Connecticut State Snapshot

CONNECTICUT CURRENT CODE

Residential: 2003 IECC Commercial: 2003 IECC DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 3,501,252 Total Housing Units: 1,402,643 ENERGY CONSUMPTION Residential Sector: 269.4 Trillion BTU Commercial Sector: 202.1 Trillion BTU 29% of the state’s natural gas supply and 52% of consumed fuel oil is used for heating the home. Connecticut’s residential sector relies most heavily on natural gas for energy. Residential use of natural gas in Connecticut costs $13.79 per thousand cubic ft., exceeding the national average.

Connecticut will receive $38.5 Million from the federal government if the state adopts the latest energy codes:  IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation Code)  ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2030, 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 Connecticut.

FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:

In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated $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 requirements to receive SEP grants, state governors must certify to DOE that their state will implement energy codes of equal or greater stringency than the latest 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 statewide and begin enjoying the benefits of an efficient building sector. CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS: Regulatory: The local Building Of-

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 AsCODE CHANGE CYCLE sembly who approves codes, as well as by the legislature, which sets the implemenNo more than every four tation dates. years For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org) or Nick Zigelbaum ([email protected])

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