Solar Water Heating Installed on 11-Story Affordable Housing Project
System Provides Renewable Heat for Hundreds of Low-Income Senior Residents in Southern California
LOS ANGELES — Promise Energy celebrated the installation of the largest solar water heating system in the city of Norwalk at the grand opening of the Norwalk Tower, an 11-story 185-unit affordable housing retrofit project.
Developed by Preservation Partners Development (PPD) and Innovative Housing Opportunities (IHO), the renovation was completed by Santa Monica-based construction company ICON Builders. Norwalk Tower provides an affordable home for a community of Asian-American seniors, many who have lived in the building for 10 years or more. The building’s retrofit was funded by low-income housing tax credits along with a loan from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).