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Community Housing Partners helps seniors and low-income people stay warm

Mountain Media, LLC by Mountain Media, LLC
October 15, 2020
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Community Housing Partners weatherize housing for seniors and income-qualifying residents with the goal of making residential homes more energy efficient while ensuring the health and safety of the clients.

Community Housing Partners is helping age- and income-qualifying households in the state keep their homes warm and reduce energy costs amid the freezing temperatures and winter weather assailing the East Coast.


CHP has provided weatherization services in Virginia since 1976.

“Although we perform weatherization services throughout the year, our work is especially important during winter weather like we have had over the past week,” said CHP Vice President of Energy Solutions Bill Beachy.

The Weatherization Assistance program increases the energy efficiency of dwellings occupied by low-income people, thereby reducing their energy costs while safeguarding their health and safety. Among low-income households, the program prioritizes those with elderly residents, individuals with disabilities, and families with children.

To date, CHP has performed approximately 28,000 weatherization jobs over the past 40 years. During that time, industry techniques and equipment have evolved from simple low-cost measures such as caulking, plastic on windows, and door weather-stripping to a sophisticated diagnostic process utilizing the most recent advances in building science.

“Our weatherization program provides energy efficiency, health, safety, and durability improvements to the homes of the populations we serve,” Beachy wrote in a CHP press release.

All of CHP’s weatherization measures are guided by a computerized energy audit procedure that uses data and other techniques to determine the most energy efficient and cost-effective whole-house approach.

Members of CHP’s Energy Solutions team can address blower-door-directed air leakage, heating system safety and efficiency, duct leakage, and insulation needs.

“We know that our approach is successful because, on average, weatherized homes reduce their energy burden by 25 percent,” added CHP Vice President of Energy Solutions Mark Jackson.

In Virginia, the WAP is administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, which then contracts weatherization services to CHP and other nonprofit agencies around the state.

Primary funding for the program is a combination of U.S. Department of Energy funds, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds, and some funding from Virginia utility companies.

Residents can view a map of weatherization service areas in Virginia and contact CHP to see if they qualify. Email chpenergysolutions@chpc2.org or call 540-381-9446 and dialing zero to speak to an operator.

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