One Thermocore customer had an Energy Star Home Evaluation. His home was 3,573 square feet, and is located near Green Bay, Wisconsin. The report showed an annual energy savings of $3,265 or $272 per month versus a traditional stick-frame house. That's money in your pocket every month that you can't get from traditional stick framing.
The panels paid for themselves entirely in 10 years.
Thermocore | Stick Built | |
---|---|---|
Products |
Roof: R-40 |
-- |
Mortgage Payment | $65.00/mo higher | Baseline |
Energy Costs | $272.00/mo lower | Baseline |
Savings |
$207.00/mo |
-- |
Use | MMBtu | Cost | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Heating | 31.8 | $623 | 29% |
Cooling | 0 | $0 | 0% |
Hot Water | 14.0 | $272 | 13% |
Lights/Appliances | 35.7 | $1129 | 53% |
TOTAL | $2024 | 100% |
Measures air tightness of a building.
Heating | Cooling | |
---|---|---|
Natural ACH | 0.04 | 0.03 |
ACH @ 50 Pascals | 0.55 | 0.55 |
ACH stands for Air Changes per Hour - a measure of how much air exchanges (leaves) per hour. 50 Pascals is roughly equivalent to 20 MPH winds.
ENERGY STAR | As Designed | |
---|---|---|
Heating | 93.4 | 16.9 |
Cooling | 15.4 | 9.6 |
Water heating | 10.5 | 3.4 |
Lighting & Appliances | 33.1 | 40.9 |
TOTAL | 152.4 | 70.8 |
HERS Index |
80 |
35 |
Pollution Prevented
Types of Emissions | Reduction |
---|---|
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) - tons/yr | 10.7 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SOs) - lbs/yr | 7.7 |
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - lbs/yr | 27 |
Energy Cost Savings ($/year)
Heating |
$2988 |
Cooling | $116 |
Water Heating | $143 |
Lights & Appliances | $18 |
TOTAL | $3265 |