Next Step Living Overview

July 2010

About Next Step Living

• People-We’re working with corporations, associations, cities and towns to create customizable green program to benefit the partners’ needs. The success of these programs allow us to grow and create exciting green career paths.

• Planet-In tackling energy consumption, Next Step Living is addressing a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions that has historically been served ineffectively.

• Profit-Next Step Living incorporated as a for profit company in order to scale quickly and maximize our impact

Next Step Living is a New England energy efficiency company dedicated to partnering with organizations to drive greater energy efficiencies.

Next Step Living is a “Triple Bottom-Line” Company:

5-10% Energy Savings

•No cost energy assessment visit ($300 value)•NSL certified professional•Immediate energy savings•Identification of deeper savings opportunities

30-40% Energy Savings

•No-cost air sealing•75% weatherization subsidy (e.g. insulation)•Improved home efficiency and comfort•Safety test to identify dangerous carbon monoxide levels

50% + Energy Savings

Could include: efficient heating, windows, solar power, green remodeling•Customized plan for your next best improvement•Your personal smart home advisor

• Your energy bills by up to 50%• Your carbon

footprint• Drafts throughout

your home

• The comfort and warmth of your home• Your home’s health

and safety• U.S. energy

independence

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Benefits

NSL offers energy efficiency and renewable services, subsidized heavily by utilities

96% of customers would recommend NSL

We prioritize actions for each home based on affordability and return: (Representative sample house shown)

Savings off energy bill (assumes no interaction between improvements)No-brainers = 5-8%Great investments = 10-20%Long-term thinking = 10-30%Total = 40-60%With interaction, total savings =30-50%

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Cost of measureMaterials + Labor ($)

Furnace/boilerreplacement

(7.5%)Windows(6.8%)

Duct sealing(5%)

Duct/pipeinsulation (4.6%)

Attic/basementair sealing

(4.5%)

Programmablethermostat

(4.1%)

Batt/celluloseinsulation

(4%)

Replace DHWsystem (3.8%)

Boiler resetcontrol (3.2%)

ReplaceRefrigerator

(2.5%)

Replace Clotheswasher(1.9%)

Lower waterheater temp

(1.8%)

Replacedishwasher

(1.7%)

Shower heads(1.5%)

Living spaceair sealing

(1.3%)

Lighting(CFLs) (1.1%)

Insulate DHWpipes (0.3%)

Faucet aerators(0.3%)

Communities, organizations, and individuals have many reasons they take action

• Unprecedented opportunity for savings- Access to free home assessments, free home sealing, and 75% off insulation

- ~$1,000 annual energy expense savings (est. 30% reduction of $3,000 in avg. annual costs)

- Less than one year payback; plan for improvements all the way to solar

• Improve the family’s health and comfort- Air sealing reduces exposure to pollen and allergens – main cause of allergies

- Identify asthma health risks from moisture and mold

- Get rid of drafts and cold areas that make their families susceptible to illness

• Lowers the community’s carbon footprint- The average American home emits 10 tons of carbon per year

- The program can reduce the homes energy consumption by up to 50%

• 0% Interest 7-Year loans for improvements to homes

Our employer and community programs are examples of group action that leads to individual savings and social collective action

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NSL has relationships with many of the largest institutions and cities in MA and NH

Institutional PartnersCity & Regional Partners

BrooklineBoston

MA state grant for work inGreenfield & Franklin County

New Bedford

Worcester

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How Next Step Living works with cities: Renew Boston example

>120% of Median Income

60%<>120% of Median Income

< 60% of Median Income

ConductConductCoordinatedCoordinated

OutreachOutreach

Segment by Segment by HouseholdHousehold

IncomeIncome

ProvideProvideServiceService

Renew Boston Church Groups Schools Environmental and Community

Groups

Next Step Living and Other Local Contractors

Low-income Weatherization Assistance Program

Local Corporations