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Section B. Collaborators and Partners In some projects, collaborators and partners provide <br />essential capacity and connections. If collaborators or partners are an essential part of your <br />project, whether or not they are receiving grant funds, please use this section to provide more <br />details. If you are not working with collaborators or partners, please feel free to write N/A in this <br />section and move to the Project Information section. <br />B1. Are you working with <br />any collaborators or <br />partners on this project? <br />No <br />Section C. Project Information <br />C1a. Project Name (This <br />will be used as the name <br />of your submission; <br />please keep your project <br />name to less than 5 <br />words. Examples: Tree <br />Planting, LED Lights, <br />Rain Garden, Rooftop <br />Solar) <br />Energy Efficient W indows Installation <br />C1b. Please describe <br />the proposed project. <br />(300 word limit) <br />W eaver Community Housing Association (W CHA), an affordable community housing co- <br />operative, is applying for OCCCA funding to replace the windows in 7 of its residential units. The <br />windows are all 40+ years old and single pane. Since these buildings were designed by John <br />Hartley, the windows are not standard size. There are ~8 windows in each unit, totaling 55 <br />windows. <br />Issues with current windows: <br />1) The current windows are not energy efficient, and heating and cooling loss is significant, <br />particularly in the upper units. <br />2) The windows do not properly open, eliminating the possibility of ventilation. <br />3) W indow frames in the lower units leak due to the PTAC units in the two floors above despite <br />residents best efforts to reroute the drainage. <br />4) Currently, the 3rd floor units utility bill is more than double that of the lowest units. <br />W e have been communicating with Window King, a privately owned Sanford (NC) company that <br />has served Carrboro for decades, and they have confirmed that making the windows would take <br />about 2.5 weeks, then installation would be based on when/if the grant is approved and funded. <br />The impact of energy efficient windows would be immediate. Our Cedar Rock Cooperative <br />location has a total of 24 occupants, including 8 children under 18 enrolled in the CHCCS district. <br />C1c. Please describe <br />your project’s benefits, <br />including those that are <br />quantifiable. (150 word <br />limit) <br />1) Energy efficiency -- The US Department of Energy estimates that replacing old single-pane <br />windows with energy-star double-paned windows saves 20.1 Million Btu or 5,891 kwh of power <br />per single-family NC residence per year (see below). This project will enable this savings for 7 <br />residences that cannot afford new window installations. <br />2) Reduce financial costs for years to come-- Upper residential units pay the most in wasted <br />energy (>2x ground floor), but everyone has unnecessarily high bills due to current energy waste. <br />3) Maintain integrity of W CHA's buildings-- W CHA's housing was designed by John Hartley, so <br />the windows are not standard. W CHA residents' incomes are less than 60% AMI. We don't have <br />money for custom renovations. <br />4) New windows will increase ventilation and prevent mold growth & respiratory problems <br />throughout affected buildings. Current windows do not properly open; and window frames in lower <br />units leak, despite attempts to remedy. <br />C1d. Please choose the <br />best description for the <br />type of project*: <br />Clean Energy Infrastructure – Repair <br />C1e. What is the main <br />way that this project <br />helps fight climate <br />change? (select one): <br />Energy Efficiency <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 9BD8B7A7-7606-416D-8B35-9C4C6D7EF1DB