Sustainable Housing

Development of Environmentally Sustainable Low-Income Housing Ankuri Desai, Sara Tariq, and Zujaja Tauqeer, Macaulay Honors College, Brooklyn College-CUNY, Brooklyn, NY 11210 Introduction Abstract Methodology Discussion/Conclusion Quantitative Analysis This graph illustrates the cost of green housing, showing the great long term cost efficiency ( Costs and Benefits of Green Affordable Housing -Goldstein-10/2003) These graphs can be utilized when designing the green building in order to decide the improvements that would be most helpful. Data from Social Explorer Data from Social Explorer Data from Social Explorer ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],This study intends to analyze the energy consumption and sustainability efforts of low-income housing in Queens, NYC. The borough of Queens is home to the most low-income housing developments in New York City and since research as shown that a disproportionate amount of environmental degradation is done by lower-income, urban areas, sustainability efforts in affordable housing are imperative. This study considers the green initiatives already taken by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), such as the Hot Water Storage Tank Replacement Program, which will reduce more than 53 million pounds of carbon dioxide emission per year, as well as those they aim to implement in the future. This background research was then combined with research on “Evergreen Affordability” and “Affordable Green Guidelines,” which are sources that both aid in modeling “green” affordable housing, to propose environmentally friendly changes for affordable housing. This study further aims to show that environmental efforts can have an economic impact as well since they can reduce maintenance costs and the tenants’ rents. Thus, the development of green lower-income housing would contribute to a significantly greener New York City. These graphs illustrate the fact that residential buildings account for a significant portion of the city’s carbon dioxide emissions. (Source: PLANYC carbon emissions data, 2008) Scientists estimate that 85% of carbon dioxide emissions in 2030 will come from existing buildings. (http://www.energystar.gov/ia/business/downloads/Benchmarking%20New%20York%20City%20Buildings.pdf.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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