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AGENDA. THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM A BROAD-BASED CAMPAIGN FOR 30% 2012 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL IECC THE MYRIAD BENEFITS THE CHALLENGE: ADOPT, TRAIN, ENFORCE. COMMERCIAL BUILDING EFFICIENCY IS STAGNANT. Commercial Building Energy Efficiency.

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  1. AGENDA • THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM • A BROAD-BASED CAMPAIGN FOR 30% • 2012 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL IECC • THE MYRIAD BENEFITS • THE CHALLENGE: ADOPT, TRAIN, ENFORCE

  2. COMMERCIAL BUILDING EFFICIENCY IS STAGNANT Commercial Building Energy Efficiency

  3. AND, AFTER WORSENING LAST DECADE, HOME EFFICIENCY IS NOW SAME AS 1990s LEVELS Residential Building Energy Efficiency

  4. THE SIMPLE FACT . . . BUILDINGS ARE THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM America’s Homes & Commercial Buildings consume: • 42% of all energy • 54% of naturalgas • 71% of electricity . . . And they account for 39% of US manmade GHGs

  5. ENERGY CODES: AN ESSENTIAL MECHANISM TO IMPROVE AMERICA’S BUILDING EFFICIENCY COVERED BY CODES 66%

  6. ENERGY IS THE HIGHEST COST OF HOME MAINTENANCE . . . HIGHER THAN TAXES OR INSURANCE

  7. CONGRESS EMBRACES NEED FOR BUILDING EFFICIENCY; UPS ANTE WITH ARRA 1992 and 2005 Energy Policy Acts urge state adoption of IECC/ASHRAE. 2009: All 50 states accept American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding & commit to: • Adopt building energy code ≥ 2009 IECC & ASHRAE 90.1 2007 • Implement a plan to achieve90% compliance with 2009 IECC or equivalent by 2017

  8. AGENDA • THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM • A BROAD-BASED CAMPAIGN FOR 30% • 2012 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL IECC • THE MYRIAD BENEFITS • THE CHALLENGE: ADOPT, TRAIN, ENFORCE

  9. COLLABORATION SPHERES CODE DEVELOPMENT CODE ADOPTION CODE COMPLIANCE & ENFORCEMENT OVERVIEW AND HISTORY

  10. AGENDA • THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM • A BROAD-BASED CAMPAIGN FOR 30% • 2012 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL IECC • THE MYRIAD BENEFITS • THE CHALLENGE: ADOPT, TRAIN, ENFORCE

  11. NATIONAL MODEL ENERGY CODES/STANDARDS Residential: 2012 IECC About 30% more energy efficient than 2006 baseline IECC Updated every 3 years by state/local officials References ASHRAE 90.1 in addition to separate commercial code chapter Next Update: 2015 IECC published early 2014 Commercial: 2012 IECC or ASHRAE 90.1-2010 About 30% more energy efficient than 90.1-2004 baseline Updated every 3 years by consensus committee Next ASHRAE Update: 2013

  12. THE 2012 IECC Beginning with the 2012 IECC, the stated intent of the IECC is the “effective use and conservation of energy,” not just in the first year of operation, but over “the life of the building.” The 2012 IECC follows the framework of the 2009 IECC to achieve a whole-house, integrated solution to energy efficient construction.

  13. The 2012 IECC: A “Whole House” Approach to Efficiency

  14. Top Ten 2012 IECC residential requirements 1. Mandatory whole-house pressure test aka: Blower Door test CZ1-2 Test out at less than 5 ACH50 CZ 3-8 Test out at less than 3 ACH50 2. More stringent duct leakage test aka Duct Blaster test 3. Steel Framing – equivalency charts adjusted for thermal bridging (see Table) 4. Floor insulation must maintain (continuous) permanent contact against subfloor 5. Low-e essentially required for all CZ’s.

  15. Top Ten 2012 IECC residential requirements • 6. Wood-burning fireplaces shall tight-fitted flue dampers and outdoor combustion air. • Whole house ventilation system • required • meet IMC or IRC • minimum efficacy • 8. 75% of lamps in permanently installed fixtures shall be high efficacy lamps • 9. Hot water piping must now be insulated to at least R-3 with some exceptions. • 10. Hard Ducted returns: Building cavities are not allowed to be used as return ducts 50%  75%

  16. Top Ten 2012 IECC commercial changes from 2009 1. Vertical fenestration maximum: CZ7-8 30%; CZ 1-6 Still 40% if half the conditioned floor is in a daylight zone; controls are installed; VT/SHGC ratio is at least 1.1 2. Increased Skylight area from 3% max to 5% - with daylighting controls 3. Air barrier – continuous throughout envelope CZ 4-8 4. Pipe insulation more stringent – now also rely on diameter and fluid temp 5. Requires one of these additional efficiency features to be selected for compliance: high-efficiency HVAC; reduced LPD Renewable energy.

  17. Top Ten 2012 IECC commercial changes from 2009 6. Air economizers are required in more climate zones and at a lower threshold (33K Btu/h vs. previous 54K) 7. Lighting power limits based on 90.12012 space by space method. 8. Commission plan – by a registered design professional (or agency) 9. Cool roofs - minimum solar reflectance and thermal emittance of roofs in Climate Zones 1-3 that have a slope less than 2 in 12 (several exceptions) 10. Calculation of heating and cooling load: must account for building envelope, lighting, ventilation, and occupancy-related loads of the project. ASAHRAE/ACCA Standard 183 and ASHRAE design conditions

  18. THE 2012 IECC As Seen By The Us Department Of Energy: The 2012 IECC “represents the largest, one-step efficiency increase in the history of the national model energy code.” In fact, DOE found that the 2012 IECC represents a whopping 32% improvement in US energy savings over the 2006 IECC. Building Codes Assistance Project |

  19. AGENDA • THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM • A BROAD-BASED CAMPAIGN FOR 30% • 2012 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL IECC • THE MYRIAD BENEFITS – INCLUDING CLEANER AIR • THE CHALLENGE: ADOPT, TRAIN, ENFORCE

  20. BUILDING EFFICIENCY BENEFITS EVERYONE • Improves national security, sound energy policy • Delays the need for new power plants • Stabilizes energy price to Main Street businesses & inefficient building owners/occupants • One of the fastest ways to mitigate cost of raw materials used in construction • Homes efficient for 4-5 generations! • Most cost-effective GHG reduction

  21. HOMEBUILDERS KNOW IT: THE MOST IMPORTANT BUILDING TRENDS NAHB Survey of Top Builders Energy Efficiency 70% 61% Low Maintenance Homes Design for Aging in Place 58% Green Building 51% 31% “Energy Efficiency is a trend with increasing importance among builders and their Customers, the benefit accrues directly to the homebuyer in their first energy bill”

  22. AND HOMEOWNERS KNOW IT AS WELL: 2013 SURVEY: WHAT HOME BUYERS REALLYWANT • 9 Out of 10 Buyers Now Want an Energy Efficient Home & Will Pay 2-3% More To Buy It • “First and foremost, [buyers want] energy efficiency.” “9 out of 10 buyers would rather buy a home with energy-efficient features & permanently lower utility bills than one without those features that costs 2% - 3% less.”

  23. MOST IMPORTANTLY, EFFICIENCY PUTS MONEY IN WALLETS OF OWNERS/OCCUPANTS Low Income Housing Advocates: Inability to pay energy bills is the second leading reason people lose their homes. Habitat for Humanity: If home buyers pay less for energy, they can afford larger mortgages. Because energy efficient homes have lower and more stable utility costs, there is less risk of foreclosure. Energy efficiency is a great investment for home owners. When added to a mortgage, energy improvements usually cost less than the savings they offer on utility bills. Increasing the value of a home is a great investment . . . paying high energy bills is not!

  24. THE IECC IS THE ONLY I-CODE THAT PAYS FOR ITSELF . . . . . . ENERGY SAVINGS WILL MORE THAN PAY FOR THOSE GRANITE COUNTER-TOPS YOU’VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT

  25. HOW MUCH DO OWNERS OF 2012 IECC HOMES POCKET IN NET ENERGY SAVINGS? 1. The US Department of Energy

  26. DOE COST-EFFECTIVENESS STUDY Study covering the 2009 and 2012 IECC for new single- and multi-family homes against 2006 IECC baseline taking state-specific code amendments into consideration. National Cost Analysis: An overview of cost-effectiveness by climate zone State-level analyses for 43 states and DC

  27. DOE COST-EFFECTIVENESS STUDY Uses a life-cycle approach, balancing first costs against longer-term energy savings over the life of the home. Energy analysis uses the DOE EnergyPlus™ software. 

  28. HOW MUCH DO OWNERS OF 2012 IECC HOMES POCKET IN NET ENERGY SAVINGS? 2. BCAP/ICF INTERNATIONAL ANALYSES

  29. IN FACT, ICF-BCAP CONFIRM SAVINGS EVERYWHERE

  30. AND – TO BRING IT ALL AROUND TO THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONFERENCE – CLEANER AIR • Nationwide Savings from 2012 IECC Adoption • An Analysis by the Alliance to Save Energy • More than 3.5 quadrillion Btu of annual energy savings by 2030 • About $40 billion annual energy cost savings for consumers and businesses by 2030 • About 200 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions avoided annually by 2030

  31. AGENDA • THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM • A BROAD-BASED CAMPAIGN FOR 30% • 2012 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL IECC • THE MYRIAD BENEFITS • OUR CHALLENGE: ADOPT, TRAIN, ENFORCE

  32. RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE ENERGY CODE

  33. COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE • Compliance Planning Assistance (CPA) • State Based Compliance collaboratives • Energy Code Ambassadors Program (ECAP)

  34. THE CPA PROGRAM • Objective: To assist states in the development of plans to achieve 90 percent compliance with their updated building energy code(s) by 2017 • Originally funded by DOE June 2010 • 15 states – chosen by BCAP, REEOS, NASEO, and DOE • 22 states completed to-date

  35. ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE COLLABORATIVE Can help coordinate the success of the Strategic Plan: The establishment of an Energy Code Compliance Collaborative will set forth a diverse group of stakeholders with the focus of carrying out the necessary tasks for energy code implementation, and in turn will ensure greater compliance with the energy code. Key Roles could include: • A Collective Voice on Code Issues • A Collaborative Forum • A Clearinghouse on Code Information • Securing Funding for State and Local Projects • A state nexus for communication with regional and national resource groups Compliance Collaborative in Nevada

  36. ENERGY CODES AMBASSADORS PROGRAM (ECAP) Gives the state “boots-on-the-ground” Provides Peer-to-Peer Exchange, Mentoring Cost-effective outreach, support and advocacy Enhances communication of national and state energy support services and materials to the local level ECAP in AL, NV, UT, ID, OH Several new states considering ECAP (DE, TX, DC) Hoping to find state sponsors for sustainability Similar program in KY

  37. IT’S THE BIG “IF” • Texas is already on its way: • Working with RECA to adopt the 2012 IECC intact • Working with BCAP on adoption, training, compliance • Working with EECC to defeat rollback proposals MAUREEN GUTTMAN, AIA BCAP Executive Director 1850 M Street, NW; Suite 600 Washington, DC  20036 (202) 530-2211 (office) (412) 907-0088 (mobile) mguttman@ase.org

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