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Partnership to Promote Energy
Code Awareness
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Why Are Energy Codes Important?
We will cover the following topics:
Energy use of buildings
Costs to homeowners, state, and country ofhomes that dont meet national standards
Approaches for creating positive change
Opportunities to get involved in nationalprojects with multiple partner organizations
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Impacts of Energy Use in Homes:
An Overview
Household budget
State/federal budgets Energy supplies
Environmental
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Household Budget
U.S. Household Energy Expenditures, for 2011:
Residential: about $2,150
Transportation: about $3,050
Total: about $5,200
EIA, Short Term Energy Outlook & The Alliance to Save Energy
The energy burden is larger for low income households;they spend almost 25 percent of household income on
energy costs, while, alternatively, the average household
spends around 5 percent on energy costs.
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State/Federal Budgets
TheWeatherization Assistance Program (WAP) enables low-
income families to permanently reduce their energy bills by
making their homes more energy efficient.
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
assists low income households in meeting their immediate
home energy needs.
o FY 2010 LIHEAP national allocations
$4.51 Billion Regular Block Grant Funds
$490 Million in Emergency Contingency Funds
$1 Million in REACH Funds kg1
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Slide 5
kg1 Yes - this is what the state received for LIHEAP funding FY 2010.Kelly Guhanick,1/24/2011
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Energy Supplies
Buildings consume 38.9% of end-use energy. (EIA) Population growth from 1990-2000, +9.67% (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000
Census)
Energy codes can alleviate demand to the electrical gridand mitigate the high cost of adding and maintainingcapacity. How many power plants are planned for your state?What are the associated
costs? How much CO2 will it emit? Example: Kentucky currently has threepower plants in the planning stages that will cost billions and emit over 15million tons of particulate pollutants and CO2 .
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Environmental
Air pollutants include carbon monoxide, lead, sulfur dioxide, ozone, and particulate
matter.
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Role of Energy Codes
National standard
Establishes energy performance baseline (not
high performance like Energy Star) as aminimum level for all homes
Creates path for tracking and improving home
performance by raising awareness of builders
New consumer protections: help homeowners
manage growing energy costs
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Resistance to Energy Codes
Confidence in current practice, business-as-usual
Lack of information on quantity of energywasted
Lack of information about new nationalminimum requirements, techniques, materials
Unsure of costs/benefits Government as source of interference vs.
protection
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Cost to Build Homes That Meet Energy
Code Requirements The costs of the building to the 2009 IECC will add 0.3% in incremental costs, for a
total of $773.92 per new home in Kentucky.
For every month they own the home, however, homeowners will save $28for a
total of $336 per year.With these energy savings, the initial investment on their
mortgage will pay of in only seven months, leaving them with an extra $25 per month,
and a total of $148 extra in their pocket by the end of their first year in the house.
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Wise Use of Taxpayer Dollars
Building home smart from the start saves
money; it can cost up to 5-times more to repair
energy leaks and inefficiencies after the fact than
building homes energy-efficient from the start.
Average cost of retrofitting homes is $4,800 each,
compared to a cost of $773.92 for builders to
install energy savings measures right from thestart in compliance with the updated code.
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Energy Code Successes
Austin, TX
Seattle,WA
State of California
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Information on Energy Codes Home
Builders Need
Introduction to energy codes
Information on costs and savings Information on how to comply with code
requirements
Energy codes compliance as an indicator ofconstruction quality
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Information on Energy Codes
Homeowners Need
Introduction to codes as lead-in to energy
codes
Information on costs and savings
Information on how to identify code
compliance - Provide action steps and tools for
home buyers Energy codes compliance as an indicator of
construction quality
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Homeowners Need a Voice in the
Negotiations
Information needed:
Background information on energy codes
A few examples of simple energy code criteria
Action steps and tools for activists
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Examples of Energy Code Criteria
Wood-burning fireplaces must have
gasketed doors
A home with a forced-air furnace heating
system must have a
programmable
thermostat
The IECC requires builders to post
an IECC certificate near the
electrical distribution box.
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Energy Codes Support Building
Professionals
Consumers are happier with the performance and
comfort of the homes they buy. They pay the
upfront costs but also enjoy energy savings for a netbenefit within a few short months.
Energy codes support local economic development
by keeping money in the local economy and createjobs. For example, provisions in the code create
private sector jobs for third-party verification of air-
tight ducts and building envelope.
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Homeowners Can Support Energy
Codes
Action steps homeowners can take:
1. Use the 2009 IECC checklist
o Look to see whether your current home meets code
requirementso If building a home, ask your contractor or builder
questions about building to code requirements
o If buying a home, have your home inspector use thechecklist to assess code compliance
2. Contact local building officials and governmentrepresentatives to inquire about the status ofenergy code adoption and enforcement as a localpriority
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Activists Can Support Energy Codes
Action steps1. Visit BCAP webpage to determine state and local code status
2. Ask the local building department which energy code has beenadopted and is being enforced
3. Go to city council meetings to initiate discussions on local energycode adoption & enforcement. Link energy code with:o Greening your community,
o Ensuring quality home construction,
o Protecting low income residents from unaffordable utility costs
o Wise use of taxpayer dollars
4. Talk with area builders and architects are they familiar with theenergy code?
5. Contact your state energy office??
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How Partners Can Get Involved
Collaborate on information development
Collaborate on dissemination through events,meetings, newsletters, websites
Educate members and the community at large
Other?
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Next Steps
Develop revised drafts of
materials/information
Circulate drafts for input by partners Identify opportunities to educate groups
Schedule meetings/conference calls to
promote materials and information Post/distribute materials and information
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For more information, contact: