1.7 BAIHP Outreach

To assure rapid dissemination of Building America research and technical activities and to continuously improve short courses, BAIHP researchers participated in energy rater training and certification courses and other short courses developed and conducted by FSEC on improving residential energy efficiency.

Table 13 below, provides information on short courses conducted by FSEC BAIHP since January 1, 2002

Table 13.  Short Courses presented since January 2002.

• Architects, Builders, Sub-Trades, and Realtor Training

Architects:  Introduced the Building America program, Florida Green Building Standards, and related issues during a presentation at a monthly meeting of the North Florida Chapter of AIA.  Twenty-three registered architects attended the presentation.

Builders: BAIHP held a seminar in August 2002 for the Mid-Florida Builders Association in Maitland on building healthy, energy efficient homes in central Florida.  More than 60 builders attended the program and many were still asking questions more than two hours after the seminar formally ended.  Researchers also provided a building science seminar for Shea Active Adult sales and construction personnel, and for the general public.

In 2002, researchers gave a presentation to the Evans Group/Icynene in their Orlando office.  Presentation and discussion issues included: mechanical system right-sizing, dehumidification strategies, mechanical system sensible heat ratios, importance of and methods to provide outside air and associated pressurization issues, and the impact of spectrally selective low-E windows on equipment sizing and occupant comfort.  This presentation led to BA involvement in the 2003 SEBC Southern Showplace Home.

During this reporting period, BAIHP provided training and a presentation for the "Tricks of the Trade" radio show, "Build It Green" pilot television program, the annual EEBA Conference in Phoenix (three presentations), Courtland Homes, Habitat For Humanity, Ashton Woods, Engle Homes, Beazer Homes, and Golden Heritage Homes.

BAIHP provided guest lecturers for students at the Arizona State University Del E. Webb School of Construction and Scottsdale Community College.  Researchers also conducted a workshop at the request of Dr. Charles Kibert, University of Florida Director of School of Building Construction and Environment, for 22 post-graduate students at the Cobblefield subdivision on techniques and methodologies incorporated at this "Green" subdivision.

Sub-Trades: In 2002, BAIHP provided training for Trane Air Conditioning Company.

• Building Science Conference Presentations

Year 4 (April 2002 to March 2003):  (1) 2003 ACEEE Conference presented papers on "Pushing the Envelope: A Case Study of Building the First Manufactured Home Using Structural Insulated Panels," "Washington State Residential Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Code (VIAQ) - Whole House Ventilation Systems Field Research Report, " "Measured and Simulated Cooling Performance Comparison; Insulated Concrete Form Versus Frame Construction.," and "Do Energy Star Homes Live Up to Their Promoted Energy Savings?  A Comparison of Utility Bill Data for Recently Built Energy Star and Control Homes in Alachua County, Florida, and co-presented a paper on Structural Insulated Panels with PNNL, (2) 1^st Annual USGBC International Green Building Conference and Exposition in Austin, Texas on "Energy and Environmental Integration Through a Green Municipality Designation" (3) Florida Annual Pollution Prevention Conference in Miami Beach, presenting details of the sustainable design approach planned for the Miami-Dade HOPE VI Project (4) Manufactured Housing Institute Convention on healthy homes and cool roofs, (5) National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) Annual Meeting in Gaithersburg, Maryland, presenting a program on manufactured home testing to HUD, DOE, and EPA staff, (6) ASHRAE summer meeting on uncontrolled air flow in small commercial buildings, (7) Quality Modular Building Task Force in Charlottesville, Virginia summarizing 2002 research results for members including modular industry energy benchmark study results, a proposed plan for adding quality metrics to employee incentive programs, and advancements in lean manufacturing in the modular industry, (8) Central Florida Simulation Users Group Conference in Orlando, Florida on the role of simulation in a homebuilding productivity suite, (9) Southwest Chapter of the Washington Association of Maintenance Operations Administrators Conference on the results, findings, and recommendations of the portable classroom study, and (10) Washington State Manufactured Housing Coordination Conference with the Washington Departments of Labor and Industries, Licensing, Community Development and Office of Manufactured Housing, The Attorney General's Office, and the Washington Manufactured Housing Association, presenting results of the BAIHP/Energy Star for manufactured housing efforts.

Year 3 (April 2001to March 2002):  (1) 2002 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings Conference on "Comparative Evaluation of the Impact of Roofing Systems on Residential Cooling Energy Demand in Florida, (2) 13^th Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates in Houston, Texas, presenting papers on "Measured Cooling Performance of Two-story Homes in Dallas, Texas: Insulated Concrete Form Versus Frame Construction," "Performance and Impact from Duct Repair and Ventilation Modifications of Two Newly Constructed Manufactured Houses Located in a Hot and Humid Climate" and "The Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership (BAIHP)," (3) Mid West Energy Alliance meeting in Chicago, Illinois, (4) 2^nd Annual Interagency Conference on Tribal Affairs in Orlando, Florida on Building America, building science, and energy efficiency concepts for Native America housing providers HUD, PATH, and Pennsylvania State University, (5) DOE's 25^th Annual Weatherization Conference on Interior Duct Study, (6) Affordable Comfort Conference covering buildings that last in a hot, humid climate, and  (7) Weatherization Conference in Tampa, Florida to about 25 attendees.