The document outlines a comprehensive approach to decarbonizing Vermont's existing building stock through zero energy retrofits, noting that this would create up to 2,500 good-paying jobs, spur economic development, and meet the state's 2050 carbon reduction goals in an affordable way for building owners. It provides details on the designed approach, projected costs and savings, job and economic impacts, and a proposed roadmap to completing retrofits on 280,000 buildings by 2050 through ramping up contractors and funding over time.

1. Zero Energy Now
The Key to Decarbonizing Vermont’s Existing
Building Stock

2. A PROGRAM OF THE
Building Performance Professionals Association
Presenters:
Chuck Reiss Reiss Buildings & Renovations, Hinesburg, Vermont
Tom Perry New Leaf Design, Hinesburg, Vermont
Russ Flanigan Building Energy, Williston, Vermont

6. Five Key Points
1. Designed Comprehensive Approach – treating the building as system is what
produces exceptionally deep energy and carbon savings.
2. Affordability for the Building Owner makes the approach marketable and drives
broad scale adoption.
3. Meeting 2050 Goals will Create Up to 2500 Good-Paying Vermont
Jobs and will spur economic development across multiple sectors.
4. Our Road Map to 2050 defines a strategy for ramping up the number of contractors,
jobs, training requirements, and funding requirements to actually achieve our 2050 goal.
5. The Program is Key as a link between contractors doing the work in the field and policy
makers facilitating incentives and regulatory structures that will be critical in building the
industry and allowing us to meet our 2050 goals.

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Designed Comprehensive Approach

8. Before Project After Project
Annual Savings $737.41
Annual Payment @ 5.25% x 20 yrs $1,305.27
Annual Energy Cost $2,430.57 $387.89
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9. Meeting 2050 Goals Will Create Up to 2500 New Jobs
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10. Our Road Map to 2050
How to get 280,000 buildings to 90% renewable in 30 years, plus grow the Vermont economy.
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11. BUDGET
Each Year Each Year
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Years 5 - 9 Year 10 On
• Total Budget Required $654,000 $594,000 $1,024,000 $1,644,200 $70,088,000
• Projects Completed per Year 10 25 100 200 x2 ea yr 12,800
• Cost per Job per Year $57,400 $21,960 $9,590 $7,646 $6,348 $5,476
(includes $5000 incentive)
• Annual Energy $$ Saved $20,000 $70,000 $270,000 $670,000 $1.47M+(x2) $76,540,000

12. The Program Is Key