Happy New Year!
We’re Growing!
In 2023, the Resource Refocus team welcomed Sheila Naby who joined the team as an Associate Technical Consultant. Sheila is currently working with our team on evaluating residential code compliance in Montana and Idaho on behalf of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance by using site data in Monte Carlo Analysis to estimate energy consumption and identify potential savings with improved compliance.
Team MINI RETREAT
The team met in person during the first week of November for two days of work planning, collaboration, and some fun! Natalie presented the Monte Carlo Analysis we are doing to evaluate code compliance in Montana and Idaho. Rhys discussed the evolution of Energy Codes in New York State and where our recent work fits within this context.
The following day the team went hiking in the redwoods at Joaquin Miller State Park, followed by dinner with families and significant others.
project highlight:
NBI Schools BETR Study
Resource Refocus contributed to the recently published the Building Electrification Technology Roadmap (BETR) for Schools report. The effort was led by the New Buildings Institute for Southern California Edison. The report equips K-12 leaders with the ultimate roadmap and decision-making tools to electrify their school buildings. Read the report to uncover strategies and relative cost analysis exclusively designed for K-12 schools to reduce carbon emissions from water heating, HVAC systems, charging infrastructure, and other technologies that energize classrooms and educational facilities.
The Helping Schools be BETR with the Building Electrification Technology Roadmap webinar recording is now available on-demand. Watch the webinar to discover best practices, costs, and typical scenarios for electrification in K-12 schools.
For further information on costs, here is a link to a Tableau dashboard to help estimate potential incremental costs of electrification solutions for schools.
Conferences and presentations
ASHRAE Winter Conference 2024
Carrie will be attending the upcoming ASHRAE Winter Conference. She will be presenting our conference paper titled, “NYSERDA’s Buildings of Excellence Competition: Resilient, Carbon Neutral Multifamily Design” which presents key findings from our Trends Analysis of NYSERDA’s Buildings of Excellence Program.
Building Electrification Conference
Carrie attended the Building Electrification Conference organized by Global Transmission on November 29-30. The conference’s mission was to discuss the challenges and explore solutions for energy-efficient, cost-effective, and equitable building electrification.
PhiusCon 2023
In November, Resource Refocus participated in PhiusCon 2023 held in Houston, Texas. Nate presented a summary of the trends analysis and cost findings that RR is conducting on behalf of NYSERDA to analyze the awardees of the Buildings of Excellence Program, along with Gwen McLaughlin of NYSERDA.
Other events
Carbon Neutral Communities Building Tour
In September, Nate and the AIA Buffalo/ WNY COTE organized a building tour for local design professionals to visit the Enterprise Lumber & Silo in North Tonawanda, NY. The project is the first Passive House office building in the region and is one of the Carbon Neutral Communities projects we are developing a case study for on behalf of NYSERDA.
