Victoria Adams Stephanie Cogswell Daureen Lingley Emily Werner Energy Efficiency

Page  2 Energy Efficiency Topics Designing & Remodeling Energy Efficient Mortgages Incentives & Rebates Appliances & Home Electronics

Energy Efficiency Page  3 Designing & Remodeling a Home  Passive Solar  Cool Roofs  Whole-House Design  Ultra-Efficient Homes  Log Homes  Manufactured Homes  Earth-Sheltered Homes

Energy Efficiency Page  4 Passive Solar Home Design Five Elements of Passive Solar Home  Aperture (Collector)  Absorber  Thermal Mass  Distribution  Control

Energy Efficiency Page  5 How Passive Solar Home Design Works  Conduction  Convection  Radiation  Thermal Capacitance Heat Movement Mechanisms

Energy Efficiency Page  6 Passive Solar Home Energy Rankings

Energy Efficiency Page  7 Passive Solar Home Thermogram

Energy Efficiency Page  8 Cool Roofs Benefits of Cool Roofs  Reduce energy bills by decreasing air condition needs  Improve indoor comfort for spaces that are not air conditioned  Decrease roof operating temperature, which may extend roof service life.  Reduce local air temperatures  Lower peak electricity demand  Reduce power plant emissions

Energy Efficiency Page  9 Elements of Your Home  Appliances & Home Electronics  Insulation and air sealing  Lighting and daylighting  Space and cooling  Water Heating  Windows, doors & skylights Whole House Design Systems Approach

Energy Efficiency Page  10  Beginning March 2009, the Florida Energy Code will become 15% more stringent.  Solar water heaters can provide a significant reduction in Energy Code points.  If you’re looking to be green, solar water heaters are now a line item on the FGBC checklist. Energy Advantages Why Become a SunBuilt Builder?

Energy Efficiency Page  11 Energy Code Improvements – Ways to Reach 15% Reduction AC efficiency from SEER 13 to or 13%97 kWhs/yr Standard ducts to leak-free ducts.05 or 5%293 kWhs/yr Programmable thermostat.03 or 3%213 kWhs/yr Switch from electric water heater to solar.12 or 12%1811 kWhs/yr Measure Measure Effect Energy Savings

Energy Efficiency Page  12 SunBuilt Builder Program  Builder agrees to participate at gold or silver level by signing pledge.  Builder receives rebate and client educational materials for model or Parade home(s). How it Works  Solar contractor installs solar water heater and builder submits rebate application.

Energy Efficiency Page  13 Gold Builder – 100% of Homes with Solar Water Heaters  Sign Gold Builder Pledge.  Fillout and submit system voucher application.  Receive approval from SunBuilt Program to install free system.  Install system.  Receive materials for Model Home(s).  Submit rebate application after each installation.

Energy Efficiency SunBuilt Program Partners  Florida Solar Energy Research & Education Foundation  Governor’s Energy Office  Florida Solar Energy Industries Association  Florida Home Builders Association  SunBuilt Builders Page  14

Energy Efficiency Page  15 Do You Have Any Questions? SOLAR

Energy Efficiency Appliances and Home Electronics  20% of household energy bills come from appliances and electronics such as: Clothes washers and dryers Computers Dishwashers Audio equipment Refrigerators and freezers Air conditioners Televisions and DVD players Water heaters Page  16

Energy Efficiency ENERGY STAR  Government-backed symbol  Easy to identify and purchase energy-efficient products  Save on energy bills without sacrificing on performance or features Page  17  If product costs more than non- efficient competitors, investors can recover investment in a reasonable amount of time

Energy Efficiency Using ENERGY STAR Page  18 ApplianceSavings Refrigerator$165 (lifetime) Clothes Washer $135 (annually) Fill 3 swimming pools (lifetime) Computer$88 (lifetime) Dishwasher$40 (annually) 3 loads of laundry (weekly)

Energy Efficiency  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $300 million  Rebates towards new ENERGY STAR qualified appliances  MA allocated $6,235,000 to 39,000 residents in 3 hours on April 22, 2010  December 31, 2010: $207 million was distributed to 1.4 million customers. This equates to annual energy savings of 1.4 trillion Btu  Program still open in 22 states Page  19

Energy Efficiency ENERGY STAR Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs)  Pay for themselves in about 6 months  Designed to last 6,000 hours (more than 5 years based on typical use)  Average household has 30 bulbs 30 x $30 savings= $900 total savings Page  20

Energy Efficiency ENERGY STAR Light Bulbs: Something to think about…  If every American home replaced 1 old light bulb with new 1 ENERGY STAR light bulb… Save enough energy to power 3 million homes for a year $600 million in annual energy costs Prevent greenhouse gas emissions of equivalent of 800,000 cars Page  21

Energy Efficiency code=RF Page  22 References: