Characteristics Based on Climate Zone


Climate zone

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Year house was built

1958

1960

1964

No Zone 4

1983

1966

1973

1982

1975

1971

Number of stories

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Heating equipment

Oil Boiler

Gas Furnace

Gas Furnace

Gas Furnace

Gas Furnace

Heat Pump

Heat Pump

Heat Pump

Heat Pump

Cooling equipment

Room A/C

Central A/C

Central A/C

Central A/C

Central A/C

Heat Pump

Heat Pump

Heat Pump

Heat Pump

Water heater fuel

Oil

Gas

Gas

Gas

Gas

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Adult at home during day*

0

1

1

0

1

0

0

1

1

Pay for water heating fuel

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Number of ceiling fans.

1

2

2

2

2

2

3

4

3

Own a dishwasher

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Own a clothes washer

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Foundation Type

Unconditioned Basement

Unconditioned Basement

Conditioned Basement

Conditioned Basement

Conditioned Basement

Conditioned Basement

Slab

Slab

Vented Crawlspace

Clothes dryer fuel*

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Stove fuel*

Electricity

Natural Gas

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Oven fuel*

Electricity

Natural Gas

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Climate zone

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Year house was built

1976

1971

1979

1974

1978

1979

1981

1971

1968

1967

Number of stories

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Heating equipment

Electric Furnace

Gas Furnace

Gas Furnace

Gas Furnace

Gas Furnace

Gas Furnace

Gas Furnace

Gas Furnace

Gas Furnace

Gas Furnace

Cooling equipment

Central A/C

Central A/C

Central A/C

None

None

None

Central A/C

None

None

Central A/C

Water heater fuel

Electricity

Gas

Gas

Gas

Gas

Gas

Gas

Gas

Gas

Gas

Adult at home during day*

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Pay for water heating fuel

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Number of ceiling fans.

3

3

3

1

1

3

3

1

1

1

Own a dishwasher

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Own a clothes washer

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Foundation Type

Vented Crawlspace

Slab

Slab

Conditioned Basement

Slab

Slab

Slab

Vented Crawlspace

Slab

Slab

Clothes dryer fuel*

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Natural Gas

Natural Gas

Stove fuel*

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Natural Gas

Natural Gas

Electricity

Electricity

Natural Gas

Natural Gas

Oven fuel*

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Electricity

Natural Gas

Natural Gas

Electricity

Electricity

Natural Gas

Natural Gas

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