Historically, multifamily residential housing developments had few incentives or disincentives to incorporate high efficiency design features and appliances into their projects. The ability to qualify for additional tax credit funding basis boosts and the cash incentives provided by multifamily utility programs, however, have transformed the traditional process multifamily developers have followed. Energy efficiency is now standard in many projects because of not only these direct financial benefits, but also the indirect effects it has on the development's bottom line, such as increased tenant and homeowner comfort, reduced maintenance costs, and decreased utility bills.