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1 Growing Green Jobs: The Economic Impact of Auditors & Raters RESNET 2012 Annual Conference

2 RESNET LOGO Growing Green Jobs: The Economic Impact of Auditors & Raters Bill Streetman CLEAResult Dan Wildenhaus Fluid Market Strategies Barb Ellis - CLEAResult Day: Wednesday 2/29 Time: 10:30 AM Room: Sabine

3 Presenters Bill Streetman Old guy Dan Wildenhaus All round nice guy Barb Ellis - Economist

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5 Meeting the Needs Need 1: The USA s economy is in need of an engine to stimulate economic growth. Need 2: Energy efficiency and sustainability have become important in the USA, both politically, economically and socially. Solution: Creating economic development through a viable energy efficiency marketplace. + =

6 The Solution Auditors and Raters can drive economic development and the creation of green jobs in their local community.

7 Green Jobs Defined The US Bureau of Labor Statistics defines Green Jobs as either: A. Jobs in businesses that produce goods and provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources. B. Jobs in which workers duties involve making their establishment s production processes more environmentally friendly or use fewer natural resources. And fall into one or more of five groups: 1. Energy from renewable sources. 2. Energy efficiency. 3. Pollution reduction and removal, greenhouse gas reduction, and recycling and reuse. 4. Natural resources conservation. 5. Environmental compliance, education and training, and public awareness.

8 What we imagine green jobs to be

9 But what we find is And even this has not happened as much as we d like!

10 Auditing/Rating History The results? 10 million residential audits = no substantial energy saving or economic development

11 Window Cling Audits

12 Basic Home Energy Retrofit Plan

13 Is there a better idea?

14 The Mitchell Method

15 The longer journey

16 Why The New Model is Important

17 Why The New Model is Important

18 Who s your client? Customers: Lower utility bills Better Comfort Better air quality Building durability

19 Utilities?

20 Whose motto is Dream Plan Track

21 Demand rising for new tech!

22 New Model Benefits

23 New Model Benefits Extremely large market potential Extremely large technical potential Can t be outsourced

24 Economic Development Multiplication effect of dollars spent creates a value stream that ripples through the local marketplace, X Direct, (the primary point of money traded) Indirect, (dollars spent by entity receiving Direct) Induced means. (dollars spent by a service provider anticipating a need)

25 Economic Development equipment manufacturers, contractors, suppliers and distributors, restaurants, barbershops, and other personal accountants, banking and other business service providers. increased tax collections new businesses to the local economy which in turn hire new employees, who themselves buy local products and services.

26 Economic Development For the third quarter of 2011, the Ohio In-Home Energy Program added $2,258,458 to the Ohio economy, and the program has added the equivalent of 43.2 annual full-time equivalent employees (FTE s) through the third quarter of 2011.

27 Economic Development Top Ten affected sectors: Employment (Third Quarter Jobs) Labor Income (Quarter 3 Only) Maintenance and repair construction of residential structures 2.32 $ 105,724 Air conditioning, refrigeration, and warm air heating equipment manufacturing 2.05 $ 157,127 Environmental and other technical consulting services 1.66 $ 48,459 Architectural, engineering, and related services 1.33 $ 87,581 Food services and drinking places 0.69 $ 13,042 Wholesale trade businesses 0.47 $ 34,021 Retail Stores - Electronics and appliances 0.36 $ 16,655 Real estate establishments 0.34 $ 3,862 Employment services 0.24 $ 6,623 Offices of physicians, dentists, and other health practitioners 0.23 $ 17,434

28 Economic Development Spending and income generated by the program also led to the collection of $89,928 of additional tax revenue by local governments and the state of Ohio. Every audit performed produces an average positive economic impact of $1,308 in addition to the energy savings resulting from the audit.

29 Economic Development Customer spends money on audit and home improvements $1.00 Contractor buys materials and pays crew $2.00 Local Community Manufacturers pay workers and taxes $11.25 $7.21 Suppliers buy additional inventory to meet demand

30 To Summarize

31 Q&A

32 Thank You Its been our pleasure to be with you. Enjoy the rest of the conference. Bill Streetman CLEAResult Dan Wildenhaus Fluid Market Strategies