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Austin Energy Green Building Seminar Series
Austin Energy Green Building holds its lunchtime seminars at the LCRA Dalchau Service Center, 3505 Montopolis Drive. We meet in Building A, Rooms 504 and 505, also called the Large Safety Conference Room. There is a small café in the building and vending machines and water are available. Feel free to bring your lunch.
View the Case Study of the LCRA Dalchau Service Center, a 3-star AEGB rated building.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
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11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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Energy Code Updates |
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LCRA Dalchau Service Center, 3505 Montopolis Drive [Map]
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Description: |
The current energy code (adopted January 1, 2008) includes the first steps toward meeting the Austin Climate Protection Plan's goal of requiring that all homes built in the City of Austin be Zero Energy Capable by 2015. Another round of code updates is set for 2009, which will include the following energy saving measures:
- 90% of interior lighting must be high efficacy
- Wall assembly performance equivalent to R-15
- Improve window performance by reducing Solar Heat Gain Coefficient from 0.4 to 0.3, and reducing U-value (conductive heat transmission) from 0.65 to 0.51
- Improve water heating system efficiency by up to 7%
AEGB's Residential Energy Code Specialist, John Umphress, will discuss the implications of the changes to the residential code, including how the changes will be administered.
The Climate Protection Plan also calls for energy efficiency improvements of 75% by 2015 in non-residential buildings. The commercial portion of the 2006 energy code did not require extensive local revisions to meet an incremental conservation goal because the national code advanced energy efficiency by approximately 20%. For 2009, code revision efforts identified additional opportunities for energy savings including a mechanical systems commissioning requirement, air barrier requirements, and shut off devices for overhead doors. These measures should result in significant energy savings; however, their impacts are still being assessed.
Michael Husted, LEED AP, AEGB's Commercial Code Specialist, will review the changes to the commercial portions of the published code as well as address the city’s local amendments and discuss the effects these changes will have on our community.
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(Dates and topics subject
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Who may attend?
Seminars are open to all building professionals and all Austin Energy and City of Austin personnel. Learning Unit and Continuing Education credits are available for American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Texas Institute of Building Design (TIBD) members.
Advance registration or RSVP is not required. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. To learn more about Austin Energy Green Building seminars, e-mail us or call (512) 482-5300.
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