TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS, INC. 1791 Tullie Circle, NE Atlanta, CA 30329 404-636-8400 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 Page 1 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 Page 2 Monitoring Comm. Chair Charlie Culp Report Made at Meeting? Yes TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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 Page 3 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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 Page 4 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 • • • • • 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 Page 5 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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. Page 6 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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) Page 7 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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 Page 8 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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. Page 9 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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. Page 10 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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: Page 11 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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. Page 12 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 • 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 Page 13 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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 Page 14 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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. Page 15 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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; Page 16 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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 Page 17 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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. Page 18 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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. Page 19 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 • 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. Page 20 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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. Page 21 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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. Page 22 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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] Page 23 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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 Page 24 TC 1.5, Computer Applications, Minutes - San Francisco, January 1998 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. 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