ENERGY CODE PILOT STUDY
Program Description
The State of Georgia was recently selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Building Energy Codes Program (BECP) in partnership with the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) to participate in a “State Energy Code Compliance Pilot Study”. The purpose of this study is to gather information that will be used to evaluate statewide compliance with the new Georgia State Energy Code for commercial buildings (ASHRAE 90.1-2007).
The study includes: a survey of local energy code administrative practices and a plan review and onsite evaluations of 44 randomly chosen buildings in Georgia’s 3 climate zones. The plan reviews and onsite building evaluations will be done by an independent evaluator, B & F Technical Code Services, Inc. While informative and helpful, the compliance data collected from individual buildings and jurisdictions will not be made public. Our aggregated state compliance rate will be the study’s only public result.
Participation in the pilot study and local jurisdictional survey is crucial, and it comes with key benefits: energy code training for local personnel, the chance to identify areas for code improvement and the need for additional resources to support code compliance initiatives. The local jurisdictional survey is available online at: Georgia's Local Jurisdictional Survey. DCA will submit a final report with detailed findings of the Pilot Study to the Department of Energy’s BECP and SEEA in March 2011.
Compliance Working Group
A Compliance Working Group has been assigned to help locate and acquire the required random sample buildings and to make recommendations regarding the final results of the study. The group is comprised of stakeholders representing both the public and private sectors, e.g. state and federal energy agencies, architects, engineers, general contractors, building officials and trade associations.
COMPLIANCE WORKING GROUP MEMBERS |
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Name |
Representing |
Mr. Bill Abballe (chairman) |
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Georgia and Atlanta Chapter |
Mr. Barry Abernathy |
Conditioned Air Contractors of Georgia (CACG) |
Mr. Greg Adams |
Board of Regents University System of Georgia |
Mr. Mike Barcik |
Southface Energy Institute |
Mr. Tee Bridges |
Construction Suppliers Association |
Mr. Bob Buscemi |
Georgia State Finance and Investment Commission (GSFIC) |
Mr. David Clark |
Georgia Department of Natural Resources |
Mr. Dave Conover |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNL) |
Ms. Jennifer DeWeese |
Dukes-Weeks Realty Corporation |
Mr. Steve Ferguson |
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) |
Mr. Ken Garrett |
B & F Technical Code Services, Inc. |
Ms. Charlotte Gattis |
Georgia Manufactured Housing Association (GMHA) |
Mr. Dave Skelton |
Georgia Apartment Association |
Mr. David Howell |
Georgia Power Company |
Ms. Maria Leonardi |
Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) |
Mr. Tom Leslie, PE |
Georgia Society of Professional Engineers (GSPE) |
Mr. Thom Mann |
Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) |
Mr. P.J. Newcomb |
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority |
Ms. Andrea Papageorge |
Atlanta Gas Light Resources (AGL) |
Mr. Joel Rodriguez (vice chair) |
Building Officials Association of Georgia (BOAG) |
Mr. Mark Schroder |
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) |
Mr. Greg Snap |
Georgia Department of Education |
Ms. Beth Studley |
Holder Construction Company |
Mr. Morgan Wheeler |
State Codes Advisory Committee (SCAC) |
Mr. Mark Woodall |
Associated General Contractors (AGC) |
Meetings, Materials, & Records
COMPLIANCE WORKING GROUP - MEETING DATES |
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First Meeting – Orientation & Getting Started |
November 17, 2010 |
Agenda |
Second Meeting – Planning & Working |
December 8, 2010 |
Agenda |
Final Meeting – Feedback & Recommendations |
April 19, 2011 |
Agenda |
Meeting location: Department of Community Affairs, 60 Executive Park South, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329 |
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Downloads and Related Links:
Building Codes Energy Program (BCEP)
Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA)
Governor's ARRA Letter of Assurance .pdf
Contact Information:
For more information, please contact Bill Towson, Program Coordinator, DCA Construction Codes and Industrialized Buildings at (404) 679-3109 or Email bill.towson@dca.ga.gov.
