TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998

TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998
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TC/TG/TRG MINUTES COVER SHEET
TC/TG/TRG No. TC 1.5
DATE: 31 March 98
TC/TG/TRG Title: Computer Applications
DATE OF MEETING: 19 January 1998
LOCATION: San Francisco
Members Present
Year
Members
Year
Appt
Absent
Appt
Chris Becker
1998
Richard Linton
1994
Steve Blanc
1996
Vernon Peppers
1996
Mike Brambley
1998
Dave Branson
1998
Brian Kammers
1998
Ron Nelson
1998
Patrick O’Neill
1995
Bob Potter
1994
Mick Schwedler
1998
Wayne Webster
1996
(For full attendance list, including subcommittees, see Attachment H)
Additional members
Duane Barrett
Al Black
Rob Briggs
Dale Cagwin
Patrick Carpenter
Charlie Culp
John Dannenhoffer
Joe Deringer
Rod Dougherty
Jim Forester
DISTRIBUTION: Above list
TAC CHAIR: Erv Bales
TAC SECTION HEAD: Ed Gut
LIAISONS
RAC RESEARCH: Richard Pierson
STANDARDS: Amanda Meitz
PROGRAM: Sally McInerny
HANDBOOK: Ken Cooper
JOURNAL: Alice Belt
MANAGER OF TECHNICAL SERVICES: Claire Ramspeck
MANAGER OF RESEARCH: Bill Seaton
MANAGER OF STANDARDS: Jim Heldenbrand
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Continued
Theo Frutiger
Mark Hydeman
Les Norford
Mary Ann Piette
Michael Pouchak
Will Preska
Lawrence Schaefer
Keith Temple
Bradley Whitehall
TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998
ASHRAE TC ACTIVITIES SHEET
DATE: 31 January 1998
TC NO. TC 1.5
CHAIR: M. Schwedler
TC TITLE: Computer Applications
VICE CHAIR/SECRETARY: D. Branson
TC MEETING SCHEDULE
Location, past 12 mo.
Date
Boston
San Francisco
TC SUBCOMMITTEES
Subcommittee
Emerging Applications
Handbook
Internet
Policy and Software Quality
Program
Research
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Project Title
966 - TC Recommendations for
Research Projects That Include
Software Deliverables
6/30/97
1/19/98
Location, next 12 mo.
Toronto
Chicago
Date
June 1998
Jan 1999
Chair
Rob Briggs
Dave Branson
Wayne Dunn
Brian Kammers
Wayne Webster
Bob Potter
Contractor
Scientific Computing - Henry
Amistadi
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Monitoring
Comm. Chair
Charlie Culp
Report Made at
Meeting?
Yes
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LONG RANGE RESEARCH PLAN
Rank
Title
Demonstration
of
the
use
of
Multimedia
and Advanced Electronic
1
2
3
4
5
6
W/S Written
Approval
To R&T
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
WS 1017
Yes
WS 1032
No
No
Yes
Letter ballot
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Information Representations in a Portion of the Handbook
Identification and Preservation of Building Design Information for
Use in Commissioning and Operations
Development and implementation of an electronic method for
interactive commenting of Research, Technical and Symposium
Papers and Peer Approval of Research Project Documents
A Demonstration Multimedia Database for Examining and Comparing
HVAC Design Alternatives
On-line Development of Standards
Building System Design Synthesis and Optimization
HANDBOOK RESPONSIBILITIES
Year & Volume
Chapter Title
1999 Fundamentals
Computer Applications
No.
Deadline
Approval
36
1998
Yes
Handbook Committee Liaison
Ken Cooper
STANDARDS ACTIVITIES
None
TECHNICAL PAPERS FROM SPONSORED RESEARCH (PAST 3 YRS, PRESENT, PLANNED)
Title
Presented
From TRP - 833: Demonstration of Knowledge Based to Aid Building Operators in
Responding to Real-Time Pricing Electricity Rates
Poster session
From TRP - 808: Demonstration Knowledge-Based Tool (KB) for Diagnosing HVAC
O&M Problems in Small Office Buildings.
Poster session
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TC SPONSORED SYMPOSIA (PAST 3 YRS, PRESENT, PLANNED)
Title
The Great Energy Predictor Shoot-out II
When Presented
San Antonio 6/96
TC SPONSORED SEMINARS (PAST 3 YRS, PRESENT, PLANNED)
Title
Use of Internet for Collaborative Efforts in HVAC - Branson
Does Your TC or Chapter Need Members? Retention? Communication? Action?
Try Computer and the Web?
Emerging Applications: From PID to Fuzzy Logic & Beyond - Sun
Demonstration of Inter-Operable Computer Applications for the HVAC Industry Forester
Use of the Internet by Technical Committees - Schwedler
Building Life Cycle Information Systems
Internet and HVAC - Integrity, Ethics, Security
An Update on Industry Alliance for Interoperability
How to Become a Road Warrior on the Information Super Highway
BACNet Implementation in Automation and Control Systems - (co-sponsor with 1.4)
KBS Technology Overview
How to Avoid Becoming Roadkill on the Information Super Highway
Novel HVAC and Computer-Related Applications at the Olympics
Machine Learning Applications in Building Design and Engineering
Interoperability of Building Design, Construction, and Operations Software
TC SPONSORED FORUMS (PAST 3 YRS, PRESENT, PLANNED)
Title
Does ASHRAE Commercialization Policy Need to Be Changed Because of the WWW?
- Kammers
Should ASHRAE Sponsor a Cyberspace Virtual Chapter? - Hallstrom
What HVAC Applications Would Benefit from Computer Aided Instruction? - Culp
Who Should Champion the Transfer of Technology on the Internet? - Branson
What Type of Software Do ASHRAE Members Want from ASHRAE? - Kammers
What Would You Do If You Had Internet Access for Your Building Control System Songkakul
What Do ASHRAE Members Want Form The ASHRAE Homepage - Linton
What ASHRAE members want/ need from Manufacturer’s World Wide Web Site
What to ASHRAE Members want from the ASHRAE Web page
How Can User Interfaces for HVAC Software be Improved
What Should ASHRAE’s Role Be In The Industry Alliance for Interoperability?
What Do ASHRAE Members Want/Need from the World Wide Web?
HVAC, Virtual Reality, and You
What are the CAD/Simulation Tool Needs of ASHRAE Members?
Help us Define the next Generation of Compliance Software for Standard 90.1
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (PAST 3 YRS, PRESENT, PLANNED)
Title
None
SUBMITTED BY: Dave Branson -- TC 1.5 Secretary
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When Presented
Toronto 6/98
Toronto 6/98
San Francisco 1/98
San Francisco 1/98
San Francisco 1/98
Boston 6/97
Philadelphia 1/97
Philadelphia 1/97
San Antonio 6/96
San Antonio 6/96
Atlanta, 2/96
Atlanta, 2/96
Atlanta, 2/96
San Diego, 6/95
San Diego, 6/95
When Presented
Toronto 6/98
Toronto 6/98
Toronto 6/98
Toronto 6/98
Toronto 6/98
San Francisco, 1/1998
San Francisco 1/98
Boston 6/97
Boston 6/97
Philadelphia 1/97
San Antonio 6/96
San Antonio 6/96
San Antonio 6/96
San Antonio 6/96
Chicago, 1/95
When published
TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998
TC 1.5 (Computer Applications) Minutes
San Francisco Downtown Marriott
Monday – January 19, 1998; 6:30 p.m. -- 9:00 p.m.
General
•
•
•
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Call to order at 6:30 p.m.
Introductions/Sign up sheet – TC info passed out by Chair
Agenda Review, No additions were made
Roll Call (Becker, Blanc, Brambley, Branson, Kammers, Nelson, O’Neill, Potter, Schwedler, Webster)
Quorum was established
Boston Minutes Approval - Motion by Kammers/Second by Potter; Motion passed unanimously by
voice vote with Chair not voting
Chair’s Report - Mick Schwedler
Announcements
• Richard Linton will not be continuing with ASHRAE due to some other obligations
• ASHRAE is looking for someone for the Manager of Technical Services position
• Research clarification from Dick Pearson: Feb 15 is the deadline for workstatements; $100,000 is
NOT a ceiling for research; there is money in ASHRAE's budget for quality research
• All agendas should be submitted electronically to TC Secretary by June 1, 1998
Subcommittee Reports
Program - Wayne Webster (Attachment A)
• Motion was made to accept the Program priority list for Toronto; Motion by Webster/Second by
Branson; Motion passed unanimously by hand vote with Chair not voting
• Motion was made to move Kammers Forum to priority 3 in the Toronto list; Motion by Webster/Second by Branson;
Motion passed unanimously by voice vote with Chair not voting
Research - Bob Potter (Attachment B)
• TP-966: TC Chair appointed Duane Barrett to replace Richard Linton on PMS
• TP-966: Motion by Kammers/Second by Nelson to extend contract by 6 months; Motion passed
unanimously by hand vote with Chair not voting
• Motion by Potter/Second by Kammers to forward 1032-WS work statement to ASHRAE for funding
consideration; Motion passed unanimously with Chair voting
• Motion by Blanc/Second by Brambley to have the TC Chair write a letter to Steve Comstock stating that TC 1.5
suggests we support ? as a staff project as opposed to a research project. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote with
Chair not voting
• Mark Hydeman, Rob Briggs volunteered to review WS for ?
• Les Norford brought a work statement, “Building System Design Synthesis and Optimization”, to the TC for
consideration. Motion by Brambley/Second by Becker to accept this work statement for forwarding to ASHRAE
Research for funding; Potter and Nelson would like to be on the PMS (prioritized as listed to fill an anticipated single
slot on the PMS); Motion passed by hand vote with 9 yeas, 0 nays, 1 abstained (reason offered was "no time to review
work statement") with Chair voting
• Kammers described potential research project from PASQ to use TP-966 deliverable as a guide for work statement
development for the 966 follow on; Kammers will send a one-pager to Potter prior to Tortonto meeting
• Brambley suggested we explore virtual TC meetings, virtual poster sessions, etc.; Mick Schwedler, Dave Branson, and
Duane Barrett volunteered to work with Mike on this
• Mark Hydeman made reservations for TC dinner following the meeting at the Carribean Zone
Emerging Applications - Rob Briggs (Attachment C)
• Rob announced there were 9 new participants in attendance at the subcommittee meeting
• Motion by Kammers/Second by Webster to have the TC Chair send a letter to the appropriate ASHRAE person
recommending that ASHRAE establish a web hosting service where TCs could park their websites on ASHRAE’s
nickel, and that each TC webmaster would have responsibility for its TC's web maintenance; Motion passed by voice
vote unanimously with Chair not voting
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Policy Algorithms and Software Quality - Brian Kammers (Attachment D)
Internet - Dave Branson (stand-in for Richard Linton) (Attachment E)
Handbook - Dave Branson (attachment F)
• Motion by Becker/Second by O’Neil to approve Chapter 36 Computer Applications and forward it to ASHRAE for
publication in the 1999 Handbook; Motion passed by hand vote with 10 yeas, 0 nays, 0 abstained with Chair voting
• Dave Branson was tasked with providing ASHRAE a list of Chapter contributors along with the Chapter document
Laiasons
•
•
TC Chair will prepare a letter concerning the Florida Design Initiative document
Dave Branson was tasked with contacting TC 9.9 to determine meeting times for 1032-WP PMS
New Business
•
Meeting times for Toronto. Add 1032-WS (if funded) some time on Sunday
Committee
TRP-966 PMS
Internet
Emerging Applications
TRP-1017 PMS
Research & Program
Policy and Software Quality
Day
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Monday
Time
12:00 - 2:00
2:30 - 3:30
3:30 - 5:00
5:00 - 7:00
7:00 - 9:00
2:30 - 3:30
Chair
Brian Kammers
--Rob Briggs
Jim Watts
Bob Potter & Wayne Webster
Brian Kammers
Main TC
Monday
6:30 - 9:00
Mick Schwedler
•
•
Handbook Subcommittee will not meet at Toronto
Brad Whitehall, Duane Barrett, Dion King, Rob Briggs, and Dave Branson will work on a TC 1.5 web page; the
prototype is to be hosted on Branson’s web server
Adjournment to Executive Session
Motion by Blanc/Second by Kammers; Motion passed by voice vote unanimously; Adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
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Attachment A
Proposed Programs:
Toronto Jun 1998
Submitted to HQ Feb 13
1: Seminar: Use of the Internet for Collaborative Efforts in HVAC - Branson
2: Seminar: Does Your TC need Members? Retention? Communication? Action? Try Computers and the Web Schwedler
3: Forum: Does ASHRAE Commercialization Policy Need to Be Changed Because of the WWW? - Kammers
4: Forum: Should ASHRAE Sponsor A Cyberspace Virtual Chapter - Halstram
5: Forum: What HVAC Applications Would Benefit From Computer Aided Instruction - Culp
6: Forum: Who Should Champion Technology Transfer for the Internet User? - Branson
7: Forum: What Type of Software do ASHRAE Members Want from ASHRAE? - Kammers
Chicago Jan 1999
Submission date to HQ ?
Symposium: Computers in HVAC Education - Nelson
Seminar: How to Help Employees Properly and Productively Use the Internet - ?
Seminar: Buildings in the Year 2000 => or 1900 - ?
Seminar: The Demise of 2D Mechanical Design - Barret
Seminar: What Are the Major Control Suites in Use Carried over the Internet - Branson
Forum: What Do ASHRAE Members Want Form The ASHRAE Homepage - Brambly
Should ASHRAE Establish Guidelines for the Format of CD's that Contain Manufacturers' Product Information?"
Tom Hartman
Seattle Jun 1999
From Before:
Virtual Meeting: The Constraints for TC1.5 Research Sub-committee
Seminar: Demonstration of Inter-Operable Computer Applications for the HVAC Industry - Forrester
Seminar: Use of the Internet by Technical Committees - Schwedler
Forum: Who Should Champion Technology Transfer for the Internet User? - Branson
Poster: Demonstrate Knowledge Base for Diagnosing HVAC O & M Problems in
Small Office Buildings - Kreider, Potter
Multimedia on Compressors
Other TC Program Items
1.4 CAB & BACnet (Toronto)
1.4 Innovative HVAC Control Application (SF)
4.6 Fault Detection & Diagnostics (Toronto)
4.7 Accuracy Tests for Simulation Models (SF)
4.7 What Can Modular Simulation Models do Today (SF)
6.9 Tools for Simulation and Economical Analysis of Thermal Storage (Tor)
6.9 Experiences with Thermal Storage and Real Time Pricing (Tor)
6.9 Thermal Storage System Operating Costs & Energy Conservation (SF)
9.1 Methods of Demand Control (Tor)
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Attachment B
TC 1.5 Computer Applications
Research Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
ASHRAE Winter Meeting, San Francisco, CA
Sunday, January 18, 1997
1.
Call to Order/Introductions
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. All present introduced themselves.
2.
966-RP PMS Report
Brian Kammers, PMS Chair, reported that the contractor’s progress was satisfactory. Duane Barrett was appointed to
replace Rich Linton on the PMS.
3.
1017-TRP PMS Report
Jim Watt, PMS Chair, reported that ten proposals had been received for the project and reviewed and evaluated by the PMS
members prior to the meeting. The PMS had met earlier that same day upon selected a contractor to recommend to the full
TC (during executive session) on Monday evening.
4.
Proposed Research
No new research projects were presented for consideration by the subcommittee chairs. The Emerging Applications
subcommittee chair, Rob Briggs, asked if anyone would volunteer to write a work statement for the priority 3 one-pager
entitled “Development and Implementation of an Electronic Method for Interactive Commenting of Research, Technical
and Symposium Papers and Peer Approval of Research Project Documents.” No one volunteered.
4. Discussion/Review of Work Statements and One-Pagers
Dave Branson’s work statement, WS-1032, “Identification and Computer-Based Preservation of Building Design and
Commissioning Information” had been submitted for a TC letter ballot following the annual meeting in June 1997. The
work statement was approved by the TC for submission to the RAC for consideration. The RAC considered the work
statement but returned it to the TC for revision in November. The comments contained in the cover letter accompanying the
returned work statement were not specific and provided little guidance to the author in his efforts to revise the work
statement.
Dave Branson revised the work statement prior to the meeting and provided those in attendance with copies for their
review. (See Enclosure 1). The Chair requested that the members review the modified work statement prior to Monday’s
full TC meeting and be prepared to vote as to whether the revised document should be resubmitted to the ASHRAE RAC for
consideration. The Chair noted that the one-pager for this work statement had received a “priority” rating from RAC and
that its potential was considerable.
The Chair reported that Walter Grondzik’s work statement entitled “A Demonstration Multimedia Database for Examining
and Comparing HVAC Design Alternatives” had also been submitted by letter ballot to the TC following the annual
meeting. This work statement was not approved by the TC. The Chair indicated that he had not spoken with Walter prior to
the meeting and would attempt to contact him before the full TC to share the members’ concerns and to determine if he
would be willing to revise the work statement. (The Chair was not successful in speaking to Walter Grondzik prior to the
meeting but will contact him prior to the next meeting.)
5. Research Topic Prioritization
The TC research plan now consists of four one-pagers (#2-5).
6. New Business
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Les Norford, TC 4.7 presented a “high-risk” work statement to the committee for their consideration. (See Enclosure 2). TC
4.7 requested that TC 1.5 consider co-sponsorship of this work. The Chair asked the members to review the work statement
and be prepared to vote on TC 4.7’s request at the TC meeting on Monday evening.
7. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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WORK STATEMENT
from
Technical Committee 1.5, Computer Applications
TITLE:
Identification and Preservation of Building Design Information for Use in Commissioning and Operations
BACKGROUND:
Many HVAC & R systems and components do not perform in practice as well as intended at the design stage. Formal
building commissioning is of growing interest to building owners concerned with ensuring that building systems and
components function in accordance with design intent. One of the barriers to wide spread adoption of commissioning is the
cost associated with the development of detailed design documentation, test plans, and test results. Another aspect of this
barrier is lack of standardization in managing information about HVAC & R designs. The development of standard
guidelines to preserve HVAC & R design information will facilitate the development of standard commissioning data and
serve as the starting point for recording results from commissioning. These data, in turn, are critical for ensuring the
HVAC & R systems operate in an optimal, cost-effective manner. The development of standard procedures for recording
HVAC & R design data will help building owners and operators to receive complete, structured, reliable data and
information documenting the design intent, equipment characteristics, and overall HVAC & R performance objectives such
as indoor environmental criteria and energy-use targets.
A related aspect to the problem of building component performance when compared to design intent is that many
organizations within the HVAC & R industry dedicate significant fiscal time and resources to the transfer of information
from one automated tool to another. Collaborative efforts to define standards for exchanging HVAC & R data among these
tools are underway within the US and abroad. These efforts will benefit from a careful analysis of current practice and
emerging structured methods to record HVAC & R data for commissioning and operations, and are of widespread interest
to ASHRAE members. The entire HVAC & R industry can benefit from greater use of automated information management
technology for recording design data. Such technology will become more robust and useful to the design community and
commissioning authorities if common data structures are developed, allowing information to be shared among multiple
computer-based tools.
JUSTIFICATION:
The vast amount of information generated in the design process is poorly organized and often unavailable. The design
begins with general overall HVAC & R objectives, while more detailed information is developed as specific products are
selected. Computer models are developed for equipment sizing and comparison of alternative scenarios, and to convey
characteristics of integrated building systems. Estimates of equipment costs, energy use, and operations and maintenance
are generated, but rarely carefully archived for later reference. Typically the majority of information is not preserved for use
by commissioning authorities or facilities managers in later phases of ongoing operations. Standardized collection and
preservation of design information will greatly facilitate commissioning and subsequent operations. The development of an
entire set of standards for defining and archiving all critical HVAC & R design data for commissioning, and in similar
fashion, pertinent commissioning data for building operations, is a large task. However, developing information
management standards for two common HVAC & R systems will provide a useful reference and starting point for ASHRAE
members interested in proving commissioning services and monitoring building mechanical system performance.
OBJECTIVES:
1.
Identify building mechanical system design and sequence of operation information required for use in verifying
performance as part of commissioning and ongoing operations, for two types of systems:
a.
b.
Variable air volume, air handling and distribution systems;
Chilled water system with multiple chillers.
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2.
Characterize the generic features of this information and create a data schema suitable for use in a computer-based tool.
3.
Develop a paper-based method of recording the system design and sequence of operations information required for
functional testing, for the two systems specified in (1).
SCOPE:
The project will be divided into six (6) phases as follows:
1.
Identify Related Studies and Research: The Contractor shall conduct a search to identify other projects complementary
to the development of methods and procedures related to the collection, storage, transmission and use of engineering
design data at later stages of the building life cycle in the HVAC & R industry. This shall include an evaluation of
existing standards, guidelines and current research, including those references listed in this work statement. The
Contractor shall determine the applicability of these methods and procedures to this project domain.
2.
Identify Pertinent Data for Collection and Preservation: The Contractor shall identify information specific to a) variable
air volume air handling and distribution systems, and b) chilled water systems with multiple chillers, as they pertain to
operations. This shall include engineering design data, equipment performance characteristics, sequence of operation,
building operating schedules, and other related data.
3.
Develop Generalized Methods and Procedures: The Contractor shall develop standardized generic methods and
procedures, applicable to manual or automated means, for identification, collection and transmission of data pertaining
to building mechanical systems. The Contractor shall make in-development submittals of those methods and procedures
to the PMS prior to each progress conference.
4.
Evaluate Methods for Data Collection: The Contractor shall explore authoring and other software tools that are
currently available to implement methods and procedures developed in this project.
5.
Validate Methods and Procedures: The Contractor shall apply the methods and procedures developed in-contract to
two example scenarios described below to demonstrate capture, storage and transmission of pertinent information
among modeling tools commonly used in the building construction industry (e.g., CAD, energy analysis, etc.):
a.
b.
6.
Variable air volume, air handling and distribution systems;
Chilled water system with multiple chillers.
Generate Final Report: A Final Report shall be generated which documents the development of project deliverables
and validation of methods and procedures, including examples.
Please note that ASHRAE retains all intellectual rights and any copyrights for any guidelines or software developed in this
project. Licenses for software purchased as part of the project will either be registered as owned by ASHRAE or transferred
to ASHRAE at the conclusion of the project.
DELIVERABLES:
The Contractor shall provide the following items as deliverables for this research project:
1.
Detailed methods and procedures shall be developed which define the types and amount of information to be collected
during the engineering design and commissioning phases of the building system life-cycle. They shall provide a
method for preservation of information such that it can easily be made available for use by automated tools that
simulate building operations and project associated costs.
2.
The Contractor shall provide two (2) independent examples of the building information collection/retrieval/reuse
process, using data that represents a wide variety of building system characteristics. Example systems shall be of the
following types:
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a.
b.
Variable air volume, air handling and distribution systems;
Chilled water system with multiple chillers.
3.
The examples shall demonstrate the application of these developed methods and procedures in both paper-based and
automated formats. In addition, they shall illustrate portability of data between numerous computer tools that simulate
various phases of the building HVAC & R systems life-cycle.
4.
Monthly progress teleconferences shall be conducted, and shall be initiated by the Chair of the Project Monitoring
Subcommittee (PMS). The Contractor shall prepare meeting minutes and provide a copy by email to each member of
the PMS by the day following the conclusion of the teleconference.
5.
Progress and Financial Reports shall be made to ASHRAE through its Manager of Research at quarterly intervals specifically on or before each January 1, April 1, June 1 and October 1 of the contract period.
6.
The Principal Investigator shall report in person to ASHRAE Technical Committee (TC) 1.5 at the Annual and Winter
Society Meetings, and answer such questions regarding the research as may arise.
7.
A Final Report shall be prepared and submitted to the Manager of Research by the end of the contract period covering
complete details of all research carried out on the project. Six (6) draft copies of the Methods and Procedures and the
Final Report shall be furnished for review by the PMS.
Following approval by the PMS and TC 1.5, final copies of the Final Report and the Methods and Procedures will be
furnished as follows:
•
•
•
•
8.
An Executive Summary suitable for wide distribution to the industry and to the public;
Six (6) bound copies;
One unbound copy, printed on one side only, suitable for reproduction;
Four (4) copies on 3½”diskette media – two (2) in ASCII format and two (2) in Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows
format.
A Technical Paper shall be submitted in a form suitable for presentation at a Society meeting. The paper shall conform
to the Society’s “Submitting Manuscripts for ASHRAE Transactions” which may be obtained from the Special
Publications Section. Additionally, a Technical Article suitable for publication in the ASHRAE JOURNAL may be
requested by the Society. This is considered a voluntary submission and not a deliverable.
All papers or articles submitted for inclusion in any ASHRAE publication shall be made through the Manager of Research
and not to the publication’s editor.
LEVEL OF EFFORT:
This project is estimated to take no more than one year to complete. The level of effort is estimated to be:
Experience Level
Principal Investigator
Mechanical Engineer
Application Developer
Person-months
4
4
2
The estimated total cost is $85,000.
OTHER INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS:
Bidders will be evaluated on the following criteria:
•
The bidder’s understanding of the Work Statement as revealed in the proposal.
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•
The bidder’s familiarity with, experience in using, and involvement in developing methods and procedures related to
data transfer between computer tools of unlike functionality within the building construction industry, and particularly
the HVAC & R sector of that industry.
•
The bidder’s familiarity with, experience in using, and involvement in developing guidelines related to collection,
storage, and transmission of data, e.g., CAD database management, database schema integration, etc..
•
The bidder’s familiarity with the use of interoperability protocols in building construction engineering design.
•
The bidder’s familiarity with the use of computer tools for simulation of building systems operations and life-cycle
costing.
•
The bidder’s experience in developing software products.
REFERENCES:
1995 ASHRAE Handbook HVAC Applications, Chapters 32-39 Building Operation and Maintenance.
1997 ASHRAE Handbook Fundamentals, chapters 23-28 Load and Energy Calculations.
ASHRAE Guideline 1, Guideline for Commissioning of HVAC Systems.
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 105, Standard Methods of Measuring and Expressing Building Energy Performance.
Industry Foundation Classes - Release 1.5 Specifications, International Alliance for Interoperability, 1998.
Federal Energy Conservation Incorporated, Model Commissioning Specification and Guidebook.
Draft ASTM Standard, Managing and Organizing Building Data.
CO-SPONSORS:
ASHRAE TC 1.5 Computer Applications
ASHRAE TC 9.9 Building Commissioning
AUTHORS:
David J. Branson, PE
Robert A. Potter Jr., PhD, PE
James Forester, PE
Mary Ann Piette
806/748-0040
914/938-4093
415/389-1960
510/486-6286
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[email protected]
[email protected]
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WORK STATEMENT
FROM
TC 4.7 ENERGY CALCULATIONS
CO-SPONSORED BY TC 1.5, TC 4.6
ADVANCED CONCEPTS
TITLE
Building System Design Synthesis and Optimization
BACKGROUND
Design of buildings that minimize their impact on the global environment while meeting the needs of the occupants for a
high quality indoor environment requires that both the envelope and the mechanical systems be well matched to the
particular characteristics of climate, site, utility rate structure, occupancy etc. In many cases, designers do not attempt this
matching, either because they do not have the necessary skills or because their fees do not permit investigation of
alternatives to a limited number of conventional systems. One approach to this problem is to develop computer-based tools
that can assist designers by automatically generating and comparing alternative design solutions.
Traditional building simulation methodologies allow building systems to be modeled either as prescribed systems, as in
BLAST, DOE-2 etc., or as user-described systems, as in HVACSIM+, TRNSYS etc. In each case, the configuration of the
system is determined before the simulation is run and cannot be changed ‘on the fly’ during the run. The user can optimize
a particular system design by varying particular parameters and re-running the simulation, and can then choose between
designs involving different system configurations by comparing the results of runs with different (optimized) system
configurations. In programs such as BLAST and DOE-2, the user is restricted to the configurations that have been
implemented by the developer, which naturally tended to be conventional systems for conventional buildings. In those
programs, such as HVACSIM+ and TRNSYS, that have the flexibility to allow the user, rather than the developer, to
specify the system configuration, the process of actually specifying the configuration is time consuming and error-prone and
is also limited by the ability of the user to generate alternative, feasible, configurations. A highly desirable advance would
be for alternative configurations to be generated automatically.
Some programs, e.g. TRNSYS, can perform parametric variations automatically. Automatic configuration generation and
variation, together with automatic parameter variation, could then be combined with a suitable search technique to
synthesize an optimal design. The resulting optimization problem may, in general, be categorized as a mixed-integer
nonlinear programming (MINLP) problem, containing integer variables to define a configuration and size components and
continuous variables to represent component model parameters. Problem constraints can include lower and upper parameter
bounds as well as bounds on operational variables such as temperatures, humidities and flow rates.
Similar optimization problems associated with synthesizing optimal configurations of heat exchangers, distillation columns
and chemical reactors are the subject of extensive research reported in the chemical engineering technical literature ([1] for
example). Commercial software products that determine an optimal configuration of chemical process components are
already available.
A number of minimization algorithms have been applied to different classes of synthesis problems. Some use numerically
computed gradients to advance toward a minimum while others search for the minimum using only computations of the
objective function. Methods which use gradients in the solution of problems with continuous variables and a continuous
objective function (e.g. sequential quadratic programming) may be combined with integer programming solution methods to
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solve MINLP type problems. Other methods such as simulated annealing and genetic algorithms sample the objective
function surface and approach a region “most likely” to contain the global minimum according to some stochastic or
heuristic rule. These algorithms have the advantage of being able to escape local minima but use relatively large amounts of
computational time [2,3].
The application area for the ‘proof of concept’ prototype goal oriented simulation program to be developed in this project is
secondary HVAC systems. This application area has been selected because there is a wide variety of systems to meet
building thermal loads and because several comprehensive libraries of models of secondary system components have already
been developed [4,5,6,7].
JUSTIFICATION
Current simulation programs are mainly used to confirm performance and optimize sizing and operational parameters once
the basic design decisions have been made. Simulation would be able to play a much more significant role in design if
simulation programs were set up also to help designers in the early stages of design. In particular, the ability to generate and
investigate a wide range of system configurations would allow novel and innovative system configurations to be synthesized
and assessed much more easily and efficiently, leading to system configurations that are better matched to the particular
requirements of each design.
OBJECTIVE
Develop methods for the synthesis of optimal configurations of HVAC systems. Demonstrate a prototype program that
implements these methodologies to synthesize optimal configurations of secondary HVAC systems.
SCOPE
The main elements of a prototype optimal system synthesis program are:
a)
A configuration generator. A configuration consists of a set of components (fans, coils etc.) and a set of connections
between the components. The possible connections are limited by the need for compatibility of type (e.g. connect air to
air, not air to water) and compatibility of direction (i.e. connect inlets to outlets not inlets to inlets).
b) An automatic editor for the selected simulation program(s) that will generate input files corresponding to the different
designs produced by the configuration generator.
c)
A component-based simulation program, together with a set of models that predict the quantities necessary to evaluate
the cost functions of interest (e.g. first cost, life cycle cost). Currently available component libraries contain models that
will predict energy and environmental performance. Meaningful design optimization also requires a prediction of first
cost (i.e. purchase cost plus installation cost). For each class of component (e.g. coils, fans) the first cost can be
expected to be a fairly simple function of size and it should be possible to extend current models to predict approximate
first cost without significant difficulty.
d) An optimization program suitable for minimizing or maximizing a user defined objective with respect to a set of
integer and continuous variables along with constraints. Functionally, at each iteration, the optimization routine will
output a set of variable values. The editor will then create an input file for the simulation program from the variable
set. The simulation program will run, predicting costs or other values used in the objective function. The user
specified scalar objective function will be calculated and the resulting value returned to the optimization routine.
e)
A run-time supervisor that can use one or more minimization techniques in order to optimize the design.
The tasks involved in developing a prototype building system synthesis program for HVAC secondary systems are:
1.
Produce an inventory of existing design alternatives for secondary systems, itemizing the components used and the
ways in which they can be connected to each other and to components and sources/sinks outside the boundaries of the
system. Define a set of pseudo-components (e.g. sources of ambient air, chilled water) that will be used to impose
boundary conditions on the simulation. Select a limited set of configurations to be used in testing the configuration
generator, as discussed below.
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2.
Review component-based simulation programs and select suitable program(s) and component models for target
application.
3.
Extend component models to include an approximate estimate of first cost. A simple cost model is sufficient for the
'proof of concept' goal-oriented simulation to be developed here, but the implementation should allow for more accurate
and realistic cost models to be added in later versions.
4.
Develop configuration generator: group component model inputs and outputs into 'links' of pre-defined type (e.g. moist
air, water refrigerant) consisting of pre-defined variables (e.g. a moist air stream can be defined by its temperature,
humidity ratio, mass flow rate and, if relevant to the calculations, pressure). Develop a method that allows a wide
variety of physically realizable HVAC secondary system configurations to be generated automatically. Consider
possible ways in which the number of configurations can be limited, e.g. elimination of redundant components, setting
a (user-defined) threshold on system complexity. Implement the configuration generator in such a way that the criteria
for eliminating particular configurations can be changed easily by the user.
5.
Test the configuration generator by verifying (a) that it can generate all of the test set of configurations referred to in
(1) above, and (b) that the constraint functions serve to disallow impossible or prohibited configurations.
6.
Develop an editor or editors that will generate input files for the simulation program(s). The components and their
connections will be defined by the configuration generator. The boundary conditions will be determined by the design
brief and the initial values and feasible ranges of the parameters will be determined from expert knowledge, e.g. rules
of thumb. The editor must account for the following:
a)
Generation of initial values and feasible ranges for the parameters. One possibility that should be investigated is
the automation of the psychrometric analysis methods used in conventional system sizing.
b) Automatic generation of a control strategy for each configuration. One possibility would be to perform an on-line
optimization at each time step to generate the optimal operating point, since a system model is necessarily
available. If this proves too difficult, the more restricted objective of optimizing for design conditions could still be
addressed as a limited proof of concept.
c)
Characterization of each configuration by a set of variables (such as coil UA) that define the search space for the
optimizer.
7.
Review optimization methods and select one or more methods for implementation. The selection criteria should reflect
the nature of the design problem and should include the ability to deal with local minima, constraints and a
combination of discrete and continuous variables. (Various parameters relating to system sizing are discrete, e.g.
available coil size, in addition to the discrete nature of alternative system configurations.)
8.
Implement the selected optimization method(s) in a software environment that allows the simulation program(s),
together with the appropriate input files, to be called in order to evaluate the value of the selected cost function for
different parameter values.
9.
Develop a set of design briefs for use as test problems for the goal-oriented simulation. These should differ in
complexity and include cases where the optimal design can be established analytically and others where there are
several design configurations that are close to the optimum. Use an exhaustive search technique to identify the global
minimum, and all the local minima, within an appropriate, explicitly defined region of the design space.
10. Test the prototype optimum system synthesis program using the test problems developed in (9) and, where possible,
modify the approach and the software to improve its performance.
11. Assess the overall performance of the prototype and the technical viability of the approach. If appropriate, make
recommendations for further work:
a)
how the approach could be further developed generically;
b) how the prototype implementation could be made more robust;
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c)
how the approach could be implemented in other application areas (e.g. primary systems);
d) how the practical utility of the approach could be assessed, e.g. by trials involving practicing designers.
INTERACTION WITH PROJECT MONITORING SUBCOMMITTEE
It is necessary that the contractor interact closely with the project monitoring subcommittee. The contractor will be required
to make the following submittals for Project Monitoring Subcommittee (PMSC) approval:
1.
Choice of component-based simulation program(s) and available component models (Task 2).
2.
A viable design for a configuration generator that will produce configurations of interest while eliminating to the
maximum extent possible configurations that an expert would consider to be unrealizable or otherwise of no interest
(Task 4).
3.
The configurations used to test the configuration generator (Task 1) and the results of the tests (Task 5).
4.
A working version of editor that generates input for the simulation program from system defined by the configuration
generator (Task 6).
5.
Choice of optimization program. If at all possible, the program should be an existing, well documented and tested
approach for which executable code is available (Task 7).
6.
An initial test problem to be optimized.
a)
Choice of an appropriate problem (Task 9). For example, the objective may be to select an optimal system that
meets the annual heating/cooling loads and ventilation requirements for four different zones. To focus effort on
system configuration and evaluation, pre-calculated loads should serve as boundary conditions for system and plant
components, much as is done in common building energy simulation programs. The scope of the problem should
be limited to one for which all results for all possible configurations can be calculated within reasonable
time/computational constraints.
b) A set of possible components that will be available to the configuration generator to meet the requirements of the
initial test problem.
c)
7.
A demonstration of the program's ability to find the optimal solution to the test problem, with comparative results
for all possible configurations (Task 10).
A list of three test problems of increased scope. For example, the problems could include more zones and a broader list
of components available to the configuration generator. The intent should be to probe the optimal solution to a problem
of increased dimension, large enough that all possible configurations can not be simulated in any reasonable amount of
time (Tasks 9 and 10).
DELIVERABLES
a. Progress and Financial Reports shall be made to the Society through its Manager of Research at quarterly
intervals; specifically on or before each January 1, April 1, June 10, and October 1 of the contract period.
b. The Principal Investigator shall report in person to the TC at the annual and winter meetings, and answer such
questions regarding the research as may arise.
c. A Final Report shall be prepared and submitted to the Manager of Research by the end of the contract period
covering complete details of all research carried out on the project. The final report shall include all developed
computer code, in both fully commented source and executable versions, and thorough documentation of
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program input and output variables and assumptions underlying the program. Unless otherwise specified, six
draft copies of the final report shall be furnished for review by the Project Monitoring Subcommittee (PMS).
Following approval by the PMS and the TC, final copies of the final report will be furnished as follows:
-
An Executive Summary suitable for wide distribution to the industry and to the public.
Six bound copies.
One unbound copy, printed on one side only, suitable for reproduction.
Two copies on diskette(s), one in ASCII format and one in Microsoft Word 6.0.
a. One or more Technical Paper(s) shall be submitted in a form suitable for presentation at a Society meeting.
The Paper(s) shall conform to the Society’s “Submitting Manuscripts for ASHRAE Transactions” which may
be obtained from the Special Publications Section.
b. All papers or articles submitted for inclusion in any ASHRAE publication shall be made through the Manager
of Research and not to the publication’s editor.
A Technical Article suitable for publication in the ASHRAE JOURNAL may be requested by the Society. This is
considered a voluntary submission and not a deliverable.
LEVEL OF EFFORT
It is estimated that the project will require 42 person months of effort with the total project to be completed within an 36
month time period, based on an estimate of 6 person-months of the Principal Investigator and 36 person months of a
research assistant. The expected cost is $175,000. The projected time and cost reflect the scope of work and the need for a
sustained effort by researchers with appropriate skills. The contractor is expected to identify personnel and their
commitment to the project, with an emphasis on continuity.
OTHER INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS
The successful bidder will demonstrate:
1.
Familiarity and experience with suitable optimization methods and their implementation;
2.
Familiarity and experience with HVAC modeling and simulation;
3.
Experience with writing and testing computer code to be used by others.
Bidders should also explain their approach to the design of the configuration generator.
REFERENCES
1. Diwekar, U. M., I. E. Grossmann, and E. S. Rubin. An MINLP Process Synthesizer for a Sequential Modular Simulator,
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 31, 1992.
2. Kirkpatrick, S., C. Gelatt, M. Vecchi. Optimization by Simulated Annealing. Science. 220 (4598), 1973.
3. Wright, J. A., "HVAC Optimisation Studies: Sizing by Genetic Algorithm", Building Services Engineering Research and
Technology, 17(1), 1996
4. ASHRAE 629-RP, "Preparation of a Toolkit for Secondary HVAC System Energy Calculations", Final Report.
5. Klein, S. A., Beckman, W. A. and Duffie, J. A., "TRNSYS - a transient simulation program", ASHRAE Trans, 82, Pt 2,
1976.
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6. Park, C., Clarke, D. R. and Kelly, G. E., An overview of HVACSIM+, a dynamic building/HVAC/control systems
simulation program", Proceedings 1st. Annual Building Energy Simulation Conference, Seattle, WA, 1985.
7. ASHRAE 825-RP, "A Standard Simulation Testbed for the Evaluation of Control Algorithms and Strategies", Final
Report, 1997.
AUTHORS:
P. Haves, B. Flake, L. Norford
Attachment C
Minutes
TC 1.5 Emerging Applications Subcommittee
Sunday, January 18, 1998
ASHRAE 199 Winter Meeting; San Francisco, CA
The Emerging Applications Subcommittee met from 3:35 to 4:55 PM with a total of 20 in attendance.
Following introductions, copies of the Guide to TC 1.5 and statement of charter and scope for the Emerging
Applications Subcommittee were offered to new attendees. Nine individuals requested copies.
Research topics that had originated in Emerging Applications (or the two successor subcommittees—KBS and
CAD) were briefly described and their status noted. Of the five topics, one project will have its contractor selected
at this meeting, two have completed work statements, and two exist only as one-pagers in the TC 1.5 research plan.
These later two were discussed briefly.
The priority 3 topic in the 1.5 research plan is entitled Development and implementation of an electronic method
for interactive commenting on Research, Technical and Symposium Papers and Peer Approval of Research
Project Documents. The one-pager for this topic was written immediately following the Emerging Applications
subcommittee meeting at the Boston meeting by Amistadi, Buhl, Bornside, Branson, and Hallstrom. While we
originally expected ASHRAE to be quite interested in the topic, it did not receive a priority rating in the work plan.
Only two of the original authors were present as the topic was discussed, and no one present was willing to lead the
effort to write a full work statement. There appeared to be agreement that there is a strong need in ASHRAE for
this work, and those co-authors present expressed continuing interest in the topic.
The priority 5 topic in the research plan is entitled On-line Development of Standards and was also authored by
Amistadi, Buhl, Bornside, Branson, and Hallstrom. Because of concerns related to ANSI requirements for
standards development, we decided this is a research topic that should be pursued only after successful approval of
the priority-3 project for technical paper review.
The only new research topic that was proposed was for web-based training that would serve as an alternative or
complement to ASHRAE’s professional development seminars. Charlie Culp agreed to organize a forum for the
Toronto meeting designed to assess interest in this idea, prior to TC 1.5 advancing this as a research project.
Current and previously proposed program activities originating in Emerging Applications were briefly described
and their status noted.
• Seminar 35 - PID to Fuzzy Logic and Beyond for Dummies moderated by Benjamin Sun will be held Tuesday
morning at this meeting. David Bornside, one of the speakers, agreed to alert Benjamin and the other speakers
to the opportunity to translate the content of their talks into brief articles in the journal.
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•
Seminar - Demonstration of Interoperable Computer Applications for the HVAC Industry. Jim Forester, TC
1.5 liaison to the International Alliance for Interoperability, indicated that he did not expect to be able to attend
the Toronto meeting and that he did not see how the topic could be presented given the impossibility of
removing proprietary identification from the software demonstrations. There appeared to be continuing interest
in program activities that address this topic. Jim agreed to talk with Mike Newman to explore the possibility of
special dispensation that would allow this topic to be addressed some time in the future.
Two new program activities were proposed.
• A forum proposed for Toronto to be titled What Computer Applications Would Benefit From Computer-Aided
Instruction? And organized and moderated by Charlie Culp.
• A seminar for Chicago to be titled The Demise of Two-Dimensional Mechanical Design and organized by
Duane Barrett.
Brief liaison reports were received from Brian Kammers (on CIB-W98 Working Group) and Jim Forester
(International Alliance for Interoperability). A written report on the Florida Design Initiative had been received by
the 1.5 chair from Walter Grondzik, and he (Mick Schwedler) agreed to summarize the report at the full TC
meeting. It was noted that in some cases, the letter from TC 1.5 requesting appointment of individuals (for
example, Brian Kammers) to serve as liaisons had not been acted upon by ASHRAE and given official standing. A
recommendation was made that a motion be made at the full TC to direct the committee chair to send a letter to
ASHRAE citing the specific instances that have not received appropriate follow-through and requesting that these
requests be processed in a timely fashion in the future.
The meeting concluded with a brief discussion regarding the proposed TC 1.5 web site. The key issues appeared to
be 1) who will provide the web server, 2) who will serve as web master, 3) how can the site be managed to ensure
adequate site maintenance and continuity. Steve Comstock was present at the end of the meeting, and suggested TC
1.5 forward a recommendation to the appropriate ASHRAE committee for how ASHRAE should support TC web
sites. No resolutions were reached, and further discussion was deferred until the full TC meeting.
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Attachment D
Policy and Software Algorithms
Meeting Minutes San Francisco
January 19, 1998
Subcommittee Chair: Brian Kammers
I.
Meeting was called to order at 2:35 p.m. There where 5 people in attendance.
II.
The current activities related to software quality were reviewed.
A.
The Electronic Communication Ad Hoc Committee no longer exists.
B.
There is no longer a separate Electronic Publishing group in Publications.
III.
There was an update given on the progress of RP-966. Progress is being made but a contract
extension is required. Committee feedback was limited and the PMSC needs a new member.
IV.
Although it was on the agenda, no one wanted to raise the issue of potential conflicts between
ASHRAE policy against commercialization and new electronic mediums. It was felt that this
might make a good forum for Toronto.
V.
There was an additional idea for a program. It was also suggested that a forum be held soliciting
membership input on the type of software that ASHRAE should produce.
VI.
There was one suggestion for a research project. Brian Kammers will create the one page work
statement. The idea is to take the results from RP-966 and create a software tool for the
membership. The process for developing work statements that include software deliverables is
somewhat complex and not linear. This software tool will guide members and aid them in
developing the part of a work statement that includes software. One of the key points of this
effort is to use the process in RP-966 in order to develop a work statement for the automation of
the process in RP-966.
VII.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:10 p.m.
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Attachment E
Minutes of TC 1.5 Internet subcommittee
January 18, 1998 San Francisco
The meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m.
Dave Branson conducted the meeting in Richard Linton's absence.
There were 23 people in attendance.
The minutes from the Boston meeting were approved as written.
Forum 6 was reported to have gone well, with 70-90 people in attendance.
The program for Toronto was discussed:
•
•
•
Mick Schwedler is scheduled to chair a seminar on TC use of Internet;
Dave Branson is scheduled to chair a seminar on Collaborative Efforts and Internet;
Dave Branson is scheduled to moderate a forum on Who Should Champion Technology Transfer on
Internet.
Future programs were discussed. Possibles for Chicago include:
•
•
•
A forum on "Should ASHRAE Use Internet to Dseciminate Information? For cash or free?"
moderated by Feroze Ahmed;
A forum on "Should ASHRAE Sponsor a Cyberspace Virtual Chapter" moderated by Art Hallstrom;
A seminar on "What are the Major Controls Suites in Use Over Internet" chaired by Frank Olken.
Other possible future topics include:
A forum on "Internet Design Shoot-Out" by Jim Forester;
A forum on "Roadkill Revisited" by Jim Forester.
The topic of whether TC 1.5 should have a Web Page was discussed. A question that arose was:
•
What are ASHRAE's requirements for web pages?
It was determined that this should be brought up at the TC meeting Monday nite.
Possible subcommittee chair volunteers were solicited for Dave Branson to relay to the TC Chair.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:25p.m.
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Attachment F
Minutes of TC 1.5 Handbook subcommittee
January 19, 1998 San Francisco
The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m.
The attendance list is shown below.
The minutes from the Boston meeting were approved as written.
The schedule of milestones was revised to read as follows:
Date
May 6, 98
Jan 19, 98
Milestone
Completed chapter submitted to ASHRAE
TC 1.5 committee votes approval of final draft
Minor editing of the Chapter 36 draft was conducted.
Motion by Nelson/Second by Becker to recommend acceptance of Chapter 36 Final Draft by TC 1.5;
Motion passed by unanimous vote.
The following action items are to be taken:
None
The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
TC 1.5 Handbook Subcommittee Attendance List
January 19, 1998
Member
Dave Branson, Chair
Ron Nelson
Mick Schwedler
Chris Becker
Ken Cooper
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Attachment G
Liaison Report to ASHRAE TC 1.5
The Florida Design Initiative
The Florida Design Initiative is closing out its second cycle of funding from the Florida Energy Office and
beginning a third cycle with new funding from the Florida Department of Community Affairs. Established
to promote “best practices” in the design and construction of energy-efficient and high-performance
buildings, the Initiative will continue this focus in 1998 while expanding its scope to promote a broader
awareness of sustainability among Florida communities.
Although charged by its sponsor to maintain a Florida emphasis, all of the products of the Florida Design
Initiative are publicly available to any interested party. Several such products and activities are likely of
interest to ASHRAE members and TC 1.5.
— The Florida Design Initiative continues to publish e design Online, an electronic journal of “best
practices” in design and construction. >> http://edesign.state.fl.us/ <<
— The Florida Sustainable Communities Center was opened at the beginning of January as a resource for
Florida communities (and others) in their efforts to promote sustainable development. >>
http://sustainable.state.fl.us/ <<
— The Process Guidelines for High-Performance Buildings, an online implementation and revision of
documents governing energy efficiency in new and existing State facilities, are currently undergoing final
review. The Guidelines can be accessed through the Built Environment Center of the Florida
Communities Network. >> http://fcn.state.fl.us/fdi/bec/bec-home.htm/ <<
— The Sustainable Development Database was recently brought on line. The Database includes design
resources on sustainability assembled by design professional organizations. The American Society of
Landscape Architects and the American Planning Association have developed content to date; a contract
with an ASHRAE chapter for additional resource development will be let this quarter. >>
http://fcn.state.fl.us/owa_sdrd/owa/sdrduser_www.main.intro_page <<
— The Florida Design Initiative has offered to provide an electronic workplace for development of TC
9.9's proposed Guideline on Total Building Commissioning (approval of a GPC is pending at this time).
— The Florida Design Initiative is host co-sponsor of the 6th National Conference on Building
Commissioning to be held in Orlando, May 17-20, 1998. >> http://www.teleport.com/~peci/ <<
Walter Grondzik
[email protected]
12 January 1998
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Attachment H
Name
Feroze Ahmed
Henry Amistadi
Duane Barrett
Chris Becker
Al Black
Steve Blanc
David Bornside
Mike Brambley
David Branson
Rob Briggs
Mil Buckley
Fred Buhl
Marty Burns
J. Patrick Carpenter
Ken Cooper
Charlie Culp
John Dannenhoffer
Pamela Darrah
Joe Deringer
Rod Dougherty
Wayne Dunn
Tim Dwyer
Jim Forester
Theo Frutiger
Art Hallstrom
Mark Hydeman
Brian Kammers
Dion King
Darrell Massie
Ron Nelson
Les Norford
Patrick O'Neill
Frank Olken
Affiliation
SKM Ltd.
Scientific Computing
Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Landis & Staefa, Inc.
McClure Engineering Association
PG & E -- Research and Development
Honeywell HBC
Pacific Northwest Lab
Compliance Services Group, Inc.
Pacific Northwest Lab
Buckley Associates
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hypertek, Inc.
Kling Lindquist
PoolPak, Inc.
Fisher Controls
Carrier Corporation
Landis & Staefa, Inc.
The Deringer Group
Landis & Staefa, Inc.
3730 Harbor Acres Lane
CIBSE/ASHRAE Group
Marinsoft
Landis & Staefa, Inc.
The Trane Company
PG & E
Johnson Controls Inc.
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
Iowa State University
MIT, School of Arch & Planning
Honeywell, Inc. - Home and Bldg. Ctrl.
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Address1
P.O. Box 11772 DUBAI
PO Box 904
Meadow Green Center
31623 Industrial Road
7616 Big Bend Blvd
2303 Camino Ramon, Suite 100
Honeywell, Inc.
K5-16, P.O. Box 999
7619 University
Box 999, K5-16
7700 Briarwood Drive
90-3147
PO Box 5703
2301 Chestnut St.
9945 Yellow Church Rd.
Engel Tech Center
PO Box 4808
1000 Deerfield Parkway
1349 Addison St.
1000 Deerfield Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32257
South Bank University, UK
42 Park Terrace
1000 Deerfield Parkway
1515 Mercer Road
851 Howard Street
N26 W22599 Oakwood Lane.
270 Grierson Street
2260 Spruice Street, Unit C
Dept. Of Mechanical Engr
Dept of Arch, 77 Mass. Ave
MN-27-3246
1 Cyclotron Road
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Address2
United Arab Emirates
Brunswick, ME 04011-0904
Building 2, Suite 117
Livonia, MI 48150
St. Louis, MO 63119-2195
San Ramon, CA 94583
1500 W. Dundee Rd., MS 7100
Richland, WA 99352
Lubbock, TX 79423-2616
Richland, WA 99352
Crestwood, KY 40014-9094
Berkeley, CA 94720
Derwood, MO 20855
Philadelphia, PA 19103-3035
Seven Valleys, PA 17360
Governor Road
Syracuse, NY 13221
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Berkeley, CA 94702
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-4513
Lexington, KY 40511
San Francisco, CA 94103
Waukesha, WI 53186
Ft. Leavenworth, KS 66027-1135
Boulder, CO 80302
Black Engineering Building
Room 5-418
Honeywell Plaza, PO Box 524
Mailstop 50B-3238
Address3
9238 Highway 20 West
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Marshalltown, IA 50158
Ames, IA 50011
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Minneapolis, MN 55440-0524
Berkeley, CA 94720
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Mani Palani
Mary Ann Piette
Robert, A., Jr. Potter
Michael Pouchak
Will Preska
Andrew Ramsay
Lawrence Schaefer
Mick Schwedler
Pornsak Songkakul
Keith Temple
Wayne Webster
Bradley Whitehall
Steve Yang
University of Texas - Houston HSC
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
USMA
Honeywell, Inc.
Honeywell, Inc.
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