CONNECTICUT

CURRENT CODE
Connecticut will receive $38.5 Million from the federal
government if the state adopts the latest energy codes:
 IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation
Residential: Code)
2003 IECC
 ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating
Commercial: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers)
2003 IECC

DEMOGRAPHICS Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2030,

Population: 3,501,252
Total Housing Units:
1,402,643
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION
Residential Sector:
269.4 Trillion BTU
Commercial Sector:
202.1 Trillion BTU
would be:
 4.0 trillion Btu of energy
 280 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to annual
greenhouse gases for 51,282 passenger vehicles)
 $47 million
 $47 million would pay the full undergraduate tuition
of current students at private universities in Connecti-
cut.

29% of the state’s natural

gas supply and 52% of con- FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:
sumed fuel oil is used for In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated
heating the home. $3.1 billion for U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) to
assist states with building energy efficiency efforts. As one of the require-
Connecticut’s residential ments to receive SEP grants, state governors must certify to DOE that their
sector relies most heavily state will implement energy codes of equal or greater stringency than the lat-
on natural gas for energy. est national model codes (currently IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007).
Thus, it is in the state’s best economic interests to adopt these standards state-
Residential use of natural wide and begin enjoying the benefits of an efficient building sector.
gas in Connecticut costs
$13.79 per thousand cubic
CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS: Regulatory: The local Building Of-
ft., exceeding the national
average. ficial in each jurisdiction enforces the Connecticut State Building Codes. Codes are
said to be updated no more than every four years, by the Connecticut General As-
CODE CHANGE CYCLE sembly who approves codes, as well as by the legislature, which sets the implemen-
No more than every four tation dates.
years
For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org)
or Nick Zigelbaum (nzigelbaum@nrdc.org)

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