Community High-Road Agreement for Seattle's Residential Retrofit Programs
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2010
Level
City or Town
State(s)
Washington
Policy Areas
Community Development, Energy
The City of Seattle's Neighborhood WEB Initiative enhances energy efficiency in single-family homes through grant-funded energy audits and a revolving loan program to help homeowners' make improvements. The initiative prioritizes local business participation, especially of small, minority-owned, and women-owned retrofitting businesses, and mandates that at least a third of work hours be reserved for targeted workers.