Housing & Neighborhood Resiliency
Chapter Outline
- Residential energy conservation
- Housing and energy affordability (NYS goal of less than 6% household energy burden)
- Erie County Low Income Program for Sustainable Energy (ECLIPSE)
- Tenant and utility ratepayer protections (rent, eviction, split incentives, stranded fossil fuel assets, COVID-19, ESCOs)
- Healthy, Supportive Housing – indoor air quality, lead, weatherization/energy efficiency, comfort, COVID
- Decarbonization (new construction/existing buildings)
- Regulated multifamily affordable housing (5+ units)
- Naturally occurring single family affordable housing (1-4 units)
- Market rate housing
- Codes and standards
- Gentrification and anti-displacement
- Access to capital (redlining/greenlining)