Green Summit

Affordable Housing & Housing Authorities · Solutions

Utility allowances & portfolio data

A utility allowance is a calculation about your property. Build it from your property's data.

An Energy Consumption Model utility allowance estimates what residents will pay for utilities in a specific building, using its unit types, systems, fuels, metering and tariffs. It is a calculation, not an improvement, and it is distinct from the energy conservation measures you plan for a rehabilitation. Green Summit develops project-specific allowance analysis and helps you keep a clearer view of building and utility information across the portfolio, so every study traces to the property and every property is visible in your data.

What we offer affordable housing & housing authorities

  • Energy Modeling

    Turn building choices into a clear comparison. We build residential, multifamily and commercial models for design decisions, retrofit evaluation, compliance, incentives and performance analysis, so an improvement plan and an allowance update can rest on the same building facts.

  • ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Benchmarking & Portfolio Analysis

    Make portfolio data useful for portfolio decisions. We help you organize building and meter information in Portfolio Manager, benchmark performance and build a repeatable view of which properties need attention and why, rather than simply entering data.

  • LIHTC Utility Allowance Studies

    We prepare utility allowance studies and Energy Consumption Model analysis for LIHTC and other affordable-housing projects under the methodology your agency accepts, connecting unit types, systems, metering and utility information to the records owners and reviewers need. Agency acceptance, effective dates and resident notices remain your compliance obligations, and we never present a lower allowance or a higher rent as a guaranteed result.

  • New Jersey Energy & Water Benchmarking Support

    If your portfolio includes covered commercial buildings in New Jersey, the Clean Energy Act energy and water benchmarking program is mandatory reporting, so verify the current reporting period and notices. We help you organize Portfolio Manager information, review data quality and coordinate the reporting work.

How we work with your team

  • Start with the accepted method.

    We identify the agency, program, submission format and authorized allowance approach before we model anything, because no single method is accepted by every housing agency.

  • Reconcile the inputs.

    We trace unit mix, conditioned areas, equipment, fuels, tenant-paid utilities and usage records to source documents, and we flag gaps early.

  • Keep the portfolio in view.

    A shared workflow can reuse methods and records across properties while every calculation stays property-specific.

Why Green Summit

Green Summit connects unit-level modeling with affordable-housing certification and retrofit work, and we keep an Energy Consumption Model used for a utility allowance distinct from the energy conservation measures used to plan an improvement. A licensed engineering firm and RESNET Rating Provider No. 1998-221, founded in 2014, we deliver end-to-end compliance solutions built on engineered substantiation, not estimates, so an allowance study and a rehabilitation plan can share the same building facts.

Let's talk about your utility allowances and your portfolio data.

Tell us the property locations, unit count, the agency or program involved and whether you need a new study, an update or a portfolio view.

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Or call 321-273-2200 · inquiry@greensummit.com

Please do not include tax returns, household income records, payroll or other sensitive documents in this initial inquiry.