Improvements in public housing infrastructure are a top priority of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). With rising utility costs, approximately 65% of U.S. public housing units built before 1970, and almost half of U.S. public housing in the second-coldest climate zone in the country, implementing infrastructure upgrades presents a significant challenge. Ameresco offers a solutions through ESPC financing that enables infrastructure improvements today that are paid for with future reductions in energy, operations and maintenance costs.
“Ameresco’s excellent track record of success working in South Florida and with housing authorities across the country to identify potential energy savings will allow Miami-Dade County to further advance our commitment to providing our community with the highest level and most efficient service possible.”
–Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez
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Ameresco’s public housing infrastructure efforts are focused on publicly assisted multi-family housing facilities of 50 apartments or more. We significantly reduce utility costs using a performance-oriented approach that strategically addresses equipment and systems, energy management and resident training & education. Our infrastructure solutions include HVAC upgrades, interior lighting, LED street and area lighting and advanced metering infrastructure. We can pair these solutions with automated building controls that improve energy efficiency and our asset management software that benchmarks performance and provides predictive maintenance schedules.
These infrastructure upgrades for public housing do more than save money. They improve the reliability of energy systems, improve the quality of life for residents and reduce annual maintenance and operating expenses.
With more than 30 years of experience, Ameresco’s public housing energy specialists have implemented performance contracts with project capital exceeding $500 million. We have improved over 130,000 households (and counting) under performance-based energy and water services contracts.