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Small Homes: Benefits, Trends And Policies
The document discusses the trends, benefits, and policies surrounding small homes in Oregon, highlighting an increase in small households and a corresponding rise in house size. It outlines incentives for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and various certification programs focused on energy efficiency and sustainability. Additionally, it mentions the potential savings from system development charge waivers for small housing projects in different regions of Oregon.
Small Homes: Benefits, Trends And Policies
- 1. Oregon Department ofEnvironmental Quality Small Homes: Benefits, Trends And Policies Jordan Palmeri Oregon DEQ palmeri.jordan@deq.state.or.us 503-229-6766
- 2. Size Matters 2 +38% -18% -36% Source: Oregon DEQ Lifetime = 70 years
- 3. Small is effective Source: Oregon DEQ
- 4. Energy Trust ofOregon data (preliminary results)
- 5. House size hasincreased Source: City of Milwaukie / URBSWORKS / Paste in Place.com
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- 7. Households are gettingsmaller Source: City of Milwaukie and URBSWORKS 7
- 8. More 65+ seniors Source: Oregon AARP and US Census Bureau 8
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- 10. REACH Code Size-based tiers in residential energy code Oregon Building Codes Division http://www.cbs.state.or.us/bcd/programs/reach.html
- 11. Earth Advantage Revised points allocation for small homes Revised material resource points http://www.earthadvantage.org/
- 12. Green Point Rated- California Accounts for home size and materials used in home in scoring http://www.builditgreen.org/greenpoint-rated/
- 13. Certification and Labelingprograms • LEED • Earth Advantage Size • Energy Star directly • Energy Performance Score addressed • NAHB Greenbuilding / ICC 700 • Living Building Challenge Size not • Passive House directly addressed
- 14. Energy Trust ofOregon Increased the incentives for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) http://energytrust.org/residential/
- 15. Accessory Dwelling Unit(ADU) Potential 15
- 16. Energy Trust IncentiveRequirements Requirements for full “new home” incentives: • ADU must have its own USPS mailing address separate from main residence • ADU must receive an Energy Performance Score (full incentive available through EPS) • ADU must receive its own third party verification • ADU must be detached from the main residence • ADU must be intended to be used as a residence • Detached structure must be permitted as an ADU • Builder or owner builder must be a trade ally with New Homes program Photo: Jordan Palmeri
- 17. System Development Charge(SDC) waivers $ 7 – 12K savings Portland: April 15, 2010 and June 30, 2013 Wilsonville: Permanent
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- 19. Space-efficient housing workgroup • Oregon DEQ • University of Oregon • Oregon DLCD • AARP Oregon • Metro • Greenhammer • City of Portland • Orange Splot, LLC • City of Eugene • Cascadia Region Green Building Council • OHBA • Numerous space-efficient housing advocates Drawing: cullygrove.org
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- 21. Past Events Appraising ADUs– a new method At Metro Building Bus tour http://cascadiagbc.org/living-future/12 Pedalpalooza bike tour of Bike tour ADUs and Tiny Homes
- 22. Upcoming Events October 26th, 2012 Portland
- 23. Thank You! 23 Jordan Palmeri – Oregon DEQ – 503-229-6766 – palmeri.jordan@deq.state.or.us – http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/sw/wasteprevention/ greenbuilding.htm