1. Green Rehab
Placer County’s Enhanced Green Rehab Program
D. Michael O’Haver, Sr. Redevelopment Specialist with Placer
Co. Redevelopment Agency – mohaver@placer.ca.gov
530/745-3167

2. The Wave of the
Future is Green
Placer County’s Green Rehab Program
Manufactured Homes
Placer County’s Rehab Funding Sources:
HOME (F)
CDBG (F)
CalHFA (California Housing Finance Agency) (S)
Infill Infrastructure Grant (S) Prop 1-C 2006 Housing Trust Fund Act
TI (Tax Increment) (C)
PI (Program Income) (F/C)
Housing Trust Fund (C)

3. Placer County

4. Placer County’s Tahoe
Manufactured Homes

5. Foresthill Rehabs

6. Obstacles to Green Rehab:
Learning curve
Payback period
Getting the most bang for your buck
Utility Relief
Responsible recycling of demolitions

7. Green Rehab of Multifamily
Rental Properties
Source: Bay Area LISC
Local Initiative Support Corporation
National organization founded in
1979 using a Ford Foundation Grant
http://www.bayarealisc.org/bay_area/resources
/publications_8392/green_10365/index.shtml

8. Cost Effective Rating
Simplified Cost Benefit
Analysis
Initial Cost
Low
Medium
High
Energy Efficiency
Low
Medium
High

9. Payback Period
Definition:
The time period that it
takes to save the extra
cost for a particular
rehab item or procedure.
Example:
The low e-coating on
windows cost around 50
cents/square foot but the
savings in energy costs
pays for this in 3 years.

10. Utility Relief
Definition: RELIEF
Those rehab items
or procedures that
give the most
significant savings
on utility – gas,
electric, and water
bills

11. Rehab Items to
Concentrate on:
RELIEF
• Cool Roofs with Radiant Barrier -90%
• Energy Star Bathroom & Kitchen Fans (with Light) -65%
• High Efficiency Toilets (Dual-Flush)
•Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) 3-months

12. Rehab Items with Utility
Relief:
• Cool Site Measures – light concrete, pervious
concrete, & paving grids paving
•Insulation – Fiberglass (with no added formaldehyde) & RELIEF
recycled content
•Energy Star Washing Machine
•Solar Water Heater
•Low Water-Use Fixtures – showerheads, faucets

13. Catching that Green Wave
Paddles Provided:
Cost Efficiency Rating
Payback Period
Utility Relief
Build it Green – www.BuildItGreen.org,
bruce@builditgreen.org, 510/845-0472
Extension 111