Lisa Sweet

I support updating the NH building code to the IECC 2024 standard. We built our house about 10 years ago and chose to invest in efficiency measures that exceeded the current code. We had a Residential Energy Analysis and Rating done to show us what we could expect from this investment. The actual performance has met or exceeded our expectations, especially as we have had periods of higher than usual energy prices, hotter than usual summer temperatures, and colder than usual winter temperatures. Plus, our indoor air quality is quite good and the insulation and good windows keep house is really quiet when the wind is howling. In our old house, the windows would rattle in the windy gusts and there was always moisture in the sills, and I don’t miss those random cold spots where there was spotty insulation. Updating the standards will lower the cost of ownership for others by saving them money on heating and cooling - and the buildings that meet the updated code will contribute less carbon to the atmosphere. I think we take this atmosphere for granted, but it is the only one we have, and there is a natural balance we need to maintain, and it is what differentiates us from the other planets….