEN IN PASCO,WASHINGTONAFFORDABILITY NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE -- Project Background -- Coming Home after a Long Day's Work -- Strategies and Results -- About Catholic Charities Spokane -- About LEED -- CARSTEN CROSSINGS OAKGROVE MODEL IN ROCKLIN, CALIFORNIAA GREEN HOME AMONG MANY -- Project Background -- The Benefit of an Outside Perspective -- Strategies and Results -- About the Grupe Company -- About LEED -- TESTIMONY OF DORIS W. KOOPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR THECOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES UNITEDSTATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"H.R. 6078: THE GREEN RESOURCES FOR ENERGYEFFICIENT NEIGHBORHOODS ACT OF 2008JUNE 11, 2008 -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CASE FOR A NATIONAL COMMITMENTTO GREEN AFFORDABLE HOMES -- IMPACTS OF ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ENERGYEFFICIENCY IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING -- It's Time to Raise the Bar on Performance in Affordable Housing -- Green Homes Deliver Multiple Benefits to Low-Income People -- Green Affordable Homes Can Help Fight Climate Change and Create GreenJobs -- THE PRACTICALITY OF GREEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING -- THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- CONCLUSION -- STATEMENT OF JERRY HOWARD, ON BEHALFOF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOMEBUILDERS BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEEON FINANCIAL SERVICES JUNE 11, 2008.

I. INTRODUCTION -- II. GREEN BUILDING - NAHB PIONEERS RESIDENTIAL GREEN -- III. GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE INCORPORATIONOF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRACTICES FOR FEDERALLY ASSISTEDHOUSING PROGRAMS -- IV. H.R. 6078 - GREEN RESOURCES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENTNEIGHBORHOODS (GREEN) ACT -- V. ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACTS OF ENERGYEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO HOUSING -- Discussion Topics -- VI. CONCLUSION -- ADDENDUMCOMMENTS ON H.R. - 6078 -GREEN ACT -- Section 2. Minimum HUD Energy Efficiency Standards -- Section 3. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Demonstration Program forMultifamily Housing Projects Assisted with Project-Based Assistance -- Section 4. Additional Credit for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Housing Goalsfor Energy Efficient Mortgages -- Section 5. Authority of Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterpriseswith Respect to Energy-Efficient and Location-Efficient Mortgages andReporting -- Section 6. Energy-Efficient Mortgage and Location-efficient Mortgage Goalsfor Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- Section 7. FHA Single Family Energy-Efficient Housing Requirement -- Section 11. Mortgage Incentives for Energy Efficiency in FHA-InsuredMultifamily Housing -- Section 12. Energy Efficiency Certifications for Housing with MortgagesInsured by FHA -- Section 13. Assisted Housing Energy Loan Program -- Section 14. Making It Green -- Section 15. Residential Energy Efficiency Block Grant Program -- Section 17. Grant Program to Increase Sustainable Low-income CommunityDevelopment Capacity -- Section 19. HOPE VI Green Developments Requirement -- Section 20. CRA Credits for Energy Efficient Mortgages and Green BuildingEfforts -- Section 21. Consideration of Energy Efficiency Improvements in Appraisals -- Section 25. Green Banking Centers.

WRITTEN STATEMENT OF MICHAEL FREEDBERGHEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIALSERVICES UNITED STATES HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES "H.R. 6078, THE GREENRESOURCES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENTNEIGHBORHOODS ACT OF 2008"JUNE 11, 2008 -- HUD'S 4 BILLION ENERGY BILL -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENERGY SAVINGS -- HUD'S ENERGY ACTION PLAN -- Department-wide Actions -- Community Planning and Development -- Public and Indian Housing -- FHA-Insured Energy Efficient Mortgages -- Multifamily Housing -- New Incentives -- Field Policy and Management -- ENERGY SAVINGS RESULTS -- Green Building -- Green Remodeling Initiative -- Indian Housing -- Transportation and Location Efficiency -- Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control -- Research and Development -- ATTACHMENT 1.MEASURES INCLUDED IN HUD'S ENERGY ACTIONPLAN AS REPORTED TO CONGRESS, AUGUST 2006 -- Production - Insurance Programs -- Production - Section 202 and 811 -- Asset Management -- INDEX.