Compliance Planning Assistance - Ohio
OHIO CPA SUMMARY
BCAP has completed the Ohio Gap Analysis Report. The result of research and stakeholder interviews, the Report analyzes the current code implementation efforts in the state and makes recommendations for achieving 90 percent compliance with the model energy code.
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OHIO AT-A-GLANCE
- 100 percent compliance with the 2009 IECC would result in a 13-14 percent savings in residential energy costs in the state, depending on climate zone (Source: U.S. DOE)
- 100 percent compliance with Standard 90.1-2007 would result in up to a 9.8 percent savings in commercial energy costs (Source: U.S. DOE)
- Five counties in Ohio have been designated as EPA non-attainment areas (Source: U.S. EPA)
- Ohio received an ACEEE 2009State Energy Efficiency Scorecard of 0.5 out of 2 for building code compliance (Source: ACEEE)
- Potential construction that could be impacted by adopting the model energy codes: 10,554 single-family housing units (in 2009), $9,170 million non-residential private construction value (in 2008)
- The state accepted $96.1 million in Recovery Act funding for energy efficiency policies (Source: U.S. DOE)
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