Quarterly CMFNH Newsletter – vol.1, ed.4 1st Quarter 2011
Energy News & Tech Tips. Project of the Quarter
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Name: Tabernacle Vista Apartments City: Sanout Francisco, California Percent above 2005 Title 24: 22.8 % Developer: Tabernacle Community Development Corporation Architect: Michael Willis Architects Energy Consultant: Architectural Energy Corporation HERS Rater: A.O. Energy & Design Construction Manager: CUBE Associates, Inc. Energy Efficiency & Sustainable Measures: Double-glazed, low-e windows High efficiency heat pumps High efficiency central hot water system ENERGY STAR® appliances Parking stacker system *The project completing within the current quarter exceeding Title 24 by the highest percentage is considered Project of the Quarter.
Events & Trainings The CMFNH team is pleased to continue the Multi-Family Residential New Construction webinars. For the 2011 schedule, descriptions, and registration, please visit: http://multifamily.h-m-g.com/training/.
Tech Tip: Ensuring Savings with Commissioning Building commissioning is defined across the industry as a systematic quality assurance method that spans the entire building process, and is most often performed in three phases: design, construction, and post-construction. Commissioning entails a third-party reviewer verifying and documenting that building systems and components are planned, designed, installed, tested, operated and maintained to meet the owner’s project requirements and performance expectations. In many ways, commissioning, not design, is what proves your multi-family building is an energy-efficient project. A number of sustainable building programs are integrating and referencing commissioning standards among their requirements or options. LEED for Homes’ Multi-Family Mid-Rise Checklist awards points for testing and verification that matches the EPA’s Multi-Family High-Rise verification requirements GreenPoint Rated’s Multi-Family Checklist includes commissioning under both the Design Considerations and Innovations sections, referring to ventilation verification as defined by ENERGY STAR New Homes’ High-Rise Pilot Program ENERGY STAR V3 provides an HVAC System Quality Installation Rater Checklist The CalGREEN building code features detailed commissioning guidelines under Residential Voluntary Measures, Division A4.2 – Energy Efficiency It is important to note that commissioning does not substitute for a HERS Rater verification, although both processes involve a verifier coming to the site. Luckily, finding a commissioning third-party verifier is relatively simple. Professional commissioning agencies are located throughout the state. For more information, contact Katie Eberle at 916-962-7001 or eberle@h-m-g.com.