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Home My Public Portal About10-12-2010 Stretch Energy CodeMassachusetts Stretch Code Improvement - Cash Flow IECC 2009 Code Stretch Code . Stretch Code -with ENERGYSTAR4,5 - HERS Index Modeled in REM/Rate 86 70 70 Improvement Measures (changes,- Unconditioned basement relative to Basecase) - Floor, R30 - Walls, R21 _- Ceiling, R38 G2 '- Heating, 80 AFUE '- Cooling, 13 SEER :- Water Heating, _59 EF - Duct leakage, 8% :- Infiltration, 7 ACH50 `- Efficient lighting, 50% - Ceiling, R38 G1 - Heating, 94 AFUE - Water heating, .62 EF - Infiltration, 4 ACH50 - Efficient lighting, 75% - Exhaust Only Ventilation - Ceiling, R38 G1 :- Heating, 94 AFUE - Water heating, _62 EF - Duct leakage, 6% - Infiltration, 5 ACH50 - Efficient lighting, 80% - Exhaust Only Ventilation improvement Costs , HERS Rater Feel . HERS Rater_reimbursement_2 ENERGY STAR Incentive3 $ 2,049 - $ 900 - - - $ 2,155 $ 900 $ (650) $ (650) Total Improvement Costs Mortgage Interest Rafe Loan Term (Years) $ 2,949 6% 30 $ 1,755 6% 30 Annual Incremental Mortgage Payment ` $ 214. $ 127 Annual Energy Costs6 $ 3,970 $ 3,463 $ 3,454 Annual Energy Savings from Baseline. $ 507 $ 516 Annual Cash Ffow $ - $ 293 $ 389 Estimated Massachusetts ENERGY STAR Homes Program HERS Rater Fee (Range is from $75051500, hut typically close to S750). Includes cost for conducting Thermal Bypass Inspection 'HERS Rater Fees are reimbursed by the Massachusetts ENERGY STAR Homes program by betweett $650.900 per unit,_depending upon the HERS rating achieved_ 'Massachusetts ENERGY STAR Haynes Program may receive a minimum incentive of MO. 4ENERGY STAR requirements have been added to the Stretch Code package" 'Stretch code homes may qualify for of $1250 where the HERS rating is —65 or lower 'Annual energy costs are based on most recently available fuel costs, from November xsJ. Costs for heating are based on natural gas prices, the least expensive heating fuel. With oil, savings would increase. 2 of 5 (1'2 C t lAt tA.,/ ij` Z J 9 WILLIAMSTOWNN1 PITTSFIELD LENOX BECKET GREENFIELD MONTAGUE HATFIELD NORTHAMPTON HOLYOKE TYNGSBOROUGH ATHOL CHELMSFORD LANCASTER LEVERETT BELCHERTOWN PALMER SPRINGFIELD ACTO N CONCORD SUDBURY LINCOLN HOPKINTON Forty-seven municipalities have adopted the new Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) Stretch Code, as of September 21, 2010. LOWELL AN DOVER CARLISLE LEXINGTON NATICK DEDHAM EASTON HAMILTON GLOUCESTER WENHAM SALEM MELROSE Massachusetts DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOUIRCE5 SWAMPSCOTT MEDFORD ARLINGTON BROOKLINE MILTON NEWTON KINGSTON CAMBRIDGE] QUINCY HANOVER MASHPEE