Kim Gonzalez, Author at HPBOP https://hpbop.org/author/kim/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:41:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Building Performance Standards and Their Impact to Projects in Design https://hpbop.org/2023/01/05/building-performance-standards-and-their-impact-to-projects-in-design/ Thu, 05 Jan 2023 18:41:53 +0000 https://hpbop.org/?p=1100 Emerging as a key tool for cities and states to meet their climate goals, building performance standards are shaking up the building industry. Learn about how building performance standards work to lower building carbon emissions and how they are impacting building design and the energy modeling process, moving teams beyond code-based thinking.   To download […]

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]]> Emerging as a key tool for cities and states to meet their climate goals, building performance standards are shaking up the building industry. Learn about how building performance standards work to lower building carbon emissions and how they are impacting building design and the energy modeling process, moving teams beyond code-based thinking.

 

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]]> Building Performance Standards for Decarbonization https://hpbop.org/2023/01/05/building-performance-standards-for-decarbonization/ Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:07:16 +0000 https://hpbop.org/?p=1278 A key component of accelerating decarbonization of the built environment is municipal & state policymaking requiring consistent ongoing performance/carbon reduction in buildings. Careful crafting of these requirements, called Building Performance Standards (BPS), is critical to their long-term success. This presentation will dive into the structures and frameworks that exist for this type of policymaking, compliance […]

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]]> A key component of accelerating decarbonization of the built environment is municipal & state policymaking requiring consistent ongoing performance/carbon reduction in buildings. Careful crafting of these requirements, called Building Performance Standards (BPS), is critical to their long-term success. This presentation will dive into the structures and frameworks that exist for this type of policymaking, compliance pathways, and some examples from cities across the US.

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]]> Gas Bans and Zero-Emission Appliance Standards: Emerging Policy Trends https://hpbop.org/2023/01/04/gas-bans-and-zero-emission-appliance-standards-emerging-policy-trends/ Wed, 04 Jan 2023 15:21:13 +0000 https://hpbop.org/?p=1092   A growing number of jurisdictions are targeting the electrification of new construction by banning fossil fuel systems or adding electrification requirements to codes. California and New York are also moving toward zero-emission appliance standards that would phase fossil fuel equipment out of existing buildings when systems are replaced. This presentation will unpack these leading-edge […]

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A growing number of jurisdictions are targeting the electrification of new construction by banning fossil fuel systems or adding electrification requirements to codes. California and New York are also moving toward zero-emission appliance standards that would phase fossil fuel equipment out of existing buildings when systems are replaced. This presentation will unpack these leading-edge building decarbonization policies.

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]]> ASHRAE Guideline 36 – High Performance Sequences of Operation for HVAC Systems – Steve Taylor https://hpbop.org/2022/12/09/ashrae-guideline-36-high-performance-sequences-of-operation-for-hvac-systems-steve-taylor/ Sat, 10 Dec 2022 03:39:32 +0000 https://hpbop.org/?p=1298 Steve Taylor, PE, Principal, Taylor Engineering, presents “ASHRAE Guideline 36 – High Performance Sequences of Operation for HVAC Systems (with lab demonstration)” at BEST Center’s 2020 Annual Institute.

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]]> Steve Taylor, PE, Principal, Taylor Engineering, presents “ASHRAE Guideline 36 – High Performance Sequences of Operation for HVAC Systems (with lab demonstration)” at BEST Center’s 2020 Annual Institute.

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]]> Federal Building Performance Standard https://hpbop.org/2022/12/07/gas-bans-and-zero-emission-appliance-standards-emerging-policy-trends-2/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 22:58:01 +0000 https://hpbop.org/?p=1171 On December 7, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the first-ever Federal Building Performance Standard. The Federal Building Performance Standard requires agencies to cut energy use and electrify equipment and appliances to achieve zero scope 1 emissions in 30 percent of the building space owned by the Federal government by square footage by 2030. As the country’s single largest […]

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]]> On December 7, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the first-ever Federal Building Performance Standard. The Federal Building Performance Standard requires agencies to cut energy use and electrify equipment and appliances to achieve zero scope 1 emissions in 30 percent of the building space owned by the Federal government by square footage by 2030. As the country’s single largest energy consumer and building manager, these new actions will save taxpayer dollars by reducing energy use while cutting millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions, increasing resilience, strengthening U.S. energy independence, and growing the jobs and industries of the future in America. Read the Federal Building Performance Standard.

As a complementary step, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) also announced on December 7, 2022, a proposed rulemaking to electrify new or newly renovated Federal buildings. Learn more about this proposed rulemaking.

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]]> Industrializing Construction to Increase the Speed and Scale of Building Decarbonization https://hpbop.org/2022/01/05/industrializing-construction-to-increase-the-speed-and-scale-of-building-decarbonization/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:03:11 +0000 https://hpbop.org/?p=1109 Decarbonizing the U.S. building sector requires a rapid and sustained increase in the rates of energy efficient and low-carbon building retrofits and new construction. Given the speed and scale of action needed to decarbonize the built environment, new approaches are required to overcome traditional market and technical barriers. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Building […]

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]]> Decarbonizing the U.S. building sector requires a rapid and sustained increase in the rates of energy efficient and low-carbon building retrofits and new construction. Given the speed and scale of action needed to decarbonize the built environment, new approaches are required to overcome traditional market and technical barriers. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Building Construction (ABC) Initiative aims to transform building construction and renovation practices in the U.S. using industrialized construction approaches to improve the speed, scale, and affordability of high-performance building retrofits and new construction. This presentation provides an overview of the ABC Initiative,

The speaker, Evan Sattler-Malloy, a research scientist at Berkeley Lab’s Building Technologies and Urban Systems Division, discusses industrializing instruction and its role in increasing the speed and scale of building decarbonization. He highlights key challenges faced by the building and construction industry in the 21st century, such as the decline in labor productivity, the doubling of the global building stock by 2060, and the inadequacy of annual retrofits in the US. He introduces the Department of Energy’s Advanced Building Construction (ABC) initiative including its key goals and accomplishments to date in the areas of building retrofit RD&D, industry-facing performance and cost guidance, technology commercialization and scaling, and its efforts to develop and deploy advanced building technologies in both renovation and construction markets. He also previews forthcoming Market guidance for residential buildings, which aims to promote the broader adoption of advanced building technologies.

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]]> Putting the Building to Work – The Business Case for Healthy Buildings – John Macomber https://hpbop.org/2021/02/04/putting-the-building-to-work-the-business-case-for-healthy-buildings-john-macomber/ Fri, 05 Feb 2021 02:56:54 +0000 https://hpbop.org/?p=1287 In the BEST Center 2021 Annual Institute keynote, Harvard Business School Professor John Macomber reviews the health science, financial approach, and positive impacts of a healthy building for building owners and occupiers.  

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]]> In the BEST Center 2021 Annual Institute keynote, Harvard Business School Professor John Macomber reviews the health science, financial approach, and positive impacts of a healthy building for building owners and occupiers.

 

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]]> Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings https://hpbop.org/2020/04/20/why-covid-19-raises-the-stakes-for-healthy-buildings/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 01:44:07 +0000 https://hpbop.org/?p=1284 Will you ever again step onto a crowded elevator without hesitation? Reach for a doorknob without concern (or gloves)? Easing social distancing restrictions might reopen businesses, but as long as memories of COVID-19 lockdowns are still fresh in people’s minds, the experience of being inside an office building most likely will not return to “normal.” […]

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]]> Will you ever again step onto a crowded elevator without hesitation? Reach for a doorknob without concern (or gloves)?

Easing social distancing restrictions might reopen businesses, but as long as memories of COVID-19 lockdowns are still fresh in people’s minds, the experience of being inside an office building most likely will not return to “normal.”

Even before the pandemic struck, there were plenty of reasons to be concerned about air quality and ventilation in the buildings where we live and work. After all, healthier indoor environments don’t just keep us from getting sick—they also enhance cognitive performance.

 

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