Residential Performance Assessments
Luke Howard
Luke Howard, a Building Science Specialist with the Washington State University Extension Energy Program, will speak on Residential Performance Assessments.
Residential Performance Assessments:
Design, Post Construction, and during Occupancy
The realized energy performance of any given structure is all about effective planning, design and execution. But let’s admit it; we are all a bit experimental with our designs at times. We introduce new products and construction techniques into our projects. “How novel,” that’s what makes us progressive, right? Of course, we do our research and when we feel we have enough “good” information to justify new ideas, we implement them into our work. But can we really quantify or qualify the success or failure of these newly implemented ideas? What are the most effective tools we can use in order to effectively evaluate our projects? Do we ever have the opportunity to do post occupancy surveys and utility billing analysis? From the design phase to post occupancy evaluation there are several tools available to assess whether your projects are meeting predetermined energy consumption benchmarks. In this session we will discuss these various tools and how acquiring performance data can help us back up all the dogma.
The Washington State University Extension Energy Program is helping local, state, and national government agencies and industries chart a path to a clean energy future by providing research and analysis of electricity production and delivery, better transportation systems, and energy efficient buildings.
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