78CC634365A899CC87258757006524B2 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SUSTAINABLE AND SAFE HOUSINGINTERIM COMMITTEE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRANSFORMATIONAL TASK FORCEDate Sep 21, 2021 Location Old Supreme Court Sustainable and Safe Housing - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/DBB4B08BF4C9...$File/HousingClimateConnectionAttachmentC.pdf?OpenElement HousingClimateConnectionAttachmentC.pdf 12:24:49 PM The task force came back to order. 12:25:50 PM Will Toor, Director representing the Colorado Energy Office, provided a PowerPoint presentation (Attachment C) on sustainable and safe housing. He mentioned that buildings are one of the five emitters of pollution. Mr. Toor also stated that about 20 percent of Coloradans are cost burdened with regards to to paying utilites. 12:28:39 PM Mr. Toor talked about energy efficiency and cost. He talked about insulation, air sealing, and passive solar as good options to bring down cost. Mr. Toor went on to discuss clean electric heating and appliances, such as heat pumps for heating water and homes and renewables. He stated that efficiency, emerging technologies, and renewables could lead to energy cost savings and affect indoor air quality in a positive way. 12:31:05 PM Mr. Toor talked about the Basalt Vista Project, an example of an all electric community at net zero impact. He outlined the project of 27 homes in the Roaring Fork Valleey without gas line connections, that insteat rely on a combination of roof top solar and heat pumps. He shared that the total energy bill for these homes is $15 per month or less. 12:32:27 PM Mr. Toor discussed Josephine Commons, a mixed development with 70 senior units, 54 townhomes, 22 duplexes, and 7 single family homes that also use energy efficiently. 12:33:18 PM Mr. Toor talked about Alta Verde in Breckenridg that is being funded with a DOLA grant with a construction start date of March 21, 2022. 12:33:43 PM There was a discussion about a working group studying the challenges to debcarbonize affordable housing. The discussion included tax credits, energy efficiency, electric vehicle ready parking, annual energy benchmarking, and high energy performance standards. 12:35:02 PM Mr. Toor discussed potential strategies for dedicated financing of energy improvements on affordable housing. He discussed retrofitting new construction; grant funds for efficiency, renewables, and electrification improvements; minimum energy standards as a condition in receiving state funds for new construction or rehabilitation; and support for low or zero emission modifications in home development. 12:36:26 PM Mr. Toor touched on land use and highlighted the features of walkable, compact, transit oriented development that uses less energy. He suggested that compact development may increase access to employment. 12:37:23 PM Mr. Toor discussed several transit oriented devopments. 12:39:09 PM Mr. Toor talked about land use and the Greenhouse Gas Emission roadmap. He suggested that compact development may reduce driving. He talked about reductions in household energy use, including smaller units and multifamily units with shared walls that are energy efficient. 12:40:57 PM Mr. Toor talked about compact land use and affordability. He suggested that families may spend less on transportation and may not spend as much time commuting. Mr. Toor touched on exclusionary zoning through occupancy limits; restricting accessory development units; prohibiting duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes; requiring minimum sizes; minimum parking requirements; limits on apartments, townhomes, and condominiums; and the discretionary review process. 12:43:39 PM There was a discussion about split incentives. The task force discussed long term affordability. 12:49:15 PM There was a discussion about states attempting to address exclusionary zoning, including Oregan, California, Iowa,and Washington. 12:50:40 PM The task force talked about concentrate funding on transit oriented and compact development; public land for affordable housing; building on House Bill 21-1117 and House Bill 21-1271. 12:53:21 PM Mr. Toor responded to questions about capital costs for energy efficient equipment. 12:54:56 PM There was a discussion about CHFA programs, including new buildings and renovations. 12:55:58 PM There was a discussion about support for low emission in modular homes, such as incentives or requirements for low or zero energy homes.