Dive summary:
- Sunseri Construction Inc. of Chico and Rod Read & Sons of Sacramento will be the lead contractors for green renovations at three affordable-housing communities in Sacramento, including solar panels and more efficient HVAC systems.
- The work will be paid for with $5.8 million from the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors and $500,000 from the Sacramento City Council for the Greenway, Glen Ellen and Los Robles Mutual Housing projects.
- The project includes installing Energy Star appliances in all three projects and putting new windows in two of them to help reach the goal of being at least 10% more efficient than they are now.
From the article:
All together 196 units will receive upgrades by the owner of the properties, Mutual Housing California, with families currently living in the apartments relocated to other parts of the development during construction. ...