03-30-2010, 12:48 AM
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Originally posted by Rob Tucker
There was testimony at the hearing from an energy analyst who said the things in relation to the previous postings.
1. That the proposed code was modified for this tropical climate and is not a clone of mainland cold weather climate codes.
2. That the effect of the energy code was to reduce energy costs by approx. 30%. One example was that a home experiencing $200 per month electric bills might see $140 per month bills instead.
3. The easiest way for Hawaii to reduce it's dependence on foreign oil is to build and operate more efficient buildings.
That was some of the testimony from the council hearing.
Who has that energy analyst? I do not think he understood the life styles of the BI residents. We use the natural tradewinds and sun for our HVAC systems. This will not be possible under the new Ord.
1. Not totally true. They used the mainland Climate zone 1 criteria with only minor moifications.
2. How do you reduce energy usage and save $60 per month when the vast majority of residentials do not have AC or heating. There is no savings.
3. not true. The fuels/energy required to bring in all the additional buildinng materials to comply will far out way any potential savings. In the residential portion at least since that is little to no energy savings.