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   GG Labs Sessions are held the first Friday of each month after the
   Community Lunch, starting at 2:00 p.m. and ending around 4:00 p.m.
   All are welcome!!
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Labs Sessions - 1st Quarter 2018


Labs Session - Jan 5, 2018

  • Labs Updates
    • Catching Up
    • 2018 LABS Topics
      • 1) Finish Up Phase 2 Rebalance and Phase 3 Remaining Issues on Ventilation
      • 2) GG PV System Verification
        • Review new PV system design & specs - original GG PV System Design
        • ENPHASE Monitoring
        • Verification plan - Put data logger on PV produced vs feed to building to compare amps used
      • 3) Re-Commission the HVAC DDC Controls (after Niagara/JACE upgrades)
    • Today's Project: Ventilation Update & Cold Weather Review
  • Ventilation Update
    • Review progress & results
    • Summarize 12/15/17 readings/results
    • Set date to re-read all at once - 1/12/2018
    • Determine if BF needs to be set lower to match ERV?
    • Determine if SF & EF on ERV are okay as is or need to adjust speed to get in balance?
    • Plan for Cave Day
  • GG Cold Weather Review
    • Check systems; capture screenshots
    • Review system cold weather performance; collect trends for past 2 weeks
    • Thermal image doors/windows/floor/tank town walls/etc.
    • Review observations
      • Doors and windows still look very good, even high traffic doors.
      • Exterior door in greenhouse is only spot found that is below the space dewpoint (door wood inset/threshold in 20's; dewpoint 36F).
      • Garage door insulation/seal still excellent.
      • Observed V-6 (three-way mixing valve on floor heating) appeared to be hunting slightly. Joe indicated this is normal for the valve.
    • Consider any additional investigation or recommendations - none
  • What's Next
    • Cave Day - Continue Re-Do of TAB measurements
    • Next Month - Wrap up Ventilation

Labs Session - April 6, 2018

  • Trash Audit Design
    • Check current compliance levels
    • Analyze current waste stream content compared to what it was
    • Issue #1 - Lots of carry out cartons now - CONFIRMED STILL AN ISSUE
    • Issue #2 - Food left in fridge on Friday - CONFIRMED STILL AN ISSUE
    • First audit was 11/4/2011
    • After Action: Talk to Recycle Here to solicit feedback on what we could do better or if anything new in the world of recycling
    • After Action: Drill down to hear what we do right/wrong once it gets to the sorting process or its final destination - update us on what helps and what doesn't - what ruins a stream or makes it unusable
  • Conclusions - Suggestions
    • Businesses to address findings further
    • Labs interested in community aspects of findings
  • What's Next
    • Cave Day
    • Next Month

Labs Session - May 4, 2018

  • Labs Updates
    • Finalize results report for TRASH AUDIT- April 2018
      • Merge report and photos
      • Turn over to Matt/businesses
      • Labs follow up with Recycle Here! (Matt Niemi) - date for field trip
    • GG Ventilation Project Update
      • Finish Phase 2 Rebalance - Exhaust/Return Duct TAB Optimization
      • Balance Dampers installation status Annex - Joey G
        • Register in Red Panda has integral damper; use that to try to direct more air from the lg conf rm.
      • Plan for "Off Hours" Rebalance of Exhaust (Saturday next month; check with Helen upon return)
      • Final Readings on Ventilation System
      • Phase 3 Remaining Issues on Ventilation (if any!)
    • eGauge Power Monitoring at El Moore - Unexpected loads on non-HVAC electric meter
      • Domestic Water Booster
      • Elevator
      • Data analysis forthcoming
    • GG PV System Verification
      • Review new PV system design & specs - original GG PV System Design
      • ENPHASE Monitoring
      • Verification plan - Put data logger on PV produced vs feed to building to compare amps used
    • GG Weather Station - Davis VantagePro2 weather station with a Radiation sensor
      • Status of monitoring - no update since 4/26/2018 - Nate out of country
      • Commissioning verification of station as installed
      • Long term plan for station - Tom
  • What's Next
    • Cave Day - LLC out of commission on 5/18
    • Next Month

Labs Session - x x, 2017

  • Labs Updates
    • Catching Up
    • Today's Project:
  • Prep - Overview
  • Hands-On
  • Brain Work
  • Conclusions - Suggestions
  • What's Next
    • Cave Day
    • Next Month

Cave Day Items

  • Commissioning Items
    • ENERGY - Tracking energy produced vs. used
    • ON-GOING Cx - using DDC for monitoring & persistence
  • Labs Experiments
    • WASTE - Kirsten's Waste Watch
    • BCS - Cooling & Dehumidification M&V on coil
    • BCS - Trickle loop experiment
    • ENERGY - Phase 2 - Finish documentation on refrigerator electrical usage and performance
    • [1] Solar Oven - example
  • CURRENT CAVE DAY FOCUS
    • Holdovers from 2015
      • Trickle Loop Experiment
      • Earth Room Performance (efficiency) number crunching; is Earth Room bypass viable; optimize Earth Room exhaust fan
    • BCS - Annex revised ductwork and airflow readings
    • BCS - Building pressurization by balance - summer/winter modes

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Resources

To Do

  • Plan / Do / Check / Act / Repeat
  • 2018 LABS Topics
    • TBD