how do homes perform in [your town]? [your name ] [company name] [email, phone, website]

How Do Homes Perform In [Your Town]? [Your Name ][Company Name][email, phone, website]

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About Efficiency First

• A nonprofit trade association that unites the Home Performance workforce

• Promotes the benefits of efficiency retrofitting to help the industry grow and meet demands for residential energy improvements

• Represents its members in public policy discussions at the state & national levels

STANDARDS: Raising the bar

• Efficiency First is raising the standards for our industry, through:– Stronger push for licensing requirements

– Building Performance Institute accredited auditors and contractors

– Training through organizations recognized by the Department of Energy & U.S. E.P.A.

– Differentiating a ‘Home Performance Contractor’ from a ‘furnace salesperson’

What is Home Performance?Home Performance is a comprehensive whole-house approach to identifying and

fixing comfort and energy efficiency problems in a home

• Audit

• Solution

• Improvements

• Commissioning

• Quality Assurance

Sick? You Need a DiagnosisHome Performance = House Doctor

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Person1. Checkup2. Blood Test3. X-ray

Home1. Whole House Inspection 2. Blower Door Test3. Infrared Camera

Energy Leaks Cause

• High energy bills• Discomfort• Poor health• Green house gases

What is the solution?

Efficiency Improvement Loading Order

• Insulation• Air Sealing• Duct Sealing• Lighting• Appliances• Water Conservation• Plug Loads• Behavior

• Heating• Air Conditioning• Ventilation• Water Heating

• Solar PV• Solar Thermal• Wind• Water Catchment

Reduce Then Produce

““What is all the fuss with efficiency What is all the fuss with efficiency improvements? Why can’t we just put up solar improvements? Why can’t we just put up solar

panels?”panels?”

“The Firepower of the Lowly Caulk Gun” Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123629700922046051.html

Cost Per Ton of Carbon Abatement

What is America’s Largest Source of Carbon Emissions?

IndustrialIndustrial

Buildings

Transportation

ResidentialBuildings

21%Passenger

Cars11.5%

Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Fossil Fuel Combustion

http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedFiles/Climate%20Change%20101,%20Technological%20Solutions.pdfhttp://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/ustransp.pdf

HOW MUCH ENERGY WILL YOU SAVE?• American spend over $160

billion/year on home energy

• Home can save 20-40% averagethrough energy efficiency

How Do Homes Perform in Our Area?

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Meet Our Homeowners

City: Potomac, MD

Concerns: • High energy bills• Daughter has asthma• Drafty/cold in the winter

SavingsSavings HealthHealth ClimateClimateComfortComfort

Meet Their Home• Age: 1958• Size: 2,200 ft2

• Annual Electric: $1,115• Annual Gas: $1,013• Carbon Emissions: 8.6 Tons/Year

168• Infiltration: 3405 CFM50 (.68 ACHnat)• Attic Insulation: R 6.4 Fiberglass Batt (low quality)• Wall Insulation: No Insulation• Floor Insulation: No Insulation • Duct Leakage: 25%

HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?

1. Begin by getting a home energy audit

2. Schedule a home energy assessment by a certified Home Performance professional

3. Ask your contractor about company accreditation and staff certification credentials

4. Make Efficiency Improvements to your home.

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