# Presentation: 716297

## Energy Codes & New Construction Programs Working Together 

- in the Northeast
- 2001 National Workshop on State Building Energy Codes
**David R. Abrey**
*Building Energy Codes & New Construction Director*
*July 17-18, 2001*

## The Green Mountain State

**The name of state capital ****"Montpelier"**** comes from the French *****Montpelier*****  which means “the naked mount" (i.e the mount without trees). **

**Vermont is home to the ****Springfield Telescope Makers****, the oldest group of amateurs in the country devoted to building and using astronomical telescopes and other scientific instruments. **

**The name ****Vermont**** was changed from the French “Les verts mont” which became “Verts Mont” which became “Vermont”. **

**Vermont**** remained an independent republic until 1791, at which point it joined the United States as the fourteenth state.**

**In 1834, Orange Alfonso Smalley, experimented with electromagnetism. His shop in Vermont is now known as the ****birthplace of the electric motor****. **

**Burlington is known as the ****“Queen City”.**** **

## Energy Code & Beyond Code

## Common Ground

## Market Transformation

*“**A reduction in market barriers due to a market intervention... that last after the intervention has been withdrawn, reduced or changed”*

- Market Transformation is fundamentally about creating lasting change...

## Market Transformation Process

**New Technologies,**
**Improved Methods,**
**Utility Programs**

**Accepted in the Marketplace**

## MT Process

**Level of Efficiency**

**Building sf**

**Energy Code Level**

**New Technologies,**
**Improved Methods,**
**Utility Programs**

**New****Energy Code Level**

## More Effective Energy Codes

**Level of Efficiency**

**Building sf**

**Energy Code Level**

##  Weighing Public Benefits

**Training & Improved Energy Code Implementation**

**New Construction & Incentive Programs**

**Saves kWh, kW & Therms**
**Savings is Sustainable**
**Environmental Benefits**
**Significant Impacts**
**Little Investment $$**

**Saves kWh, kW & Therms**
**Savings is Sustainable**
**Environmental Benefits**
**Significant Impacts**
**Significant Investment $$**

## Balanced Approach

**Level of Efficiency**

**Building sf**

**Energy Code Level**

## Integrated Plan

- Incentive Programs to Encourage New Technologies & Approaches

- Ongoing Energy Code Training Integrated with Utility NCP

- Improved Energy Code Implementation Strategies

- Regular Market Benchmarking Analysis to Gage MT Process

- Detailed Plan for Scheduled Energy Code Updates

- The Market Transformation Process should include:

## November  NEEP Workshop

- Maximizing Energy Efficiency
- and Environmental Benefits:
*Linking Energy Codes and Equipment Efficiency **Standards with Energy Efficiency Programs*

- Wednesday, November 7, 2001 - 7:00  - 8:30 p.m. Thursday, November 8, 2001 - 9:00 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- University Inn and Conference Center at Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey

**RUTGERS**

## In Summary

- Must have a well-defined, integrated plan for Market Transformation

- Improving Energy Code Effectiveness should be considered a Market Transformation Strategy

- Market Assessment Studies and Energy Code Updates should be included in the Market Transformation Plan

- A Balanced Market Transformation Plan should include Code & Beyond Code Initiatives working together

*Thank You!!!*