Energy Code Awareness

8/6/2019 Energy Code Awareness

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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 FY2010.Kelly Guhanick,1/24/2011

kg2 This is the total US funds

Kelly Guhanick,1/24/2011

kg3 My understanding is that $5 billion was given via The Recovery Act & $270 million via DOE (as of Feb 2010).

FY2009 is $250 million

FY2011 Budget @ pg25

http://www.mbe.doe.gov/budget/11budget/Content/FY2011Highlights.pdfKelly Guhanick,1/24/2011


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Energy Supplies Buildings consume 38.9% of end-use energy. (Source: EIA) Population growth from 1990-2000, +9.67% (Source:

Census 2000)

Energy codes can alleviate demand to the electrical gridand mitigate the high cost of adding and maintaining

capacity. E.g, Kentucky currently has three power plants inthe 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.

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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.

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:

Robin Snyder, [email protected], 202-530-2226

Shannon Baker-Branstetter, [email protected], 202-462-6262

Kelly Guhanick, [email protected], 202-530-2248

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