Sustainable Architecture

The L2e team has managed energy audit work for various housing authorities including Housing Authority of Champaign County and the Peoria Housing Authority. The goal in the projects was to reduce the housing authorities yearly operating cost with regard to energy consumption. Various strategies were identified and implemented given the housing authorities budgetary constraints.

The L2e team has prepared Technical Assistance Reports that present the results of comprehensive energy audits and identified ECM’S, Energy Conservation Measures. Energy costs can comprise one third or more of a low-income families’ expenses. By including energy efficiency as a rehabilitation standard both energy cost saving and extended life of housing stock are realized. Pursuing both rehabilitation and energy conservation requires a high degree of coordination. .