2022 Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Impact Report - Report - Page 21
Improving Life for Seniors
SPOTLIGHT
Renovations underway at Irene McCoy
Gaines, Edith Spurlock Sampson and
Albany Terrace
Electric Vehicle charging
station at Park Boulevard
CHA Joins the Better Climate Challenge
$300 Million
combined investment
1,050
Senior
Apartments BEING Renovated
The importance of reducing carbon emissions is profound in
Chicago and elsewhere. Understanding that – and its position
as the largest rental property owner in Chicago – CHA signed
onto the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Climate Challenge
in 2023, committing to a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse
gas emissions and 15 percent energy use reduction over the
next 10 years. CHA is the largest public housing authority in
the nation to sign onto the Challenge.
To reach its emissions reduction goal, CHA will continue to
utilize energy savings and weatherization assistance programs
while using data to integrate sustainability into capital
planning. CHA is also piloting several building electrification
projects and seeking opportunities to increase its renewable
energy usage.
“We are committed to transitioning to clean energy,” Eric
Garrett, CHA’s Chief Operating Officer, said. “And, while we’re
doing it, we will share our carbon reduction progress and
strategies with the broader market to help others build on
our success.”
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