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Improving the Resilience of Multi-family Affordable Housing in New York State
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Office of Climate Change
January 10, 2019
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Today’s webinar topic: Resilience of
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Agenda• Announcements - Dazzle Ekblad, DEC
• Presentation - Improving the Resilience of Multi-Family
Affordable Housing, with these speakers:
▪ Jim Leahy, DNV GL
▪ Nick Rajkovich, University of Buffalo
▪ Laurie Schoeman, Enterprise Community Partners
• Q & A
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OCC Contact Info
• Office of Climate Change
• NYS Department of
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• 625 Broadway
Albany NY 12233-1030
• 518-402-8448
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Improving Multi-family Affordable Housing Resilience in New York State
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Increase
resilience in
affordable
housing
Webinar Objectives
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▪ Understand the basic approach for assessing building resilience and identifying
opportunities for improvements
▪ Communicate the various tools or resources available to communities in New York
▪ Discuss ways property managers may reduce risks
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Agenda
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1. DEC Introductions, announcements
2. Overview of assessing resilience
3. Impacts of climate related hazards in NYS
4. Building assessments and determining areas for investment
5. Enterprise Communities FloodHelpNY
6. Common findings from B-READY (based on NYCHA Assessments and others)
7. Q&A
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DNV GL: Safeguarding Life, Property, and the Environment
Climate Action
PlanningRisk Management Geospatial Hazard
Mapping
Emergency
Preparedness
High Performance
Buildings
Renewable Energy
Integration
Energy Modelling &
Commissioning
Policy Development
and Code Compliance
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Basic Approach to Building Resilience Assessments
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Basics of a Resilience Audit
Understand your hazard exposure
Assess building components and social systems
Determine appropriate areas of investment
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Impacts of hazards in NYS and available resources
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Nicholas B. Rajkovich
University at Buffalo
School of Architecture and Planning
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$3.15
billion
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$4.30
billion
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$7.11
billion
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$11.0
billion
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Heat-Related Impacts of Climate Change
• According to ClimAID, the number of days over 90˚F is
projected to increase for every region in the state.
• The frequency and duration of heat waves (defined as three
or more consecutive days with maximum temperatures at or
above 90˚F) are also expected to increase.
• Most heat-related illness and death occurs indoors.
• By 2050, the total heat-related deaths in NYC are projected
to be between 204 and 268 per year (Knowlton et al., 2007)
• This could have an annual economic impact of between
$1.51 to $1.98 billion in NYC alone.
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Slow-Onset Disasters
• According to ClimAID, sea level rise may exceed 6’ by 2100.
• According to Climate Central, a sea level rise of 6’ would
currently expose 125,000+ housing units, 100+ schools, and
property with a value of ~$45 billion.
• Increased risks associated with coastal storms/storm surge.
• Termite-related damage is estimated to cost up to $11 billion
annually in the United States (Pimentel et al., 2005)
• Wildfires caused $39 million in total damage from 1960 to
2014; increased droughts, heat waves, insects, and growth
may expose more buildings in the future.
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Adapted from
National Academies
of Sciences,
Engineering, and
Medicine. 2016.
Attribution of
Extreme Weather
Events in the
Context of Climate
Change.
Washington, DC:
The National
Academies Press.
= High
= Medium
= Low
Capabilities of
Climate Modelsto Simulate
Event
Quality/Length
of the Observational
Record
Understanding
of Mechanisms that Lead to
Changes in Extremes
Extreme Temperatures
Droughts
Extreme Rainfall
Snow and ice storms
Tropical cyclones
Mid-latitude cyclones
Wildfires
Severe convective
storms
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Additional New York State Climate Adaptation Resources
• New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority: nyserda.ny.gov/climate-change
• NY Climate Change Science Clearinghouse:
nyclimatescience.org
• NYC Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency:
www.nyc.gov/planyc
• NYSERDA/UB Reports: ap.buffalo.edu/adapting-buildings
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NYSERDA/UB Reports
1. Climate Resilience Strategies for Buildings in New York State
2. Regional Costs of Climate-Related Hazards for the New York
State Building Sector
3. New York State Climate Hazards Profile
4. Climate Adaptation By Design: An Overview For New York
State Building Professionals (February 2019)
5. Impact of Climate Change on Energy Use in New York State
Buildings (February 2019)
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Acknowledgements
• Research project supported by the New York State Energy
Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
• Amanda Stevens and the Project Advisory Committee
• Partners: Martha Bohm, UB Regional Institute, L&S Energy
Services, Weather Analytics
• Graduate Research Assistants: Yasmein Okour, Michael
Tuzzo, Krista Macy, Harlee-Rae Tanner, Nate Heckman,
Elizabeth Gilman, Brenna Reilly, and T.J. Mulligan
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Hazardous Condition
Climatic Event
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Air Quality
Coastal Storm / SLR
Drought
Earthquake
Extreme Precipitation
Extreme Winter Conditions
Heat Waves
Wildfires
Windstorms
Assessing Building Resilience
▪ Climate Events vs. Hazardous Conditions
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Assessing building components and social systems
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Building Manager Interview
Site VisitTenant
Engagement
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Envelope and Structure
HVAC and Controls
Electrical and Lighting
Communications and
Security
Interiors, Equipment,
and Furnishing
Energy Generation and
Storage
Fire Suppression
Plumbing
Site
Conveying Equipment
Operations
Community
Assessing building components
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In a power outage…
What are the tenants primary concerns?
What resources to occupants use?
Is potable water available and where from?
What would individuals with medical conditions do?
If a flood were to occur…
How would the occupants gather information about the situation?
How would tenants gain access to supply?
Are there evacuation procedures for the building?
In a heat wave…
What to tenants do to stay cool?
Do they check on or check in with friends/neighbors?
How prepared do they feel to handle the heat?
Assessing social systems
▪ Using scenario-based discussions to examine social structures or vulnerabilities
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Determining appropriate areas of investment
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Capital investments
Reliable, clean backup power,
envelope improvements, water
storage, bioswales
Operational investments
Improved communications, fire
prevention techniques, toxic
materials handling, emergency
procedures, etc.
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FloodHelp NY
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Disaster Recovery &
Resilience
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Opportunity to mitigate impacts
Establish ROI to help ongoing function
Secure Investment and Asset
Triage and Crisis
Uncertainty on Community Recovery
Uncertainty on Capacity
Pre
Dis
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rPo
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Strategy and Planning
for Long-Term Recovery
• Leveraging and aligning resources
• Preparation for 10-100x
• Means to think differently about long-standing challenges
• HUD TA Contractor for CDBG-DR
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & CAPACITY BUILDING
• Activities:
▪ Action Plan development
▪ Org development
▪ Non-profit/partner capacity
building
▪ Community engagement
▪ Program design
• Places:
▪ New Jersey
▪ Colorado
▪ Houston/Harris Co, TX
▪ Caribbean – PR & USVI
P O L I C Y
■ Enact legislation permanently authorizing HUD's
Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program
o Start recovery sooner and better direct funds
towards those with the greatest unmet needs
■ Regulatory and statutory reforms to FEMA disaster
assistance and mitigation programs
o More accurately assess unmet needs and can be
used more effectively leverage other sources of
funding (e.g. CDBG-DR)
■ Increasing investments in hazard mitigation
activities and technical assistance and capacity building for communities with hazard risks
Strengthening National Disaster
Recovery Policies and Systems
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Long-term Disaster
Recovery Assistance
▪Technical Assistance
▪Markets
▪Policy
O VER VIEW: EN T ER PR ISE APPR O AC H
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Los Angeles-Financing
Resilience and LA Help
San Francisco-Sonoma-BRIC Fire
Recovery
Climate Strong Communities
Texas Heart
New Orleans Resilience District
NYC Flood Help and NDRC
Washington DC Resilience
Assessments
Detroit Community Resilience
Puerto Rico/USVI-Climate Strong
IslandsPolicy and TA
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1. Pre Disaster
Opportunity to mitigate impacts
Establish ROI to help ongoing function
Secure Investment and Asset
2. Post Disaster
Triage and Crisis
Uncertainty on Community Recovery
Uncertainty on Capacity
Examples of Resilient Infrastructure
Examples of Resilient Infrastructure
FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEFLOOD HELP NYC-MODEL
Sponsors: NYS Governors
Office of Storm Recovery with Center for NYC Neighborhoods
Identify Partner
Program IntakeAudit and Elevation Certificate
Report and Counseling
Existing Building Case StudyWashington, DC
Existing Building Case StudyWashington, DC
Framework for Resilient Investments and Return Opportunities
More Efficiency in Operations
and Asettmanagement
Co-Benefits
• Health
• Safety
• Co2 reductions
• Branding
Insurance and Risk Reduction
Utility Savings
How to make a resilience project work for LMI today
Clarify the problem - to determine relevant jurisdiction, id existing sources
Layer Financing – public, private, foundation
Diversify financing- by integrating resilience measures into other types of projects to make it work
Value co-benefits – community benefits
Municipal champions- are key to accessing many resources today
Larger scale resilience projects- require collaboration with agencies who regulate land, when thinking re: adaptation, etc.
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Resilience SourcesFederal Grants and Loans:
• FEMA – PDM, HGMP
• HUD – CDBG, CDBG-DR
• DOD
• EPA
State Grants and loans:
• IEPA, IDNR, Cap & Trade
• Municipal Revenue + Bonds
• General Obligaion Bonds
• Water Revenue + Fees/TIF
• Development Impact fees
Utility Grants and Programs
• Energy Utility grants
• Water Utility grants
Private Sector
• Foundation grants, PRIs
• CRA for resilience
• Opportunity zones
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Challenges for existing sourcesComplicated to spend –
• largest chunk from federal dollars; administered through states and each program varies
Disaggregated sources -
• layered financing, gov’t, private, foundation with varying reporting and timing constraints
LMI set aside minimal –
• of the existing sources, there are not dedicated pots of funding for this sector
Repayment source hard to define -
• not easy to quantify ROI for many mitigation/adaptation measures, making debt/equity options low
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Building Resilient Communities
•Policy and programs that work for LMI•Capacity building, analysis of ROI for each measure•Build bankable projects and programs
Build readiness for our partners on the ground
•Package and leverage loans/grans/equity; capacity supportDeploy the Right Capital for LMI
•Avoid fragmentation of sources•Support ease of use•Engage capital markets and investors
Mobilize more Resources dedicated to LMI
•Pilot performance based approaches• Innovative financing and advisory for catastrophe risk
financingCatalyze Markets
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Common Findings from recent B-READY assessments
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Common Recommended Actions
Conveying
Equipment
Electrical and
Lighting
Energy
Generation
and Storage
Community/
Social
Provide backup power source for critical systems and safety
EnergyAudit
Provide backup power source for elevators EnergyAudit
Communicate emergency procedures and areas of refuge
Relocate or protect critical electrical circuitry against damage from flooding
EnergyAudit
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Common Recommended Actions
Communications
Interiors,
Equipment &
Furnishings
Envelope and
Structure
Site
Provide proper ventilation and mold abatement measures
EnergyAudit
Deploy a text-based notification system
Maintain catch basins and downspouts
Minimize moisture absorbing materials throughout the interior
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Common Recommended Actions
Fire
Suppression
Plumbing
Operations
HVAC and
Controls
Identify proper places of refuge
Elevate or protect fire suppression pumps from flooding
Upgrade building exhaust ventilation systems EnergyAudit
Install sewage backflow prevention devices
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Affordable Housing Opportunities and Challenges
Opportunities
• Centralized Management
• Overlap with capital
improvements, property needs
assessments, and energy eff.
• Professional Maintenance Staff
Challenges
• Procurement Policies
• Lack of Sufficient Resources
• Disenfranchised Tenants
• Lack of data for decision-
making
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Presenter Contact Information:
Jim Leahy, DNV GL
Email: [email protected]
Nick Rajkovich, Univ. at
Buffalo
Email: [email protected]
Laurie Schoeman, Enterprise
Community Partners
Email: