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Uniform Protocols
for
Energy-Efficient Remodeling
of Existing Housing
Prepared by
Team IBTS subcontractor: Performance Systems Development
Institute for Building Technology and Safety
Prepared for Office of Policy Development and Research
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Team IBTS
IBTS – Michael Sewall, Chris Fennell and Ashok Goswami
BKi – Bob Knight
PSD – Greg Thomas and Conrad Metcalfe
HUD – Michael Freedberg, Michael Blanford and David Engel
Technical Advisory Panel
ACCA – Warren Lupson
CEC – Randel Riedel
Fannie Mae – Michelle Desiderio
BPI – Bill Parlapiano
LBNL – Ian Walker
E-Star Colorado – Megan
Edmunds
NARI – Dan Taddie
NAHB – Therese Ford Crahan
NYSERDA – Jim Quirk
RESNET – Steve Baden
Southface – Howard Katzman
Neil Kelly Company – Walt Harwood
Tyson Associates – David Tyson
Performance Exteriors – Mike Lotesto
Kaz Brothers – Ron Kasmierczak
Quality Building/HVAC -- Frank Malpere
Sawhorse – Carl Seville
J&P HVAC – Chris Perry
Clark HVAC – Dan Clark
EPA – Chandler von Schrader
DOE – Terry Logee
P&B Finishers – Lenox Bowman
Brothers Strong – Michael Strong
3 Levels of Refinement
Basic Design of the System
The structure includes three main branches:
 Best practices
 Improvements
 References
Accessing The
Information System
Contractors
• Looking for relevant (climate-based, tradebased, etc.) information for about energy or
related issues (green)
• Link energy information to building science
information
• Create pathways to learn more and change
business models
• Get access to tools supporting learning and
building assessment
• Use the tools as internal training
Programs
• Protocols for review and adoption
• Option: Ability to maintain your own variation
– Access to system for creating and storing program
specific changes
– Tools supporting review
• Same tools used for maintaining uniform protocol
Trainers
• Access to materials that support training
• Comprehensive and detailed listing of what to
teach
• More people looking for training
Raters and Consultants
• More demand for services
– Contractors who are on path to whole house
– Contractors who decide to stay at Level 2
• Support for training the contractors who work
with you
• Become a trainer also!
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Simple extensions of types
of activities already
undertaken
More comprehensive
workscopes
Cross trade workscopes
High payback
Still trade based workscopes
Advanced knowledge
Less likely to get you in
health and safety trouble
More comfort focused
solutions
Business process
development
No extra tools
Some basic testing
introduced in stages
Enhanced tool set, software
modeling
Health and safety triggers
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Blower door or duct testing
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CO
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CAZ
Increased use of testing and
building science knowledge
to control liability
Full testing
Basic pricing description
More detailed pricing support
Advanced pricing systems
Advice on selecting trade
contractors
Has business partners with
building science knowledge
Whole house contractor or
whole house team
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CO detector in basement
during install
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CO detector in house during
and after install
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Use detector with numeric
digital display
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Train customer on response
to CO alarm
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HVAC
Do they do Manual J
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Manual J
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NATE
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BPI
Access Screens
PDA Checklist
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Where do you improve?
What do you improve?
How do you improve?
How do you diagnose,
price, and sell the
improvement?
Maximizing benefits
Risks
Quality assurance
Links
Other resources
References Specification
Contact info
Gregory Thomas
Performance Systems Development, Inc.
www.psdconsulting.com
607-277-6240
[email protected]
Process Structure