Labs Sessions - Q2 2013
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GG Labs Sessions are held each Friday after the Community Lunch, starting at 2:00 p.m. and ending around 3:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in!
Contents
- 1 Labs Sessions - 2nd Quarter 2013
- 1.1 Labs Session - Apr 5, 2013
- 1.2 Labs Session - Apr 12, 2013
- 1.3 Labs Session - Apr 19, 2013
- 1.4 Labs Session - Apr 26, 2013
- 1.5 Labs Session - May 3, 2013
- 1.6 Labs Session - May 10, 2013
- 1.7 Labs Session - May 17, 2013
- 1.8 Labs Session - May 24, 2013
- 1.9 Labs Session - May 31, 2013
- 1.10 Labs Session - June 7, 2013
- 1.11 Labs Session - June 14, 2013
- 1.12 Labs Session - June 21, 2013
- 1.13 Labs Session - June 28, 2013
- 2 Resources
- 3 TO DO
Labs Sessions - 2nd Quarter 2013
MASTER LIST OF ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
- Commissioning Items
- BCS - Air Filter Gauges with OCD
- BCS - Annex revised ductwork and airflow readings
- BCS - Building pressurization by balance - summer/winter modes
- BCS - Dickinson by Design Humidity Adventure - revise ventilation; monitor next summer
- BCS - Training on trend logging using DDC
- Labs Experiments
- WATER - Rainwater Usage analysis at end of summer
- WATER - Finalize plan for Measurement of in-ground tank volume/dipstick calibration
- WASTE - Kirsten's Waste Watch
- Trends & Goals / Policy communicated and easy to reference
- BCS - The Earth Room Performance; optimize Earth Room exhaust fan
- BCS - Cooling & Dehumidification M&V on coil
- BCS - Trickle loop experiment on hold during extreme heat
- ENERGY - Phase 2 - Summer measurements on refrigerator electrical usage and performance
- Solar Oven - example
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Labs Session - Apr 5, 2013
- Labs Updates
- Flex Friday
- Updated NV guidelines for spring 2013 (see Sep. 14, 2012 agenda)
- Natural Ventilation Guidelines - NV Season - criteria for when to use NV guide
- If the forecast high for the day is 70 deg F or greater and the current outside air temperature is 60 deg F or greater, then the NV Daily Worksheet should be used to determine if it is a NV day or not.
- This is intended to prevent simultaneous heating and cooling (using the natural ventilation to cool the building down to or below our heating indoor set point).
- sent guidelines to Tom
- Natural Ventilation Guidelines - NV Season - criteria for when to use NV guide
- Food for Thought
- Session Work
- Labs Planning for 2nd quarter
- 1. RoofTop Farm Detroit communication plan - next week
- 2. Work on Labs As-Builts: organize list and complete
- 3. Finish research on energy comparison parameters for Peggy's reporting
- 4. Finish outstanding items on As-Builts list
- 5. Annex humidity observations (June-ish)
- Blog - Edible Flowers
- Journal - written notebook upstairs to record day-to-day tasks & documented on the wiki
- Social Media: software - Buffer linked to Facebook & Twitter
- RoofTop Tours managed and intentional
- building tour or rooftop tour
- size (number of people)
- design of tour
- Flickr for photos, U-Tube for videos
- Master Plan for Labs As-Builts
- Labs Planning for 2nd quarter
- Hands-On Activity
- Go Tigers!!
- Next Steps
- Energy Reporting Standard (index to use for comparison; possibly improve waste/water) - Reporting for Continuous Cx
- Labs Session 4/12/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Labs Session - Apr 12, 2013
- Labs Updates
- Labs Annual Dewpoint Experiment 3.0 - Thurs., May 23, 2013 (meet at GG 5:00 p.m.)
- Geeks On Loan (K 5/10,5/24; H 4/26-5/10; L 5/3; T ?)
- Earth Tubes as only means of ventilation air dehumidification - not recommended
- Air Quality Egg
- For local time, subtract 4 hours
- Temperature given in degrees C
- CO given in ppb; divide by 1000 for ppm; approximate national average is 9 ppm
- NO2 given in ppb; approximate national average is 53 ppb, or 0.053 ppm
- Food for Thought
- Session Work
- RoofTop Farm Detroit Communication Plan Outline - Farm will work with USL to finalize
- Blog - dedicated to Edible Flowers
- Journal - written notebook recording day-to-day tasks & documented electronically on the Wiki
- Social Media - target once every 1-2 weeks
- RoofTop Tours - managed and intentional
- Flickr for photos, U-Tube for videos
- Review GGSL_Communication_Plan (GG Labs)
- Develop Master Plan for Labs As-Builts
- Organization and final documentation
- Categories of Body of Work
- RoofTop Farm Detroit Communication Plan Outline - Farm will work with USL to finalize
- Hands-On Activity
- Stay awake
- Next Steps
- Labs Session 4/19/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Labs Session - Apr 19, 2013
- Labs Updates
- Confirm Labs Annual Dewpoint Experiment 3.0 - Thurs., May 23, 2013 (meet at GG 5:00 p.m.)
- Food for Thought
- Session Work
- Continue Master Plan for Labs As-Builts
- Define categories
- Start classifying items
- Continue Master Plan for Labs As-Builts
- Hands-On Activity
- TBD
- Next Steps
- Labs Session 4/26/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Labs Session - Apr 26, 2013
- Labs Updates
- Helen on loan
- Food for Thought
- Session Work
- Continue Labs As-Builts
- Hands-On Activity
- TBD
- Next Steps
- Labs Session 5/3/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Labs Session - May 3, 2013
- Labs Updates
- Helen and Laurie on loan
- Food for Thought
- Session Work
- Continue Labs As-Builts
- Hands-On Activity
- TBD
- Next Steps
- Labs Session 5/10/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Labs Session - May 10, 2013
- Labs Updates
- Helen and Kirsten on loan
- Food for Thought
- Session Work
- Energy Index for Peggy's comparisons
- Hands-On Activity
- TBD
- Next Steps
- Labs Session 5/17/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Labs Session - May 17, 2013
- Labs Updates
- Food for Thought
- Session Work
- Hands-On Activity
- Next Steps
- Labs Session 5/24/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Labs Session - May 24, 2013
- Labs Updates
- Kirsten on loan
- Food for Thought
- Session Work
- Continue Labs As-Builts
- Hands-On Activity
- Next Steps
- Labs Session 5/31/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Labs Session - May 31, 2013
- Labs Updates
- Food for Thought
- Session Work
- Continue Labs As-Builts
- Hands-On Activity
- Next Steps
- Labs Session 6/7/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Labs Session - June 7, 2013
- Labs Updates
- Food for Thought
- Session Work
- Continue Labs As-Builts
- Hands-On Activity
- Next Steps
- Labs Session 6/14/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Labs Session - June 14, 2013
- Labs Updates
- Food for Thought
- Session Work
- Continue Labs As-Builts
- Hands-On Activity
- Check in on Annex Humidity
- Next Steps
- Labs Session 6/21/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Labs Session - June 21, 2013
- Labs Updates
- Food for Thought
- Session Work
- Continue Labs As-Builts
- Hands-On Activity
- Next Steps
- Labs Session 6/28/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Labs Session - June 28, 2013
- Labs Updates
- Food for Thought
- Session Work
- Continue Labs As-Builts
- Hands-On Activity
- Next Steps
- Labs Session 7/5/2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Resources
- Commissioning Design Center
- Labs Highlights
- Labs Help Wanted
- Current Labs Summary
- Labs Idea Bin
- Labs Tool Box
- Labs Experiment Template - Wiki outline of individual Experiment
- Experiment Tracker - summary of all experiments & experiment project management
- Experiment Workbook Template - report template for actual conducting of experiment
TO DO
- Plan / Do / Check / Act / Repeat