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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 20 / Tuesday, February 2, 2021 / Notices
certification by the applicant to participate and achieve certification in the following energy efficiency programs.
The points will be allocated as follows:
Participation in the EPAs Energy Star Multifamily New Construction Certification Process 5 points. https
www.energystar.gov/partner_resources/
residential_new/homes_prog_reqs/
multifamily_national_page OR
Participation in the Green Communities program by the Enterprise Community Partners 2020 Criteria. 7
points https
www.enterprisecommunity.org/
solutions-and-innovation/greencommunities OR
Participation in one of the following two programs will be awarded points for certification.
NOTE: Each program has four levels of certification. State the level of certification that the applicants plans will achieve in their certification:
LEED Residential BD&C program by the United States Green Building Council USGBC: http
www.usgbc.org.Certified Level 6
points, ORSilver Level 7 points, ORGold Level 8 points, OR
Platinum Level 9 points The applicant must state the level of certification that the applicants plans will achieve in their certification in the pre-application.
OR
The National Association of Home Builders NAHB 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard: https
www.nahb.org/
Green-Bronze Level 6 points, OR
Silver Level 7 points, ORGold Level 8 points, OREmerald Level 9 points. Applicant must state the level of certification that the applicants plans will achieve in their certification in the pre-application.
OR
Participation in the DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes program. 9
points https www.energy.gov/eere/
buildings/zero-energy-ready-homes OR
PHIUS+ Passive Building Standard 2018 10 points https
multifamily.phius.org/service-category/
phius-within-reach OR
International Living Future Institute Living Building Challenge 11 points https living-future.org/lbc/
AND
Participation in local green/energy efficient building standards. Applicants
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who participate in a city, county or municipality programs 1 points.
ii Energy Generation. Projects that commit to participate in the abovementioned programs in section i also will receive scoring points for installation of on-site renewable energy sources. Energy analysis of preliminary building plans using industryrecognized simulation software must document the projected total energy consumption of all the building components and building site usage.
Projects with an energy analysis of the preliminary or rehabilitation building plans that propose a 10 percent to 100
percent energy generation commitment where generation is considered to be the total amount of energy needed to be generated on-site to get the building a net-zero or net positive consumer/
producer of energy will be awarded points as follows:
0 to 9 percent commitment to energy generation0 points 10 to 20 percent commitment to energy generation1 point 21 to 40 percent commitment to energy generation2 points 41 to 60 percent commitment to energy generation3 points 61 to 80 percent commitment to energy generation4 points 81 to 100 percent or more commitment to energy generation5
points Projects may participate in Power Purchase Agreements or Solar Leases to achieve their on-site renewable energy generation goals provided that the financial obligations of the lease/
purchase agreements are clearly documented and included in the preapplication, and qualifying ratios continue to be achieved.
An additional one point 1 point will be awarded for off-grid systems, or elements of systems, provided that at least five percent of the on-site renewable system is off-grid. See www.dsireusa.org for State and local specific incentives and regulations of energy initiatives.
iii Water Conservation in Irrigation Measures. Projects may be awarded one point 1 point for the use of an engineered recycled water gray water or storm water for landscape irrigation covering 50 percent or more of the propertys site landscaping needs.
iv Property Management Credentials. Projects may be awarded one point 1 point if the designated property management company or individuals that will assume maintenance and operation responsibilities upon completion of construction work have a Credential for
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Green Property Management.
Credentialing can be obtained from the National Apartment Association NAA, National Affordable Housing Management Association, The Institute for Real Estate Management, USGBC
LEED for Operations and Maintenance, or another source with a certifiable credentialing program. Credentialing must be illustrated in the resumes of the property management team and included with the pre-application.
6 Market. The applicant must provide the required market study as described above in Section C, Preapplication and Submission Information, number 11 and will be awarded points as follows:
Need. Applications will be rated on the absorption ratio. The absorption ratio is computed by dividing the number of units in the proposed project by the number of income eligible and farm labor eligible households within the primary market area.
Evidence of Strong Need 4 points.
An absorption ratio of 15 percent or less.
Evidence of Need 2 points. An absorption ratio greater than 15 percent and less than 30 percent.
No Evidence of Need 0 points. An absorption ratio 30 percent or greater.
Neighborhood and Context.
Applicants must demonstrate that the location of the site supports farm labor housing. The applicant must identify the location, the proximity, and ease of access of the project site to amenities important to the residents that supplement the services provided onsite. The site location will be rated on the following:
Health care and social services hospital, medical clinic, social service organization that offers services to farm workers 2 points;
Grocery stores e.g., supermarket or other store that sells produce and meat 2 points;
Recreational facilities e.g., parks and green space, community center, gym, health club, or family entertainment venue, library 2 points;
Civic facilities e.g., place of worship, police or fire station, post office 2 points;
Other neighborhood-serving amenities e.g., apparel store, convenience store, pharmacy, bank, hair care, and restaurants 2 points.
Applicants must describe how residents could reasonably access critical amenities. Amenities will generally be considered readily available if they are within one-half mile walking distance or they can be accessed by public transportation within one-quarter walking mile
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