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Energy Codes 2008 Preliminary Agenda

The Energy Codes 2008 agenda is under development; please watch for updates.*

Continuing Education and Learning Units provided.


Tuesday – July 22, 2008 Pre–Energy Codes 2008 Training
7:00 – 5:00 Registration
8:00 – 5:00 Building Tours
10:00 am – 4:45 pm
Pre-loading on motor coach 9:45 am
Pre–Energy Codes 2008 Training

2006 International Energy Code Chapter 1322,
Minnesota's Residential Energy Code
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Speakers: Don Sivigny, MN Department of Labor
Scott Nelson,MN Department of Labor

Code Compliance Software Training
Overview of How to Use REScheck
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Speaker: Pam Cole, PNNL
6:00 – 8:00 Welcoming Reception

Day 1:  Wednesday, July 23, 2008
7:00 – 8:30 Registration
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:35

Welcome/Agenda

8:35 – 8:45

Anne Hunt
Sustainability Coordinator,
Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman’s Staff

8:45 – 9:00

State Energy Office
Janet Streff, MN Department of Commerce
Bruce Nelson, MN Department of Commerce

9:00 – 9:30

DOE–HQ – Jim Rannels

9:30 – 10:00

DOE–HQ – Jean Boulin

10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:15 Building Energy Code Enforcement – The Next Big Challenge
Randy Dahmen, Wisconsin Dept. of Commerce, Safety & Buildings Division
11:15 – 11:30 Jeffrey A. Johnson Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Building Energy Codes and Performance Announcement
11:30 – 12:30 Banquet Lunch – Keynote Speaker: Representative Jeremy Kalin, Minnesota House of Representatives
12:45 – 1:45 Tools of the Future
  • SmartCodes (Dave Conover, ICC)
  • EnergyPlus and Google Sketchup (Dru Crawley, US DOE)
1:45 – 2:00 Break
  RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL
2:00 – 3:00

Energy Efficient Designs
(Rachel Wagner, Wagner Zaun Architecture)


Public–Private Partnerships
(Dru Crawley, US DOE)
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Beyond 30% (Dru Crawley, US DOE)
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

3:00 – 4:00

Societal Change Through Affordable Energy Efficient Homes (Marty Kooistra and Kevin Gobble)

2nd speaker

ASHRAE's Path to Net Zero Energy Buildings
(Lynn Bellenger, ASHRAE)
4:00 – 6:00 Cracker Barrel – to include a variety of topics from organizations such as:
  What Can DOE Do to Help? (Jean Boulin, US DOE)
  Sneak Preview of Check Software Enhancements (Linda Connell, PNNL)
  Energy Code Compliance Issues (Aleisha Kahn, BCAP)
  Efficient Windows Collaborative (Nils Peterman, ASE)
  Tools for Code Compliance and Energy Rating (Muthusamy Swami, FSEC)
  Unvented Heaters (Craig Conner, Building Quality)
  Southern Energy Efficiency Center (SEEC) (Mangesh Basarkar)
  Northwest Building Efficiency Center (NBEC) (Gary Nordeen)
6:00 pm Evening Event: On Your Own

Day 2:  Thursday, July 24, 2008
7:00 – 8:00 Registration
Continental Breakfast
  Track 1
30% Residential Initiative
Track 2
30% Commercial Initiative
8:00 – 10:00
  • Residential 30% Initiative
    8:00 – 10:00
    (Ron Majette, US DOE)
    (Todd Taylor, PNNL)
    (Bill Fay, Energy Efficient Codes Coalition)
    (Craig Drumheller, NAHB Research Center)
    (Thom Zaremba, Roetzel & Andress)
    (Craig Conner, Building Quality)
    (Brad Oberg, IBACOS)
  • Bringing it Together: Envelope
    8:00 – 9:00
    (John Hogan, City of Seattle)
  • The Evolution of ASHRAE 90.1: Mechanical
    9:00 – 10:00
    (Mick Schwedler, Trane)
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:15
  • Residential 30% Initiative Discussions (continued)
  • Panel Discussion – Q&A
Bringing it Together: Lighting (Eric Richman, PNNL)
11:30 – 1:30 Lunch
States Rally
(Linda Sandahl, PNNL; Don Vigneau, NEEP; David Cohen, NEEA; Ben Taube, SEEA; Steve Dunn, SWEEP; Stacey Paradis , MEEA)
1:30 – 2:30 Beyond 30%
Building America (Brad Oberg, IBACOS)
Standard 189.1 (John Hogan, City of Seattle)
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 3:45 Building Energy Efficiency (Karen Linner, Builders Association of Minnesota) Beyond 2030: Measuring Pay-Back on Green Building Technologies
(Rick Carter, LHB Architects)
3:45 – 5:00 Are States Ready to Adopt Codes 30% Better? (Panel Discussions)
(Eric Makela, Moderator)
(Joe Hill, NY)
(Gary Nordeen, WA)
(Steve Dunn, SWEEP)
5:30 pm Dinner & Events TBD

Friday – July 25, 2008 Post–Energy Codes 2008 Training
7:30 – 8:00 Registration for Post-Training attendees
Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 4:00

Post-Energy Codes 2008 Training

Code Compliance Software Training
COMcheck Commercial Code Compliance Training
8:00 – 9:30

ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA STANDARD 90.1–2004
Chapter 1323, Minnesota's Commercial Energy Code
9:45 – 4:00
Speakers: Pam Cole, PNNL
Rick Hermans, McQuay
Scott Nelson, MN Department of Labor
Bruce Nelso, MN Department of Commerce
Don Sivigny, MN Department of Labor