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Solar Orientation Impact on Production Home Communities - November 22, 2004

  • Welcome - Craig Hoellwarth (Green INQ) and Jodi Newman (SMUD)
  • Introductions - Rob Hammon (BIRA/ConSol)
  • Proposed Problem Statement & Session Goal
  • Background - Bruce Baccei (BIRA/ConSol)
  • Recent BIRA Research - Abhay Bhargava (BIRA/ConSol)
  • The San Jose Experience - Mary Tucker (City of San Jose)
  • Technical PV Approach - Dave Nyberg (GE Energy)
  • Working Sessions (Six Key Questions) - Facilitator Craig Hoellwarth
    1. How can the potential energy & power benefits of optimized solar orientation be established?
    2. Who are the key project decision-makers that effect solar orientation potential?
    3. On what basis do they make go/no go decisions that impact solar orientation?
    4. When in the Planning and Design process should solar orientation be considered?
    5. How should we evaluate solar orientation potential at each stage of the process?
    6. What are the barriers and limitations for accomplishing the established goal(s)?
  • Identification of Available Resources - existing software tools
  • Solar 5, Heed (software example) - Murray Milne (UCLA Architecture, Emeritus)
  • Identification of Revised Program Goals
  • Identification of Further Research to Reach the Goals
  • Closing Remarks & Next Steps - Rob Hammon
Download (Adobe PDF):
Meeting Agenda
List of Attendees

Links to presentations
Background and History - Bruce Baccei (BIRA/ConSol)
Recent BIRA Research - Abhay Bhargava (BIRA/ConSol)
The San Jose Experience - Mary Tucker (City of San Jose)
Technical PV Approach - Dave Nyberg (GE Energy)

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