Weatherization Assistant Support Material

Click on the links below to obtain support material pertinent to the Weatherization Assistant:

Billing Adjustment Feature-Guidelines on how to use the billing adjustment feature provided in NEAT and MHEA to tailor the list of recommended weatherization measures based on the actual energy use of the house.

Equipment Efficiencies-Equations to calculate the efficiency of space-heating and cooling equipment based on the date the equipment was manufactured.

Fuel Conversions-Instructions on how to convert the cost for natural gas in units of $/MBtu or $/therm into units of $/Mcf as needed in the Setup Library, and how to convert energy use of natural gas, propane, kerosene, and fuel oil into therms as needed on the Utility Bills tab of NEAT and MHEA.

 

MHEA Audit Data Collection - MHEA energy audit assessment form

 

NEAT Audit Data Collection - NEAT energy audit assessment form

 

United Inch Best Practices: Calculator - Converts NEAT setup square foot costs to contractor's united inch cost. 

Window Leakiness-Guidelines on how to determine the degree of leakiness associated with windows based on the type of window. The degree of leakiness must be input on all windows in the "Leakiness" field found under the Windows tab of NEAT and MHEA.

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