DOER hired an independent building energy consulting firm to look at the cost-benefit equation of building a representative set of new single-family homes to the Stretch Code.
Stretch Code “Residential Cash Flow Analysis”
These are examples of both gas heated and non-gas heated homes, all of which show that homeowners see a positive cash-flow from day one from purchasing a stretch code home vs. a base code compliant home. The table below shows four different single-family case studies, please click on the PDF document links in the table below to see the details:
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Single Family Gas Heated Home: 2,550 sq. ft., 3 bedroom |
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Single Family Gas Heated Townhome: 2,000 sq. ft., 3 bedroom |
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Single Family Electric Heat Pump Home: 2,550 sq. ft., 3 bedroom |
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Single Family Electric Heat Pump Townhome 2,000 sq. ft., 3 bedroom |
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Single Family Propane Heat Home: 2,550 sq. ft., 3 bedroom |
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Single Family Propane Heat Townhome: 2,000 sq. ft., 3 bedroom |
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Single Family Oil Heat Home: 2,550 sq. ft., 3 bedroom |
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Single Family Oil Heat Townhome 2,000 sq. ft., 3 bedroom |