Table 56 BAIHP Collaborations

Collaborators

Description/Subject of Collaboration

Month

DOE National Labs

DOE-ATLANTA & Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)

Hosted Traci Leath (DOE Atlanta Regional Office) and Michael Baechler (PNNL) for a tour of BAIHP facilities (FSEC in Cocoa) and BAIHP partners and projects in Florida (Orlando, Plant City, and Gainesville.)

JULY 03

NIST and BA Partner The Energy Conservatory

NIST test home in Gaithersburg, Maryland

JULY 03

PNNL

Technical Assistance for PNNL's efforts to evaluate HUD Uo value.

JUNE, JULY 03

PNNL

Finalized efforts with PNNL and DOE on BAIHP cost data and duct research efforts.

AUG 03

LBLN

Hosted Al Hodgson at FSEC and participated with Al on VOC sampling at the MHLab

JUNE 03

ORNL

Participated in ORNL partnership with Loudon County (TN) Habitat for Humanity. Instrumentation, data collection, and web hosting of data.

APR 03 - MAR 04

NREL

Philip Fairey and Danny Parker assisted with the BA benchmark development and review process.

APR 03 - MAR 04

Code and Standards Bodies

NFPA

Integrated BAIHP research and cost information into 5 proposals for the NFPA501 standards committee

JULY 03

NFPA

Presented BAIHP cost and duct research efforts which resulted in adoption of a new standard on duct air tightness and testing protocol.

SEPT 03

HUD - NFPA

Supported HUD's John Steven proposals to NPFA-501 committee. Proposals regard ducts and ventilation systems.

JAN, FEB 04

RESNET

BA Benchmark Support, Philip Fairey.

APR 03 - MAR 04

Industry and Professional Organizations, Universities, and Suppliers

ASHRAE

Submitted draft of revised Chapter 9 of ASHRAE Handbook for HVAC Systems and Equipment Systems to Building America partners.

APR 03

ASHRAE

Chapter 9 approved by ASHRAE TC6.3 with revisions suggested by TC 6.3 members.

MAY 03

ASHRAE

Submitted Chapter 9 to ASHRAE for publication.

MAY 03

ASHRAE

As part of ASHRAE Technical Committee 6.3 (TC6.3): worked with committee members to develop a program plan and research plan.

JUNE, JULY 03

ASHRAE

Worked with TC6.3 members and BAIHP partners to coordinate committee activities for 2004 ASHRAE Symposium in Anaheim, CA.

JUNE, JULY 03

ASHRAE

For 2004 Symposium, review of papers on HVAC performance.

MAY, JUNE, JULY 03

MHRA

Met in DC and Las Vegas, NV to discuss potential collaborations.

APR 03

MHRA

M. Mullens and S. Chandra participated in MHRA planning conference for 2005

APR 03

MHRA

At MHRA request, Neil Moyer assisted MHRA staff in testing single a wide home in Alabama for the MHRA moisture study.

MAY 03

MHRA

Provided feedback to MHRA on their moisture research plan. MHRA attended BAIHP Project Review Meeting

JAN 04

MHRA

Continued collaborations with MHRA on testing houses for their moisture study. Written and oral feedback provided.

MAR 04

ACEEE

As Residential Buildings Panel Chair, Danny Parker conducted a preliminary review of 99 abstracts for ACEEE 2004 Summer.

NOV 03

ACEEE

Followed up on issues from ACEEE Summer Study.

JAN,
FEB 03

ACEEE

Began peer review on papers submitted to ACEEE Residential Building's panel; followed up on issues for ACEEE Summer Study.

MAR 04

HONEYWELL

Organized a meeting with Honeywell to exchange information on Indoor Air Quality research and products

MAY 03

HONEYWELL

Honeywell joined BAIHP team.

JULY 03

HONEYWELL

Monthly/periodic conference calls to exchange information.

SEPT 03-MAR 04

NAHB

Participated in the NAHB Building Systems Councils plant tour. Networked with D. Kaufman , exec director and began a dialogue to significantly participate in BSC activities.

MAY 03

NAHB

Mike Lubliner participated in Energy Value Housing Award judging at NAHB Research Center.

OCT 03

NOMACO

Continued collaborations with Mike Schroeder, Nomaco representative on potential new product. Non disclosure agreement was finalized.

APR 03 - MAR 04

SSHC, Inc.

Met with SSCI, manufacturer of ENERJOY radiant heating panels, on continued BAIHP research efforts.

JUNE 03

USGBC

Met at Affordable Comfort in Kansas City, MO.

APR 03

USGBC

Met at GreenBuild conference in Pittsburgh, PA.

NOV03

USGBC

Hosted 2 day meeting for approximately 25 people at FSEC in February 2003. Group worked through a business plan for national residential green building standard operation.

FEB 04

USGBC

Bi-monthly conference calls.
Anticipate continued collaboration with meeting in August 2004 to discuss technical details of the standard with pilot standard development by end of 2004/beginning of 2005.

APR 03 through MAR 04

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Department of Architecture, Design, and Construction on DESIGNhabitat, a sustainability and energy efficiency project - Worked with undergraduate fellowship winner to draft a monitoring plan and select HOBO sensors.

JUNE 03

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

HOBOs installed in, and data collected from 2 DESIGNhabitat homes and 1 conventional Habitat home (~3 yrs old).

JULY,
AUG 03

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Data from HOBO monitoring sensors posted online and utility bill analysis completed. Review of data and refinement of utility bill analysis.

SEPT 03-

NOV 04

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Fellow completed study and presented paper to senior thesis committee.
Student took and passed USGBC’s LEED certification test as result of fellowship experience.

DEC 03

CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CA

City began planning a community of Green manufactured homes.

JUNE 03

IBACOS

Support IBACOS technical assistance to the New American Home to be displayed during the International Builders Show in Orlando, FL. in 2005.
Photo/video of the stages of construction provided on a weekly basis.

SEPT 03-MAR 04

MAR 04

NSF/PATH

Participated in NSF/PATH Housing Research Workshop (Feb 12-14) and presented paper.

FEB 03

UCF

1 hour lecture to about 250 students as part of UCF Life activities on improving residential energy efficiency and indoor air quality

MAR 04