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P a g e 15 o f 18 <br /> <br />33. What percent of project <br />materials will be purchased <br />from sources within Orange <br />County or North Carolina? <br />All vendors and subcontractors for this project are located in <br />the Triangle, with the majority being located in Orange County. <br />Materials will be purchased from Orange County vendors when <br />possible, such as Rice’s Glass for window replacements. <br />34. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to local economic <br />development. <br />Habitat’s Repair Team has increased from one employee to four <br />employees within the past year. This work is in high demand in <br />Orange County and our staff and Board are invested in growing <br />this program to help meet that need. Habitat employs local <br />tradespeople to complete jobs that our staff cannot otherwise <br />complete such as HVAC replacements and insulation. The <br />budget for this program has continued to increase each year, <br />indicating an increase in direct spending on materials and <br />subcontracted labor in our local economy. We seek out small <br />and minority-owned businesses and look for partners who share <br />our values. Our work supports businesses that are investing in <br />more energy efficient products. <br /> <br />Criterion 6 - Amount and Duration of Engagement <br /> <br />35. Please describe how you will <br />engage with and/or educate <br />project participants. <br />Homeowners will receive education about proper usage and <br />maintenance of all updated components of their home. <br />According to information in a 2018 study by Yan Zhang, <br />homeowner behavior heavily influences a house’s energy <br />performance and can result in up to 25% variation in energy <br />use. Potential savings from increased home energy efficiency <br />could go unrealized because of the way homeowners interact <br />with the features of their homes. This education on usage and <br />maintenance will extend the life of the weatherization <br />improvements and enable the homeowner to maintain lower <br />utility bills. <br />36. How will you measure the <br />success of that engagement or <br />educational effort? <br />Because of the scale of these projects and the typical <br />demographic being served, it would be unnecessarily <br />burdensome to the homeowner to conduct quantitative <br />measurement such as requesting that they send copies of utility <br />bills. Success is measured more qualitatively through assessing <br />the level of homeowner engagement with the education being <br />provided. <br />37. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to the amount, or <br />quality, or length of <br />engagement and/or education <br />that your project will produce. <br /> <br />Homeowners may call Habitat later if the outcome of their <br />project does not meet their expectations. If homeowners are <br />not seeing the results they expected, Habitat will work with <br />them to discover the issue and how it can be addressed, <br />whether it is an issue with the system or a change in behavior <br />that needs to be made. <br /> <br />Criterion 7 - Time to Complete <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: DBE8454E-5CDD-4377-A739-3C0016853D4E