The following projects are listed in decreasing order of contract value (greatest to smallest).
EcoHouse Design Competition (Phase 2)
Client: The Research Council (TRC) of Oman
Project Status: In Progress
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Design the competition from scratch (COMPLETE)
- Develop the detailed rules and criteria for each contest and for the overall competition (COMPLETE)
- Modify the Phase 1 data acquisition system, as necessary (IN PROGRESS)
- Modify the Phase 1 scoring engine and data visualization interface, as necessary
- Create and calibrate the detailed building energy models using OpenStudio (IN PROGRESS)
- Collect, validate, analyze, process, and publish the measured and simulation data
- Administer the official monitoring periods
- Design, fabricate, assemble, test, and operate a portable data acquisition system
- Chair the competition juries
- Perform Rules reviews and inspections before and during the competition
- Assist TRC project management
Custom instrumented pot for the EcoHouse Design Competition cooking task
EcoHouse Design Competition (Phase 1)
Client: The Research Council (TRC) of Oman
Project Status: Complete
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Conducted design development reviews and chaired the jury (April–May 2012)
- Planned and led the pre-competition team workshop (February–March 2013)
- Competition development and administration (development from October 2013 to August 2014; administration from September 2014 to December 2014)
- Recruited the U.S. jurors
- Chaired the competition juries
- Designed, fabricated, assembled, tested, installed, commissioned, and managed the data acquisition system
- Designed, developed, tested, deployed, and managed the data visualization and scoring engine and interface
- Managed the daily contest tasks and team coordination during the competition evaluation period
- Normalized the net energy measurements to weather conditions
- Developed the competition website before the competition, hosted it during the competition, and helped migrate it to client servers after the competition
- Published the competition Rules document and conducted Rules reviews and inspections before and during the competition
- Performed project management tasks
Custom building control system for the 2009 Iowa State Solar Decathlon house
Iowa State 2009 Solar Decathlon House
Client: Iowa State University Department of Architecture and Iowa Department of Natural Resources Conservation & Recreation Division
Project Status: Ongoing
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Mentor and train student members of the research team (ongoing)
- Design, assemble, test, install, commission, and manage the data acquisition system (completed)
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and manage the data visualization interface (completed)
- Assist the client’s contractor with a remodel of the building’s mechanical room (completed)
- Expand and reconfigure the data acquisition system as a building automation/control and research-grade monitoring system (completed)
- Co-design (with the student team members) a mobile data acquisition system for use in natural ventilation CFD model calibrations and other research projects (completed)
- Collect, validate, and publish measured data for consumption by research team members (ongoing)
Intensive Load Monitoring for the Development of Residential Baseline Electricity Consumption Profiles in Massachusetts
Client: Navigant Consulting on behalf of Mass Save
Project Status: Ongoing
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Led the design, specification, and testing of a flexible yet accurate metering system for intensive load monitoring in various types of residential buildings
- Led the installation and commissioning of the metering system in 23 Boston-area houses
Remote Data Acquisition System Installation Support for Oman EcoHouses
Clients: Dhofar University, Higher College of Technology, Sultan Qaboos University, and German University of Technology EcoHouse teams. Live to Zero has a separate contract with each institution. The institutions shared costs.
Project Status: Current
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Developed more than 50 YouTube videos that instruct EcoHouse teams how to make data acquisition system additions and modifications for Phase 2 of the EcoHouse Design Competition
- Remotely supported the teams’ installation activities
Energy Efficiency for Business Program Evaluation, Measurement, and Verification
Client: Navigant Consulting on behalf of Duke Energy Progress
Project Status: Complete
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Performed 33 measurement and verification site visits for commercial and industrial customers in North Carolina and South Carolina who had recently completed lighting retrofit projects that were subsidized by Duke Energy Progress’ Energy Efficiency for Business Program
- Interviewed customers to review and document lighting usage patterns, energy conservation strategies, and noteworthy anomalies
- Installed and subsequently retrieved from 5–15 lighting event loggers at each site
- Performed detailed fixture counts
- Identified each unique fixture type and documented its make/model number and performance specifications
- Transmitted logger data, fixture counts, unique fixture specifications, and other findings to Navigant for further analysis
Mike at Solar Decathlon China
Solar Decathlon China
Client: Peking University College of Engineering
Project Status: Complete
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Performed detailed reviews of the 22 participating teams’ design development drawings and project manuals
- Submitted a detailed review summary and feedback document to each team
- Proposed measured contest sensor locations for each house
AC electricity meters for Penn State’s 2007 Solar Decathlon house
Penn State 2007 Solar Decathlon House (Phase 1)
Client: Pennsylvania State University Department of Architectural Engineering
Project Status: Complete
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Modified and recommissioned the house’s primary data acquisition system
- Designed and deployed a preliminary data visualization dashboard
- Documented the existing data acquisition system design and components
- Surveyed related facilities, data acquisition systems, and individual data acquisition components and explored the possibility of integrating the disparate systems and components
- Met with key stakeholders and contractors to review past activities and plan future activities
Preassembled NASHI data acquisition system hardware
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Prototype House (Phase 1)
Client: Native American Sustainable Housing Initiative
Project Status: Complete
Summary of Responsibilities:
- Designed, assembled, and tested the data acquisition system
- Met with key stakeholders to review past activities and plan future activities
12-inch thick, cellulose-filled supplemental exterior wall with rainscreen furring strips for personal home remodel
Personal Home Remodel and Addition
Project Status: Perpetual