Kinneret II Awarded $1.56 Million in Green Retrofit Funding
October 15, 2010
On October 12 Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced the $1.56 Million Green Retrofit funding as part of the Recovery Act.
The funding provided to green the Kinneret II Apartments is part of a quarter-billion dollar effort to green HUD-assisted affordable housing across the country.
At Kinneret II, this funding will help install new, high-efficiency heating and air conditioning systems, water savers such as low-flow toilets, energy efficient windows and lighting upgrades, and rehabilitated kitchens.
“For residents, the benefits are clear. These upgrades will not only help save our environment — they will help save money by cutting utility costs by 15 percent, said Donovan at the event.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Congressman Alan Grayson, Congresswoman Corrine Brown and Alison Polejes, President of Kinneret Apartments and Council on Aging, joined Donovan at the event held infront of the Kinneret Apartments.
“Resident health will be improved due to investments in a new plant to reduce the toxicity of pest treatment in the apartments,” Donovan told the residents and media.
All told, the Green Retrofit rehabilitations will help extend the affordability of the Kinneret II Apartments for another 15 years, allowing them to continue providing safe, sustainable housing to low-income seniors.
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