November 10, 2008 Ms. Starlette Brown Program Manager State Energy Office 1830A Tillery Place Raleigh, NC Subject: Monthly Report from June 1, 2008 to October 30, 2008 “Center for Energy Research & Technology (CERT)”, NC A & T Fund Number is

Energy Efficient Buildings: Program 1: Commercial Buildings Task 1 - Energy Efficient Renovation Demonstration “CERT will work with one hotel and one restaurant to establish the baseline energy use for these buildings”. *We conducted an interview with the National Weather Channel. The interview was part of a video presentation about the hotel which aired during the last week of October. Our part of the presentation was not aired because of the expanded coverage of the blizzard in New England. *Chancellor Battle was invited to speak at the LEED award ceremony. A&T faculty and students were invited to participate in the ceremony. We added State Senator Katie Dorsett to the list of special guests. Chancellor Battle acknowledged CERT’s grant from the Legislature. *We continue to monitor utility bills and the energy consumed by the chiller.* *We conducted a two-week study of ventilation in the hotel. *We conducted a two-week study of energy consumption on the guest room floors.

“CERT will work with the local restaurant association to identify eight other establishments to receive an energy audit”. *Through our work with the Proximity Hotel and Printworks Restaurant we are also able to audit the O’Henry Hotel and the Green Valley Inn. *We have contacted a Marriott Courtyard Hotel that is Energy Star rated and identified another. Our intent is to conduct audits of these facilities to make a total of eight establishments. These audits would identify building systems that are energy efficient or have the opportunity to gain efficiency. We would also identify similar operating practices. Our plan is to hire staff to conduct these audits under Dr. Rojeski’s guidance. *These audits will be conducted during the month of January. This will allow time to plan a workshop in association with the NC Restaurant and Lodging Association in the spring. *Began collecting and analyzing utility data for the O’ Henry Hotel/Green Valley Grille *Made initial contact with the only two Energy Star Hotels in NC (Marriott Hotels in Charlotte and Durham.) *Reviewed the retrofit lighting plan for the Broyhill Inn and the I.G. Greer classroom building. *Toured the Broyhill Inn and Greer Building *Installed electric sub-meters in both buildings to collect “before” data.

Program 2: Institutional Buildings Task 1: Guilford County School energy Management Demonstration *CERT has worked with the Guilford County Schools to establish the baseline energy use of all schools. Guilford County Schools has contracted with a consulting company (School Dude) to establish and maintain a computerized energy use database. The energy use and other bill information are being loaded onto the database. *CERT will have access to this web-based information for our use and analysis. We will begin testing the database in November. *CERT will work with the Guilford County School staff to select 5 schools to receive an energy audit. The Guilford County Schools is reluctant to implement measures that may bring publicity to this work until the new superintendent is able to announce the energy management program along with other measures as part of his new administration. We expect this to happen by January. The school staff has already committed to doing audits on all the schools after the first five are completed as a demonstration project.

Program 3: Manufactured Housing Task 1: Upgrade and Save Program ENERGY STAR Labeled Upgrade in New Manufactured Homes

Current Status October HUD Code Home Manufacturers (NC) 3 ENERGY STAR Certified Active Plants 1 Building solely ENERGY STAR 30 Retail/Dealer Outlets (5 are partners) 33 Homes Labeled – 7 in the Piedmont (March ’08-July ’08)

Continued Attended a Manufactured Home Show- Oct. Purchased a Blue Line Power Monitor (to be used in future monitoring of energy use) Making site visits to retail/dealer outlets to establish relationships and ask about training for sales staff in marketing ENERGY STAR Examining what has worked in other states

Tasks 1.Project Coordination 2.Recruit stronger, broader participation 3.Promote ENERGY STAR Rebate ($500) 4.Advertise and Advocate for more homes to be built and sold 5.Collect data (Duke Energy, Blue Line Monitor) 6.Provide a Final Report

Challenges Insufficient demand from customers and retailers Insufficient production of ENERGY STAR HUD Code homes from NC Manufacturers Apathy from dealers to complete necessary paperwork and purchase labels Broad based advertising, promotion and acceptance of the ENERGY STAR concept Current economic conditions and continued affordability and demand

Goals Continue to promote ENERGY STAR with retailers and their customers Provide educational opportunities for retail sales staff Provide promotional materials to sales centers to encourage customer interest and continue to influence market share

Programs 4 & 5: Alternative Fuels: Development an Integrated Bio-Refinery And Develop a Cooperative

Biodiesel Research Funded by State Energy Office Ghasem Shahbazi, Director Biological Engineering Program NCA&T SU Ghasem Shahbazi, Director Biological Engineering Program NCA&T SU

Objectives and Tasks Development of an Integrated Bio-refinery Work scheduled for the first six-month: 1.Purchase and install equipment 2.Run preliminary tests Organize a farm Cooperative Work scheduled for the first six-month: 1.Assess distribution of oil seed production in NC 2.Prepare and conduct farmer biodiesel survey

Organize a farm Cooperative Assess distribution of oil seed production in NC Prepare and conduct farmer biodiesel survey Set up a pilot biodiesel production facility to demonstrate the process and potential of biodiesel fuel in NC

Oil Seed Production in NC

Biodiesel Demonstration & Survey Conducted a biodiesel demonstration at A&T Biodiesel Processing Lab with visiting farmers, August 7, 2008 Conducted a biodiesel demonstration at A&T Biodiesel Processing Lab with visiting farm superintendents from experiment stations in NC, August 16, 2008 A survey has been developed and is ready to be distributed Face-to-face meeting with farmers in Duplin County has been scheduled for Nov. 25, 2008

Biodiesel Processing Lab NC A&T

Economic Feasibility of Biodiesel 1.At the rate of 2 million Gallons/year, biodiesel fuel production from canola oil is economically feasible 2. With 6 years of payback period, biodiesel production is a money making business 3. Canola is a winter crop that can be grown in NC and will increase farmer’s income

Expenditures and Future Plan Expense CategoryBiodiesel CooperativeCatalyst Development Expenditure ($)22,390Equipment 31,160 Future Plan Major Equipment ($)Trailer 5,000GC 30,000 Minor Equipment ($)Seed Crusher 10,000 Lab Supplies ($)6107,840 Wages & Salaries ($)21,000 Travel ($)1,000 Total ($)39,00090,000

Program 6: Assistance to the City of Greensboro Energy Efficiency Programs “CERT will estimate the carbon dioxide production associated with the day- to-day activities in Greensboro”.

*CERT met with the Energy Manager for Winston-Salem to review how he completed the greenhouse gas estimate for that city. We have identified where to obtain the data to complete this estimate and have ordered the software needed to convert energy use to greenhouse gas emissions. *At this meeting which is one of the tasks for this project, representatives of the organizations in Greensboro that are doing work to promote sustainable development will present what they are doing to each other and generate a beginning list of the actions for the city government and community to adopt to increase energy efficiency, use waste resources more effectively and use renewable resources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. *The meeting will be held November 13. The CSC will use this information to prepare a plan and recommendations for consideration by the Greensboro City Council. *The City plans to apply for funding under EPA’s Sustainable Skyline program. EPA has published a Request for Proposals that are due December 17. The planning and project work in this proposal will align with this project and we will want to use this program as match.

Project 7: Assistance to the Greensboro Builders Association Green Building Program *CERT presented the six workshops for homebuilders on the components of the NAHB Green Building Program. These sessions have been attended by an average of 50 homebuilders, realtors, and product distributors. *We are now planning a day long workshop for builders. *CERT will document 2 homes that are being built as part of this program in order to publicize the benefits of these houses to the builder and the homebuyer. The presentations were as follows:

NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines Section 2 - RESOURCE EFFICIENCY Robert Powell, AIA, C.E.R.T. Matt O’Brien, AIA, C.E.R.T. Sponsoring Sub-Committee & Contributors: Steve Armstrong Craig Whittaker Chad Morris Center for Energy Research & Technology North Carolina A&T State University June 11, 2008 Triad Green Building Council

NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines Section 3 - ENERGY EFFICIENCY Sponsoring Sub-Committee & Contributors: Danny Gough August 18, 2008 Triad Green Building Council

NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines Section 4 - WATER EFFICIENCY Sponsoring Sub-Committee & Contributors: Gary Silverstein September 15, 2008 Triad Green Building Council

Chapter 5 Indoor Air Quality Presented by: and C.E.R.T

Triad Green Building Council and National Association of Home Builders (NAHBGreen.org) Presents Section 6 of the NAHBGreen Scoring Tool Operation, Maintenance and Homeowner Education

Project 7: Assistance to the Greensboro Builders Association Green Building Program Other presentations from sister organizations were as follows:

North Carolina Recycling Program Or “A Day in the Life of a Load of Trash”

What is the Carolina Yards & Neighborhoods Program? Beautification 9 Easy Principles Low Maintenance Landscaping with Nature in Mind Cost Savings Preservation of our Water Resources

Case Study REScheck Software Jones Residence, Bowman, SC

Not a Drop to Spare Water Conservation at Home

Water Wise Landscaping Karen Neill North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Energy Education: Project 8: Conduct Summer Camp *Prepare the calendar and get the information In addition, the following tasks have been completed: *The dates of set for the summer camp June 15 – June 26, 2009 *Information for students’ awards from summer of 2008 was submitted and most have already received their check. *Information for an in-service training workshop for high school teacher in energy related subjects has been compiled and sent to SEO *Draft of survey is attached for review and approval. If you need further information please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, H. Singh, Director