Background
The Need: Housing Stock
Clark County covers a huge area and contains over 730,000 single family residences and condos. Many of these residences could benefit from increased energy efficiency and water conservation measures. A significant portion of our housing stock was developed in the early 2000's. As the appliances and equipment in those structures are reaching the end of their design life, we have an unprecedented opportunity to replace and level-up a substantial number of home energy systems and overall efficiency in our region if we can leverage the right resources where they are needed most.
This chart shows the number of new housing units added each decade across Clark County.
Overwhelmed by Choices
Background
The Opportunity: Historic Funding
With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, there is funding available nationwide to support investments in home energy efficiency. Clark County and regional partners are working together to pursue this funding and establish the All-In Home and Building Improvement Hub.
For residents who are ready to upgrade their home, it can be challenging to unlock all the potential savings available to them. They need to successfully navigate at least seven different State and Federal programs as well as the programs from each energy utility and water utility, not to mention understand what actions will be best for their circumstances.
On their own, it is unlikely residents will be able to find and pursue all of the rebates, incentives, and other funding opportunities that they qualify for. This is where the Hub comes in.
About the Program
The Hub's Suite of Services
To streamline information gathering and simplify decision-making, the Hub will provide a one-stop shop for home and building improvements that enhance indoor air quality and comfort, increase water and energy efficiency, and reduce utility bills. It provides residents and businesses with the technical assistance, financial resources, and coordinate trusted contractors needed to do the work.
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About the Program
Stakeholder Engagement
The County is currently working with many community partners to develop the Hub. On March 5th, 2024, an open house was held with local contractors to introduce the program, discuss the benefits for contractors' involvement, and understand potential challenges so they can be addressed before launch.
Clark County and our partners in the All-In Regional Climate Collaborative have also been working with many other stakeholders to ensure we're designing the program to address key barriers that residents commonly face when choosing to upgrade their homes.
Planning this right from the start will help ensure that Southern Nevada can make big strides on energy efficiency and home comfort while supporting an emerging industry of local energy professionals to help keep us on the forefront of energy solutions in the years ahead.
Engaging a group of contractors who came to the March 5th open house.
About the Program
Workforce Development
An initiative this size will create many new opportunities and transforming Southern Nevada's building stock will require a strong workforce of skilled tradespeople who can upgrade, install, and service new equipment to high standards. As high performance buildings become the norm in our region, our workforce will need to stay on the cutting edge to deliver the newest technologies.
Luckily for Southern Nevada, organized building trades in the region have the facilities and expert staff to not only open doors to the opportunity for people entering the workforce, but also keep them up to speed over the course of their careers.
Training Equipment at the Pipefitters Local 525 Training Center