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Energy Codes 2007 Agenda

A special thank you to our sponsors that have contributed to the planning and success of this event.

The final program brochure (PDF 1.4 MB) is available to print and/or view online.

Pre-Training:   Tuesday, July 24, 2007
7:00 - 5:00 Registration - Grand Station Ballroom Foyer
 
Grand Station 1
8:00 - 5:00 Green Buildings Tour
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Lunch and transportation provided with tour

The Green Buildings Tour for Energy Codes 2007 will visit the following sites:

Commercial
  • PNC Firstside Center
  • David L. Lawrence Convention Center
  • Eastside 2 Building B&C
  • The Robert L. Preger Intelligent Workplace, CMU
Residential
  • Blackbird Lofts and Artist Studios
  • Summerset at Frick Park
 ASHRAE 90.1-2004 Training*
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Lunch on your own

  • Overview of ASHRAE 90.1-2004
  • Building Envelope & HVAC Compliance
  • Service Water Heating Compliance
  • Power and Lighting Compliance
  • Users Manual and ASHRAE Services

COMcheck Code Compliance Software Training*
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • How to Use COMcheck

* (Continuing Education and Learning Units are available)
6:00 - 8:00 Welcoming Reception - Fountain View Room

Day 1:  Wednesday, July 25, 2007
7:00 - 8:00 Registration/Continental Breakfast - Grand Station Ballroom Foyer and Grand Station 3
 
Grand Station 1-2
8:00 - 8:30 Welcome/Agenda - Tim Eastling, U.S. DOE-NETL
NETL Welcome - Carl Bauer, Director, U.S. DOE-NETL
8:30 - 8:50 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, City of Pittsburgh
8:50 - 9:20 David Rodgers, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency - U.S. DOE-HQ
9:20 - 9:40 Dan Desmond, Deputy Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection
9:40 - 10:00 The Pirate Code
10:00 - 10:15 Break - Grand Station Ballroom Foyer
10:15 - 11:30 Jean Boulin, U.S. DOE-HQ
What is Happening? – US DOE / ICC / ASHRAE
11:30 - 12:00 SMARTcodes - Dave Conover, ICC
12:00 - 1:00 States EXPO - Networking Lunch
Grand Station Ballroom Foyer and Grand Station 3
  Residential Track
Grand Station 1		 Commercial Track
Grand Station 4-5
1:00 - 2:30 2006 IECC
Panel Discussion 1:
Implementing the 2006 IECC - Case Studies 		ASHRAE 90.1
Panel Discussion 1:
Are States Prepared for a 30% Improvement in Standard 90.1?
2:30 - 2:45 Break - Grand Station Ballroom Foyer
2:45 - 4:00 2006 IECC
Panel Discussion 2:
Challenges in Regional Code Adoptions		 ASHRAE 90.1
Panel Discussion 2:
Are States Prepared for Performance Codes?
4:00 - 6:00 Cracker Barrel (Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be provided)
Grand Station 2
Evening:  On Your Own

Day 2:  Thursday, July 26, 2007
7:00 - 8:00 Registration/Continental Breakfast - Grand Station Ballroom Foyer and Grand Station 3
  Track 1
Residential
Grand Station 1		 Track 2
Commercial
Grand Station 4-5		 Track 3
Code Adoption and Implementation
Brighton
8:00 - 10:30 Above and Beyond Code 
  • 8:00 - RESNET
  • 9:15 - NAHB ANSI Standard
  • 9:45 - ENERGY STAR
What is Happening – Now
  • 8:00 - ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007
    • Envelope
    • Lighting
    • Mechanical
  • 9:15 - 2007 IECC
  • 9:35 - Federal Standards
  • 9:50 - Advanced Energy Design Guides
  • 10:05 - Standard 189 Public Review Draft
 Code Support Services and Assistance
  • 8:00 - Regional Groups (MEEA, NEEA, NEEP, SWEEP, SEEA)
  • 9:15 - U.S. Department of Energy (State Grants, State Technical Assistance, BCAP)
10:30 - 10:45 Break - Grand Station Ballroom Foyer and Brighton Foyer
10:45 - 12:00 Above and Beyond Code (continued)
  • LEED Residential
 What is Happening – In the Future
  • 10:45 - 2009/2010 IECC
  • 11:10 - ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010/2012
  • 11:30 - Q and A
Code Enforcement - Fact or Fiction
  • 10:45 - Residential
  • 11:20 - Commercial
12:00 - 1:00 Banquet Lunch - Grand Station 2
Keynote Speaker: Rebecca Flora, Executive Director, Green Building Alliance of Pittsburgh
1:00 - 3:00 IECC Future and Feedback
  • 1:15 - IECC Feedback Gathering
    • Near Term Enhancements
    • IRC vs IECC
  • 2:30 - Title 24 Innovations
 Tough Topics
  • 1:15 - Vestibules
  • 1:35 - Renovations and Retrofits
  • 1:55 - Additional Lighting Power Allowances
  • 2:15 - Automatic Lighting Shutoff
  • 2:35 - Metal Buildings
 Training and Education
Who is doing what in building energy code training?
  • ASHRAE
  • ICC
  • Southface
  • States
3:00 - 3:15 Break - Grand Station Ballroom Foyer and Brighton Foyer
3:15 - 5:00 Technology and Techniques
  • 3:15 - Health Effects/Air Quality
  • 4:00 - High Performance Systems
 Tough Topics (continued)
  • 3:15 - Multifamily
Performance-Based Compliance
  • 3:45 - 90.1 Linked Criteria
  • 4:05 - Tools
 Training and Education (continued)
  • 3:15 - Building Energy Codes Program Training and Resource Center
4:00 - DOE Project Management Center
6:00 pm Gateway Clipper Riverboat Dinner Cruise
Boarding begins at 6:00 pm

Day 3:   Friday, July 27, 2007
7:30 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast / Energy Codes 2007 Wrap-up - Jean Boulin, U.S. DOE-HQ
Grand Station Ballroom Foyer
 
Grand Station 1
8:00 - 4:00 REScheck Code Compliance Software Training – How to use Rescheck
(Continuing Education and Learning Units are available)
8:00 - 9:30
Pennsylvania Residential Energy Code Enforcement - Lessons From the Field
(Continuing Education and Learning Units are available)
10:00 - 4:00
Lunch On Your Own

Paperless Event

In our efforts to conserve resources, Energy Codes 2007 will not make copies of individual presentations available to attendees. Presentation CDs will be available after the event. If you wish to receive the Energy Codes 2007 presentation CD, please sign up for a copy at the registration desk. All presentations will also be available online at www.energycodes.gov/news/ecodes2007/presentations.stm after the event.

Pre-Training/Sessions
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Registration

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Green Buildings Tour

9:30 am - 5:00 pm

ASHRAE 90.1-2004 Training*

8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Overview of ASHRAE 90.1-2004 - includes building envelope, power and lighting compliance, HVAC and service water heating.

View/download the training flyer (PDF 561 KB) for details.

Overview of COMcheck*

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

This session will include an overview on how to use COMcheck code compliance software, a case study approach including construction drawings, documentation of the compliance certificates and inspection checklists.

View/download the training flyer (PDF 561 KB) for details.

* Continuing Education and Learning Units are available for these training sessions.

Welcoming Reception

6:00 am - 8:00 pm

Please join us for a casual welcoming reception with hors d'oeuvres and beverages.

Reception sponsored by Icynene Inc.


Logo: Icynene

Energy Codes 2007 Sessions
Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Welcome, Agenda Overview and Keynote

8:00 am - 9:40 am

The Pirate Code

9:40 am - 10:00 am

Break

10:00 am - 10:15 am

What is Happening? - U.S. Department of Energy / ICC /ASHRAE

10:15 am - 11:30 am

SMARTcodes

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

The Goal of SMARTcodes collaboration is to automate code compliance checking for the I-Codes and Federal, State and locally adopted versions of those codes. These efforts will lead to enhanced communication between and within the public and private sectors, more timely and accurate validation and approval of building design, construction and operation, and reduced costs of construction.

State EXPO and Lunch

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Choose Residential or Commercial Track Sessions

Residential Track

Panel Discussion 1

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Implementing the 2006 IECC - Case Studies

Join our panelists from several early adopter states and learn about the tricks and traps related to the adoption of the 2006 IECC, including the software and implementation challenges associated with this different style of energy code.

Break

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Panel Discussion 2

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Regional Code Adoption Challenges

This panel will explore the challenges that regional building preferences present in code adoption and enforcement. Join the dialog about the best ways to scratch these "builder itches" at the regional and national level.

Commercial Track

Panel Discussion 1

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

ASHRAE 90.1 - Are States Prepared for a 30% Improvement in Standard 90.1?

Several state representatives will participate in a panel discussion on how well prepared states are for a sudden increase in stringency in ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, as anticipated in the 2010 version. Are states ready, willing, and able to adopt a commercial standard that is 30% better than Standard 90.1-2004? The discussion will be kicked off with a presentation describing what a standard with requirements 30% more stringent may look like.

Break

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Panel Discussion 2

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

ASHRAE 90.1 - Are States Prepared for Performance Codes?

As a follow-on to the previous panel discussion, state representatives will discuss how well prepared states are to adopt and enforce performance-based energy codes.

Cracker Barrel

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Come enjoy light hors d'oeuvres - select your five favorite topics of interest and spend 20 minutes exploring each of them.

Presentation Descriptions

Discussions with States and Climate Zone Leads - U.S. Department of Energy

These sessions provide an opportunity for State representatives to interact with those from other States and learn what is happening with Building Technology programs by the NETL lead for that climate zone.

Data Exchange in REScheck and COMcheck - Heather Dillon

See the new features planned for REScheck and COMcheck in the next year. Data exchange is a highlight but the tools are also using enhanced algorithms, beyond code data, and more.

Online Training Video: Taking Learning into the Field - Tami Svarfvar and Mike DeWein

Building Media Inc. and BCAP will demonstrate how online training has been utilized in a number of states and organizations to fulfill training needs for energy codes and related Building Science topics and the advantages of online video training. The joint BMI/BCAP "Code College Initiative" will be demonstrated with live video link, along with case study examples of the BMI Learning Management System (LMS), which allows password access, pay-per-view and certified online training to be accessed.

Tools for Code Compliance and Energy Tax Deductions - Raju Sen Sharma

Demonstrate residential and commercial building code compliance tools that implement the latest IECC (residential), ASHRAE (commercial) and LEED standards. In addition, the presentation will also demonstrate tools that allow one to qualify for the 2005 Energy Bill's provisions for residential energy tax credits and commercial building energy tax deductions.

Residential Lighting - David Shiller

This session will provide an industry perspective on the trend toward residential, high-efficacy, pin-based fixtures, as written into the California and Washington state codes. Simultaneously, there is a new technology known as the GU24 Line Voltage Socket that is making efficient residential lighting fixtures (and codes!) more cost-effective and consumer-friendly. See this new GU24 technology firsthand and learn about the trend toward residential lighting energy codes.

Log Homes as Defined by the ICC - Rob Pickett

Sponsored by the Log Homes Council, Building Systems Councils, and National Association of Home Builders, this session will summarize the newly published ICC400 Standard for the Design & Construction of Log Structures. ICC400 will be referenced in the IBC and IRC in the 2007 Code Supplements. Developed by the IS-Log Committee of the ICC, committee chair Rob Pickett will hit the highlights of the standard, the origin of much of the material, and the expected impact.

EnergyPlus Plugin for Google SketchUp - Peter Ellis

DOE is currently developing an EnergyPlus plugin for the popular Google SketchUp 3-D drawing program. The plugin integrates the building energy simulation capabilities of EnergyPlus into the easy-to-use SketchUp environment. The plugin also includes features to support energy code compliance checking. This presentation will include a demonstration of the plugin and discussion of its applications.

ASHRAE 90.1 30% Increase - Craig Drumheller

NAHB discusses the proposed 30% increase in ASHRAE 90.1 and the economic impact of increasing construction cost.

Exterior Lighting COMcheck Enhancements - Bob Schultz

This cracker barrel session will include an informal presentation of the upcoming exterior lighting enhancement in the COMcheck energy code compliance software. This is your chance to provide direct input on the look and feel of this feature and its requirements.

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

This presentation will cover RECA's mission to support the adoption of the IECC in states and localities, and will outline state-specific resources available to state officials and advocates who are considering adopting the IECC.

Energy Codes 2007 Sessions
Thursday, July 26, 2007

Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Choose Residential, Commercial or Code Adoption and Implementation Track

Track 1 - Residential

Above and Beyond Code

8:00 am - 10:30 am

Speakers provide the details you need on the new NAHB ANSI Standard work, LEED Residential, and a local perspective on RESNET. This session will provide insights on the way energy codes will interact with these beyond code programs.

Break

10:30 am - 10:45 am

Above and Beyond Code (continued)

10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Banquet Lunch

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

IECC Future and Feedback

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

This session will focus on upcoming changes to the IECC and give you an opportunity to provide feedback. Another glimpse of the future is provided by a quick look at changes to Title 24.

Break

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Technology and Techniques

3:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Join us for an exploration of indoor air quality and health effects from an energy code perspective. This session will also touch on high performance systems and techniques for newer and better practices.

Evening Event Aboard the Gateway Clipper

6:00 pm

Enjoy breathtaking views of the Golden Triangle as the daylight fades into evening and the sparkling lights of the city begin reflecting on the waters of the three rivers (Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers) while aboard a Gateway Clipper Dinner Cruise.

The boat will start boarding at 6:00 p.m. at the Station Square Dock right in front of the Sheraton and will sail from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Track 2 - Commercial

Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:00 am - 8:00 am

What is Happening - Now

8:00 am - 10:30 am

ASHRAE 90.1-2007

Come get an overview of the latest and greatest changes to ASHRAE Standard 90.1. Overviews of what's new in the envelope, lighting, and mechanical requirements will be provided.

2007 IECC

Come hear the results of the recent code hearings and find out what will be included in the 2007 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).

Federal Standards

Hear how DOE's new Federal building energy efficiency standards are working out and what's in store for the future. DOE's new standards are based on prevailing private sector standards (ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004 and the 2004 IECC) but with a requirement for an additional 30% energy savings, if cost-effective.

Advanced Energy Design Guides

Listen to a discussion of ASHRAE's series of Advanced Energy Design Guides - for small offices, small retail, warehouses (in progress), schools (in progress), and lodging (FY08). All of these guides provide prescriptive recommendations that achieve 30% savings over ASHRAE Standard 90.1-1999. ASHRAE's partners in development of the guides include IESNA, AIA, and USGBC.

ASHRAE Standard 189 Public Review Draft

Earlier this summer, ASHRAE/USGBC/IESNA Proposed Standard 189, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, was made available for public comment. The standard has been written in mandatory language. The document is a standard, not a rating system. This standard is intended to provide a baseline that will drive green building into mainstream building practices. John Hogan, Chair of the Project Committee, will provide an overview of the standard, with a focus on the energy sections.

Break

10:30 am - 10:45 am

What is Happening - In the Future

10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Listen to speculation of what the IECC and Standard 90.1 will look like in the future. Audience speculation will also be welcomed!

Banquet Lunch

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Tough Topics

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

There are some energy code topics that can just be plain "tough" to deal with. Several topics in this category have been assembled to be discussed: vestibules, renovations and retrofits, additional lighting power, automatic lighting shutoff, metal buildings and multifamily buildings. Come with your questions to stump the presenters.

Break

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Tough Topics (continued)

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm

Performance-Based Compliance

90.1 Linked Criteria

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

What if requirements for envelope, lighting, and mechanical systems in an energy code or standard were linked into packages of more or less equal stringency? And what if those packages were based on the lowest life cycle cost that could be envisioned? Come hear about what's being discussed within ASHRAE to make this idea a reality.

Tools - EnergyPlus Plugin for Google SketchUp

DOE is currently developing an EnergyPlus plugin for the popular Google SketchUp 3-D drawing program. The plugin integrates the building energy simulation capabilities of EnergyPlus into the easy-to-use SketchUp environment. The plugin also includes features to support energy code compliance checking. This presentation will include a demonstration of the plugin and discussion of its applications.

Evening Event Aboard the Gateway Clipper

6:00 pm

Enjoy breathtaking views of the Golden Triangle as the daylight fades into evening and the sparkling lights of the city begin reflecting on the waters of the three rivers (Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers) while aboard a Gateway Clipper Dinner Cruise.

The boat will start boarding at 6:00 p.m. at the Station Square Dock right in front of the Sheraton and will sail from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Track 3 - Code Adoption and Implementation

Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Code Support Services and Assistance

8:00 am - 10:30 am

Regional Energy Efficiency Groups

This session will provide an overview of the types of code support activities provided (or anticipated) by regional energy efficiency groups. Activities have included raising energy code awareness, conducting regional studies, facilitating energy code programs, and supporting code legislation. Find out what is happening in your region.

U.S. Department of Energy State Grants, State Technical Assistance, and the Building Codes Assistance Project

DOE provides a range of essential support services and assistance to states as they strive to adopt improved energy codes. This session provides a brief overview of DOE's existing energy code grants, and grant funding anticipated in the future. It also provides examples of recent technical assistance provided by BECP and the types of technical support states are encouraged to request from DOE. Finally, the Building Code Assistance Project (BCAP) will provide examples of how their advocacy assistance has helped individual states with their unique energy code advocacy-related needs, and the kinds of advocacy assistance that BCAP can provide on behalf of DOE.

Break

10:30 am - 10:45 am

Code Enforcement - Fact or Fiction

10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Residential

Pennsylvania Experience

The Pennsylvania Housing Research Center (PHRC) has extensive experience in training and technical assistance around building code issues. Since 2000, the PHRC has trained over 12,000 building code officials, design professionals, builders, remodelers, teachers, material suppliers, etc. Learn about a DOE-funded pilot program which provides technical assistance for municipalities and third party agencies with building diagnostics for residential construction. Pennsylvania is two years into establishing an enforced energy code. Many of the experienced building code officials have never thought about energy requirements.

Commercial

Commercial Energy Code Enforcement: We Could be Doing a Whole Lot Better

Minnesota’s enforcement of commercial energy code is probably similar to many other states. Few building officials seem be doing a thorough job reviewing energy code provisions. Sometimes we just look for the P.E. stamp - and often this is far from "good enough." This presentation will review the characteristics of building officials who take their job enforcing the commercial energy code very seriously. We’ll address barriers that prevent energy issues from being more carefully considered in new commercial building. If we are to reach the ambitious energy goals we have set for ourselves we must dramatically improve commercial energy code enforcement. Minnesota is taking one innovative approach in hopes of making a change.

Banquet Lunch

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Training and Education

1:0 pm - 3:00 pm

Energy code training and education is essential to the successful adoption, implementation, and enforcement of building energy codes. This session will provide 1) an overview of curriculum offered by ASHRAE and ICC, 2) examples of training provided by Southface Energy Institute, 3) examples of two State efforts, and 4) training and educational materials, including the online Resource Center, available from DOE's Building Energy Codes Program.

Break

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Training and Education (continued)

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm

DOE's Project Management Center

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

This interactive session will allow State officials, regional energy efficiency organizations, and other partners to learn more about activities and initiatives from the Project Management Center (the National Energy Technology Laboratory and the Golden Field Office). Topics will include: EERE program priorities, the EERE States Agenda, upcoming funding opportunities, the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency, the 2008 EERE Technology Deployment/Market Transformation Conference, and the National Year of Energy Efficiency.

There will also be a discussion of new initiatives from the EERE Office of Building Technologies, with a focus on technology deployment and market transformation activities which the Project Management Center (PMC) Technology Validation and Market Introduction staff is helping to implement. Those initiatives include: Advanced Building Codes, Building Application Centers, the National Builders Challenge, EnergySmart Schools, EnergySmart Hospitals, and Commercial Lighting.

The session will emphasize how all attendees, and especially States and regional energy efficiency organizations, can actively participate in these initiatives.

Evening Event Aboard the Gateway Clipper

6:00 pm

Enjoy breathtaking views of the Golden Triangle as the daylight fades into evening and the sparkling lights of the city begin reflecting on the waters of the three rivers (Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers) while aboard a Gateway Clipper Dinner Cruise.

The boat will start boarding at 6:00 p.m. at the Station Square Dock right in front of the Sheraton and will sail from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Energy Codes 2007 - Post-Training
Friday, July 27, 2007

Registration and Continental Breakfast / Energy Codes 2007 Wrap-up

7:00 am

Overview of How to Use REScheck

8:00 am - 9:30 pm

This session will include an overview on how to use REScheck code compliance software, with a case study approach including construction drawings, documentation of the compliance certificates and inspection checklists.

Pennsylvania Residential Energy Code Enforcement - Lessons From the Field

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

This session will be useful to both code officials and builders who are trying to implement the new residential energy code requirements. It will highlight recent lessons learned from the field in Pennsylvania, including pictures of residential energy code compliance across a broad spectrum. Common challenges for compliance and obstacles to enforcement will be discussed as well as effective ways to conduct plan reviews and residential energy inspections.

View/download the training flyer (PDF 1.2 MB) for details.

 

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