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    Massachusetts will receive $54. Million from the federal government if the state adopts the latest energy codes: IECC 2009 (international energy conservation code) ASHRAE 90. 2007 (American Society of heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2020, would be: 3. Trillion BTU of energy 238 thousand metric tons of CO2 (equivalent to annual greenhouse gases for 43,590 passenger vehicles) $42 million would more than pay the full undergraduate tuition of current

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    Massachusetts will receive $54. Million from the federal government if the state adopts the latest energy codes: IECC 2009 (international energy conservation code) ASHRAE 90. 2007 (American Society of heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2020, would be: 3. Trillion BTU of energy 238 thousand metric tons of CO2 (equivalent to annual greenhouse gases for 43,590 passenger vehicles) $42 million would more than pay the full undergraduate tuition of current

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    Massachusetts will receive $54. Million from the federal government if the state adopts the latest energy codes: IECC 2009 (international energy conservation code) ASHRAE 90. 2007 (American Society of heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2020, would be: 3. Trillion BTU of energy 238 thousand metric tons of CO2 (equivalent to annual greenhouse gases for 43,590 passenger vehicles) $42 million would more than pay the full undergraduate tuition of current

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    MASSACHUSETTS

    CURRENT CODE
    Massachusetts will receive $54.9 Million from the federal
    government if the state adopts the latest energy codes:
    Residential:  IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation
    State specific, chapter 61 Code)
    calls for new homes to com-
     ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating
    ply with 2006 IECC or
    2007 supplement, or attain Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers)
    Home Energy Rating Sys-
    tem
    Commercial: Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2020,
    State specific, chapter 13 would be:
    calls for compliance with  3.4 trillion Btu of energy
    2006 IECC, 2007 supple-
     238 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to an-
    ment, or ASHRAE 90.1-
    2007 nual greenhouse gases for 43,590 passenger vehicles)
    DEMOGRAPHICS  $42 million
    Population: 6,497,967  $42 million would more than pay the full under-
    Total Housing Units:
    graduate tuition of current students at private univer-
    2,649,029
    sities in Massachusetts.
    ENERGY
    CONSUMPTION
    Residential Sector: FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:
    428.7 Trillion BTU In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated $3.1 bil-
    Commercial Sector: lion for U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) to assist states
    367.6 Trillion BTU 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
    44% of the state’s natural gas
    codes of equal or greater stringency than the latest national model codes (currently
    supply and 39% of consumed
    fuel oil are used for heating IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007). Thus, it is in the state’s best economic inter-
    the home. ests to adopt these standards statewide and begin enjoying the benefits of an effi-
    cient building sector.
    Natural gas and petroleum are
    CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS: Regulatory: Code amendment
    the largest consumed source of
    energy for the state’s residen- cycles occur twice a year, as required by statute, and include a public hearing proc-
    tial sector. ess. The Board of Building Regulations & Standards has sole authority to promul-
    gate the Massachusetts State Building Code (MSBC). Anyone can submit code
    Residential use of natural gas
    in Massachusetts costs up to
    change proposals to the Board. Adopted code changes are typically promulgated
    $18.97/thousand cu ft., ex- during the year of adoption.
    ceeding the national average.
    For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org)
    CODE CHANGE CYCLE or Nick Zigelbaum (nzigelbaum@nrdc.org)
    Required revision every 3yrs

    BCAP
    BCAP 1850 M St. NW Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20036 | www.bcap-energy.org

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