1. Northwest Power and Conservation Council Update on Prescriptive Paths for New Small Commercial Buildings RTF January 2007

2. Northwest Power and Conservation Council slide 2 Goal: A Prescriptive Program For Selected New Small Commercial Construction Whole-building, integrated measure approach where possible and effective Whole-building, integrated measure approach where possible and effective Deemed or deemed-calculated savings Deemed or deemed-calculated savings Commonality across the region Commonality across the region Training for designers, builders & developers Training for designers, builders & developers

3. Northwest Power and Conservation Council slide 3 Status BPA-hosted CNC group reviewed options BPA-hosted CNC group reviewed options Favored approach to piggy-back on work being done by New Buildings Institute Favored approach to piggy-back on work being done by New Buildings Institute –Advanced Building Guidelines (ABv2) –Tailor that work for PNW

4. Northwest Power and Conservation Council slide 4 Status of NBI Analysis Three prototype buildings selected Three prototype buildings selected –Office: two story building 20,000 sf, four HVAC configurations –Elementary School: 50,000 sf, four HVAC configurations –Retail: One story building, sales & storage areas 15,000 sf, three HVAC configurations Initial analysis underway Initial analysis underway Expect 25,000 DOE2 runs Expect 25,000 DOE2 runs

5. Northwest Power and Conservation Council slide 5 Status of NBI Analysis Complex analysis to sort and optimize measures & sequence their application Complex analysis to sort and optimize measures & sequence their application Expect initial data to review by late January Expect initial data to review by late January –Will include 3 PNW sites BPA proceeding with separate NBI contract for PNW-specific analysis & review BPA proceeding with separate NBI contract for PNW-specific analysis & review

6. Northwest Power and Conservation Council slide 6 Next Steps for RTF BPA to schedule RTF committee to review initial NBI analysis with NBI lead BPA to schedule RTF committee to review initial NBI analysis with NBI lead Add volunteers to RTF subcommittee Add volunteers to RTF subcommittee Find DOE2-experienced contractor to help in RTF review Find DOE2-experienced contractor to help in RTF review

7. Northwest Power and Conservation Council slide 7 Prescriptive New Building Committee First wave of volunteers from November First wave of volunteers from November –Charlie Grist –Jill Steiner –Ken Eklund –Tim Steele Seeking additional volunteers Seeking additional volunteers

8. Northwest Power and Conservation Council slide 8 End