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Home of the MADD Scientists - "Making A Difference Daily"....we hope!!!

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Performing scientific study to support sustainable stewardship of our Community and Earth. Seeking the truth of our actions and having fun doing it.

   GG Labs Sessions are held each Friday after the Community Commissioning Lunch, 
   starting at 1:30 p.m. and ending around 3:30 p.m., depending on the day's agenda.
   All are welcome to join in!

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Labs Updates
- Commissioning Progress
- Labs
  - Main Page link to Labs - What's Brewing
  - Intern Update
- Experiments
  - Blower Door Test Design Session today
  - Solar Thermal Panel System Performance future
    - Fall Shoulder Season - September/October
    - Winter Season - January/February
    - Spring Shoulder Season - April/May
    - Summer Season - July/August
  - People's Choice Fall Experiment
Session Work
- Blower Door Test Design
Hands-On Activity
- To promote our "Science is not Scary" program
Food for Thought
Next Steps
- Next Session Friday, 9/30/2011, at 1:30 p.m.
- Commissioning
- Blower Door Test

Labs Session - Sep 30, 2011

Labs Updates
- Commissioning Progress
- Labs
  - Update Main Page Labs "What's Brewing"
  - Waste Lab starts when building opens
    - Coordinate with Jason for Trash Tracker
    - Finalize design of Trash Audit
- Experiments
  - Finalize Blower Door Test
  - People's Choice Fall Experiment candidates

Session Work
- Solar Thermal Panel Performance Test design

Food for Thought

Hands-On Activity
- Solar Panel output

Next Steps
- Blower Door Test 10/6/2011 from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. (prep starts at 11:30 a.m.)
- Labs Session 10/7/2011 at 1:30 p.m.

Labs Session - Oct 7, 2011

Labs Updates
- Commissioning Progress
- Labs
  - Group photo from Blower Door Test
  - Update Main Page Labs "What's Brewing"
  - New IP address for controls viewing outside the Green Garage (66.103.141.2)
  - Added tumblr for blogging from the Labs
  - Do something Lab-y or Lab-esque for the Opening?
- Experiments
  - Blower Door Test Debrief
  - People's Choice Fall Experiment update

Food for Thought

Session Work
- Create Trash Tracker log in Google Docs
- Solar Thermal Panel Performance Test design continued

Hands-On Activity
- Solar Panel output, time permitting

Next Steps
- Labs Session 10/14/2011 at 1:30 p.m.
- Finalize plans for Trash Audit
- Continue Solar Panel Performance experiment

Labs Session - Oct 14, 2011

Labs Updates
- Commissioning Progress
- Labs
  - Update Main Page Labs "What's Brewing"
  - Waste Lab is open
- Experiments
  - Blower Door Test
    - Analysis Results
    - Conclusions
    - Lessons Learned
  - People's Choice Fall Experiment update

Food for Thought

Session Work
- Finalize Trash Audit design
- Create Trash Tracker log in Google Docs
- Solar Thermal Panel Performance Test design continued

Hands-On Activity
- Air Balancing Ventilation System

Next Steps
- Labs Session 10/21/2011 at 1:30 p.m.

Labs Session - Oct 21, 2011

Labs Updates
- LEED Platinum Home Tour Highlights - Mike P.
- Commissioning Progress
  - Observations from 10/17/11
- Labs
- Experiments
  - People's Choice Fall Experiment update
  - Blower Door Test Documentation & Follow Up
    - Publishing Report
    - Video
    - Follow Up on Garage Door Options
    - Target Schedule for Additional Blower Door Test
  - Trash Tracker Document - review
  - Trash Audit - review today

Food for Thought

Session Work
- Finalize Trash Audit design
- Solar Thermal Panel Performance Test design continued

Hands-On Activity
- Investigate if scale works and check calibration

Next Steps
- Labs Session 10/28/2011 at 1:30 p.m.
- Trash Audit
- People's Choice

Labs Session - Oct 28, 2011

Labs Updates
- Commissioning Progress
  - Phase 1 - Basic Operations - SVT
  - Phase 2 - Detailed Operations - Issues resolved, resume SVT
  - Phase 3 - Optimization - FPT
  - Phase 4 - Recommend improvements - Report
  - Phase 5 - Develop M&V and Continuous Cx Strategies
- Labs
  - Request for research from GG Services - wireless stats
- Experiments
  - Trash Audit - final design
  - Trash Tracker - final design
  - 2011 Fall People's Choice Experiment
    - 3 additional votes from FB for Solar Panel

Food for Thought

Session Work
- Solar Thermal Panel Performance test design continued

Hands-On Activity
- Scales 2.0

Next Steps
- Labs Session 11/4/2011 at 1:30 p.m.
- Trash Audit Day!!!

Labs Session - Nov 4, 2011

Labs Updates
- Commissioning Progress
- Labs
  - Update Main Page Labs "What's Brewing"
- Experiments
  - 2011 Fall People's Choice voting results

Food for Thought

Session Work
- Trash Audit Experiment, Documentation, Analysis

Hands-On Activity
- Inaugural Trash Audit

Next Steps
- Labs Session 11/11/2011 at 1:30 p.m.
- Debrief on Trash Audit
- Design 2011 Fall People's Choice experiment

Labs Session - Nov 11, 2011

Labs Updates
- Commissioning Progress
- Labs
  - Wireless Thermostat Study
- Experiments
  - Debrief on Trash Audit will be done after 11/18/11 Audit
  - How to make Flickr gallery on wiki

Food for Thought

Session Work
- HVAC Oriented Tour

Hands-On Activity
- Give first Util-A-Tour to Warm Training Center weatherization class

Next Steps
- Labs Session 11/18/2011 at 1:30 p.m.
- Regular Trash Audit

Labs Session - Nov 18, 2011

Labs Updates
- Commissioning Progress
- Labs
- Experiments
  - USL report on visit to Recycle Here
  - Recycling Audit debrief after today's activity
  - Regular Trash Audit today

Food for Thought

Session Work
- Trash Audit is today's main activity

Hands-On Activity
- Trash Audit
- Set up electric meter on refrigerator to start trending

Next Steps
- Labs Session 12/2/2011 at 1:30 p.m.
- Debrief on Trash Audit
- Start solar panel experiment design
- Design experiment for refrigerator energy usage experiment

Labs Session - Dec 2, 2011

Labs Updates
- Commissioning Progress
- Labs
  - Noel Night
- Experiments

Food for Thought

Session Work
- Debrief on Trash Audit & Recycle Audit

Hands-On Activity
- Check out bike for Noel Night.
- Deploy banana in worm factory.

Next Steps
- Labs Session 12/9/2011 at 1:30 p.m.
- Start solar panel experiment design
- Design experiment for refrigerator energy usage experiment

Labs Session - Dec 9, 2011

Labs Updates
- Commissioning Progress
- Labs
  - Heating Lab
  - Power Lab?
- Experiments
  - Solar Panels
  - Fridge Energy
  - Plug Load Study

Food for Thought

Session Work
- Solar Thermal Panel Performance Design

Hands-On Activity
- Watt meter practice

Next Steps
- Labs Session 12/16/2011 at 1:30 p.m.
- Solar design contd.
- Power design contd.

Labs Session - Dec 16, 2011

Labs Updates
- Commissioning Progress
- Labs
- Experiments
  - In Residence Business Plug Load Study
  - Refrigerator Energy Usage
  - Solar Thermal Panel Performance

Food for Thought

Session Work
- Solar Panel

Hands-On Activity
- Check fridge

Next Steps
- Labs Session 12/23/2011 at 1:30 p.m.
- Finish fridge data acquisition

Labs Session - Dec 23, 2011

Labs Updates
- Commissioning Progress
  - Altherma troubleshooting
- Labs
- Experiments
  - In Residence Business Plug Load Study
  - Solar Thermal Panel Performance
  - Refrigerator Energy Usage

Food for Thought

Session Work
- Fridge analysis
- Solar panel outline

Hands-On Activity
- Collect fridge data

Next Steps
- Labs Session 1/6/2011 at 1:30 p.m.

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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

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