<br>Join us <b>Tuesday, January 22</b> for the next
meeting of the Rocky Mountain Energy Simulation Engineers (RMESE). Chris
Baker will be presenting on "Minding the Gap":
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<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><b><i>"Minding the Gap"</i></b></p>
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The use of energy modeling to drive design decisions earlier in the
design process has long been recognized as an effective way to increase
building energy performance. With this in mind, several
utility-sponsored Design Assistance programs in the Midwest and
Colorado regions expanded their scope to provide comparative energy
analysis of design options as early as the building programming portion
of the design process. These utility programs attempt to influence
decisions that significantly impact the energy performance
of the designed building. To be effective for market transformation,
these programs need to provide incentives for more energy-efficient
decisions that occur in the conceptual stages of design. To calculate
savings in a utility program and provide incentives
that can be defensible, a fair and consistent baseline protocol is
needed. Appendix G to ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007 is currently the
most robust energy modeling protocol that can be used by such incentive
programs and rating systems. However, this protocol
does not provide adequate baseline criteria to evaluate early design
decisions, such as building shape, glazing and skylight area and
programmatic efficiency. To enable the calculation of savings and
incentives, Appendix G needs to be expanded to provide additional
baseline criteria. </p>
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This presentation explores where Appendix G falls short of providing
baseline criteria for decisions made early in the design process, and
proposes changes to Appendix G that would allow these savings to be
captured.</p>
<h5 style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.5in">
<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Chris Baker, AIA, PE, BEMP, BEAP, LEEDŽ AP BD+C</span></h5>
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Chris Baker, an Energy Analyst at The Weidt Group, focuses on providing
data and analysis to help design teams understand the energy and
environmental implications of various design options. Since joining The
Weidt Group in 2006, Mr. Baker has consulted on
projects totaling more than 5 million square feet, including fifteen
LEED Certified projects and another 17 LEED Registered projects.</p>
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Mr. Baker received an MBA from the University of Minnesota and a
Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Architectural
Engineering with an HVAC emphasis from the University of Kansas. He is a
Registered Architect and Professional Engineer.</p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in">We will be meeting at <b>The RMH Group in Lakewood at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, January 22</b> for a short presentation, appetizers, and drinks. The RMH Group is located roughly 1 mile east of NREL at:</p>
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<p style="margin-left:1in">The RMH Group, Inc.</p>
<p style="margin-left:1in">12600 W Colfax Avenue</p>
<p style="margin-left:1in">Suite A-260</p>
<p style="margin-left:1in">Lakewood, CO 80215</p>
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