HVAC in Whole Building Performance Design Standards Subcommittee

Kickoff Meeting

Date: Sept. 7, 2011Time: 9am PDT

Call in number: 712-432-0900Participant code: 654570 #

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General Agenda

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Welcome – Larry Barrett, moderator◦ Review general agenda◦ Roll call of participants ◦ History and purpose of Alliance and Committee

Self-introductions by participants (1 minute each) Purpose of Subcommittee – moderator; comments - all Process for identification of task deliverables - moderator;

comments - all Committee governance plans – moderator; comments – all

◦ Officers◦ Staff support

Next steps◦ Meeting date options◦ Interim activities

Strategy 3-2: Accelerate activities related to HVAC aspects of whole building industry design standards

  Near-term Milestone: Evaluate and update existing

standards to include increased emphasis on HVAC aspects of whole building approaches

Key actions:◦ Inventory existing whole building industry standards (Q3, 2011)◦ Assess the role of HVAC aspects of whole building approaches

(Q3)◦ Identify gaps and opportunities to advance HVAC aspects (Q4)◦ Approach key industry groups to change standards and elevate

HVAC aspects (Q1, 2012)

Purpose of Design Standards Subcommittee

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Initial list of tasks via brainstorming (~24)

Initial priorities via voting (~12)

Top priorities via voting

(~4)

Process for Identification and Prioritization of Action Plan Tasks and Deliverables for the Subcommittee

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1. Identify action plan task deliverables Initial brainstorming today Subsequent brainstorming off-line

2. Collating suggestions for task deliverables3. Submission of suggestions to committee members for

initial priorities4. Tabulate results to come up with initial priorities5. Submit initial priorities to subcommittee for selection of

top priorities6. Subcommittee participants select the top third for the

second prioritization7. Submit top priorities to subcommittee prior to next

meeting8. Discuss at next committee meeting9. Develop work groups around each of the top choices

Process for Identification and Prioritization of Action Plan Task Deliverables for the Subcommittee

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Results from June 14 kick-off meeting of full Committee1. Review for internally conflicting design standards 2. Develop criteria for successful business model for contractors3. Identify target audiences for design standards4. Identify organizations with whole building design standards5. Suggest roles for Alliance to interact with design standard

organizations6. How to sell whole building design standards to target

audiences7. Tabulate differences between whole building design standards

for new versus existing residential buildings8. Identify health issues with HVAC in whole building design stds9. Acquire statistics on practice of HVAC in whole building design10.Compare whole building design between residential and

commercial and which is more important to pursue Other topics and deliverables? (All) Send in other ideas off line (All)

Initial Brainstorming

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Initial list of criteria to prioritize task deliverables1. Topic can be addressed in reasonable time (3 – 6 months)2. Impact of task on key actions and milestones3. Deliverable can be documented (report, letter, memo, list, file,

statistics, standards)4. Provide variety of tasks, yet balance between tasks5. Committee members contain relevant expertise in task or can

recruit expertise6. Task can be addressed by working groups with minimal use of

staff of Western HVAC Performance Alliance7. Can be a learning experience for committee members8. Committees members can have some fun

Other criteria to be considered in prioritization?

Criteria for Prioritization

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1. Send suggested task deliverables to barrettlarry@comcast.net Refine those already presented Include a sentence or two to describe the topic, if needed

2. Moderator will collate and remove duplicate suggestions3. Moderator will send the list to subcommittee4. Subcommittee members will select the top third (e.g. if 24

topics presented, will select top 8)5. Members send initial priority selections to moderator6. Moderator will tabulate results7. Moderator will send to committee the top priorities or half

of the initial list (e.g. if 24 initial topics, send out top 12)8. Subcommittee members will select top third (e.g. 4 of 12)9. Members send selections to moderator10. Moderator tabulates results and sends to committee

Next steps

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Welcome by moderator◦ Roll call of participants ◦ History and purpose of Alliance and Committee◦ Purpose and history of Subcommittee

Self-introductions by participants (1/2 minute each) Results of prioritization on task deliverables

◦ Review of process and results by moderator◦ Discussion and consensus by committee

Next steps◦ Ask committee members to submit off-line their preferences to

be on which working groups – 1st choice, 2nd, 3rd

◦ Governance: submit off-line suggestions for subcommittee chair, vice chair and secretary

◦ Guest speakers: submit off line suggestions for future meetings

Second Meeting of Subcommittee: Agenda

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Welcome by moderator◦ Roll call of participants ◦ History and purpose of Alliance and Committee◦ Purpose and history of Subcommittee

Self-introductions by participants (1/2 minute each) Assignment of chair, vice chair and secretary Assignments to work groups Discussion Schedule for future meetings Presentation by a committee member or outside expert Next steps

◦ Work groups meet independently and report at next subcommittee meeting on plans

◦ Staff works with committee officers on agendas and speakers

Third Meeting of Subcommittee: Agenda

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