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2006 National Workshop - Presentations

The following documents are available as either Microsoft PowerPoint files or Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader.

Pre-Workshop Training/Sessions
Monday, July 31, 2006

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

Track A - Commercial

Track B - Residential

Wednesday, August 2, 2006

Keynote Speaker

Track C - Code Adoption & Compliance

Track D - Green Buildings & Above Code Performance

Track E - Training

Cracker Barrel

Thursday, August 3, 2006

Post-Workshop Sessions


Pre-Workshop Training/Sessions

Monday, July 31, 2006

Commercial Requirements of the 2006 IECC
Eric Makela, Britt/Makela Group
Mark Halverson, PNNL
Eric Richman, PNNL

Residential Requirements of the 2006 IECC
Pam Cole, PNNL
Todd Taylor, PNNL
(MS PowerPoint 5.6 MB) or (PDF 13.6 MB)


Day 1: Workshop Sessions

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

Welcome, Agenda Overview, and Keynote
Doug Seiter, U.S. Department of Energy - Golden Office
John Kersten, U.S. Department of Energy - Golden Office
Susan Castellon, Colorado State Energy Office
David Rodgers, U.S. Department of Energy - Headquarters
(MS PowerPoint 4.2 MB) or (PDF 563 KB)

An Unfortunate Link Between Colorado Energy Codes and Energy Price Projections
Steve Andrews, Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas
(MS PowerPoint 4.7 MB) or (PDF 398 KB)

Jeffrey A. Johnson Award
(MS PowerPoint 4.7 MB) or (PDF 398 KB)

What is the Government Doing for You?/Showcasing DOE Efforts
Jean Boulin, U.S. Department of Energy - Headquarters
Heather Dillon, PNNL
(PDF 1.8 MB)

Track A - Commercial

Can You Have Good Lighting Design and Still Meet Code?
Eric Richman, PNNL
Nancy Clanton, Clanton & Associates, Inc.
(MS PowerPoint 30.7 MB) or (PDF 8.2 MB)

What's New?
Mark Halverson, PNNL
(MS PowerPoint 482 KB) or (PDF 651 KB)
David Weitz, Conservation Services Group
(MS PowerPoint 205 KB) or (PDF 174 KB)

Alterations
Eric Makela, Britt/Makela Group
(MS PowerPoint 358 KB) or (PDF 82 KB)
Eric Richman, PNNL
Pam Cole, PNNL

Track B - Residential

What's New?
Steve Baden, RESNET
(MS PowerPoint 1.3 MB) or (PDF 237 KB)
Jean Boulin, U.S. Department of Energy - Headquarters
(MS PowerPoint 465 KB) or (PDF 185 KB)

Ventilation
Paul Raymer, Tamarack Technologies, Inc.
(MS PowerPoint 6.2 MB) or (PDF 1.0 MB)

The 2006 IECC - Will it Change Your Life for the Better?
Todd Taylor, PNNL
(MS PowerPoint 2.3 MB) or (PDF 8.8 MB)


Day 2: Technical Tracks

Wednesday, August 2, 2006

Keynote Speaker

Kim Calomino, Built Green Colorado
(MS PowerPoint 1.2 MB) or (PDF 480 KB)

Track C: Code Adoption & Compliance

Code Power - Leading the Way to Codes of the Future
Brian Henderson, NYSERDA
Elaine Hebert, CEC
Chuck Murray, Washington State University Energy Program
Rebecca Baker, Jefferson County, Colorado
(MS PowerPoint 4.5 MB) or (PDF 1.1 MB)

Future of Compliance
Paul Watkins, MobileHWY, LLC
Robert Wible, Robert Wible & Associates
(MS PowerPoint 141 KB) or (PDF 81 KB)

Track D: Green Buildings & Above Code Performance

Residential Green Buildings and Above Code Programs - What's New?
Sam Rashkin, EPA ENERGY STAR
(MS PowerPoint 13.5 MB) or (PDF 2.8 MB)
Steve Baden, RESNET
(MS PowerPoint 249 KB) or (PDF 81 KB)
Emily English, NAHB
(MS PowerPoint 4.0 MB) or (PDF 932 KB)

Residential Best Practices - "Integrating Building Science with Above Code Programs"
Laura Uhde, Southface
(MS PowerPoint 54.8 MB) or (PDF 3.6 MB)
Kristin Shewfelt, E-Star Colorado
(MS PowerPoint 1.3 MB) or (PDF 1.1 MB)
Ren Anderson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(MS PowerPoint 8.4 MB) or (PDF 4.0 MB)

Commercial Green Buildings and Above Code Programs - What's New?
Bill Harrison, Trane Arkansas
(MS PowerPoint 470 KB) or (PDF 276 KB)
Courtney France, Architectural Energy Corporation
(MS PowerPoint 1.7 MB) or (PDF 1.2 MB)

Commercial Best Practices - "Integrating Building Science with Above Code Programs
Shayne Brady, U.S. EPA Region 8
Cathy Berlow, U.S. EPA-HQ
Amy Javernic-Will, Opus Northwest, LLC
Courtney France, Architectural Energy Corporation
(MS PowerPoint 31.3 MB) or (PDF 4.3 MB)

Track E: Training

Energy Code Training - From Soup to Nuts
Eric Makela, Britt/Makela Group
(MS PowerPoint 1.6 MB) or (PDF 380 KB)
Doug Schanne, Connecticut Department of Public Safety
(MS PowerPoint 268 KB) or (PDF 187 KB)
Shirley Muns, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University
(MS PowerPoint 235 KB) or (PDF 537 KB)

Web-Based Training - Should It Be on Today's Menu?
Rose Bartlett, PNNL
Pam Cole, PNNL
(MS PowerPoint 1.8 MB) or (PDF 5.1 MB)
(MS WORD 40 KB) or (PDF 17 KB)

Cracker Barrel

REScheck for the 2006 IECC
Heather Dillon - PNNL

COMcheck Update
Pam Cole - PNNL

Thermal Performance of Log Structures
Rob Pickett - Rob Pickett & Associates
(MS PowerPoint 3.7 MB) or (PDF 1.6 MB)

Tools for Code Compliance and Energy Tax Deductions
Muthusamy Swami - Florida Solar Energy Center
(MS PowerPoint 614 KB) or (PDF 344 KB)

New Hampshire Energy Programs
Wes Golomb - New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
(MS PowerPoint 3.3 MB) or (PDF 2.1 MB)

2006 IECC Training Material Overview
Eric Makela - Britt/Makela Group

ASHRAE 90.1 - 2004 and 90.2 - 2004 - Energy Standards for Commerical and Residential Energy Efficiency
Steve Ferguson - ASHRAE

Windows/NFRC/ENERGY STAR
Michael Fischer - Kellen Company, representing Window & Door Manufacturers Association

More Effective and Efficient Codes Administration and Enforcement through the Application of Information Technology
Paul Watkins - MobileHwy and Robert Wible - Robert Wible and Associates

Responsible Energy Codes Alliance - Building Stronger Energy Codes Today
Eric Lacey - Responsible Energy Codes Alliance


Post-Workshop Sessions

Thursday, August 3, 2006

REScheck and COMcheck Energy Code Compliance Software Tools

COMcheck
Rose Bartlett - PNNL
Pam Cole - PNNL
Mark Halverson - PNNL
(MS PowerPoint 28.8 MB) or (PDF 14.1 MB)

REScheck
Rose Bartlett - PNNL
Pam Cole - PNNL
Mark Halverson - PNNL
(MS PowerPoint 4.3 MB) or (PDF 7.2 MB)