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Rental Housing | Weatherization | New Housing Development | Property Mgmt.
Housing and energy costs are a major concern for low-income families. Older homes are often poorly insulated, have inefficient heating systems and may have serious structural and safety problems – including significant lead paint hazards.
The Housing Preservation program works to provide safe and energy efficient housing for low and moderate income families by addressing safety and energy conservation needs of the existing housing stock.
How People are Helped
HomeWorks offers a range of “whole house” rehabilitation services, including weatherization and repairs. Our professional staff looks at each home, provides an assessment of problems, and completes hands-on work to correct them, including:
- Weatherization services and insulation
- Furnace repair and replacement when needed
- Computerized energy audits and air infiltration testing
- Evaluation and repair of gas water heaters
- Health and safety inspection
Weatherization & Energy Efficiency
The Weatherization program helps to bring homes up to weatherization standard and into a physical condition that provides significant energy savings. To qualify for services, homeowners must meet income limits. Rental properties may also qualify for the program if the tenants are below income limits and if the landlord agrees to participate in the program.
The process for each home begins with a housing preservation site assessment. This assessment evaluates ways to improve energy efficiency and safety, including the amount of air leakage within the property, the condition of appliances, insulation, doors and windows, and the quality of heating, the presence of a hazard from asbestos, lead or carbon monoxide, the condition of the electrical system, smoke alarms, lighting, and the amount of ventilation. West CAP staff then prepares a work plan to address these problems in a cost-effective way.
The goal of the program is to ensure a safe living environment and to improve the physical systems of the house in order to use less energy. The program has limits on the family income in determining eligibility, as well as limits on the overall cost of the proposed improvements.
