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RTUG Project ManagementContract ExpansionAnd RTF 2010 Work Plan Budget Adjustments
RTF
March 2, 2010
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Goal Today
•Direction on Scope of Work & Deliverables
•Decision on funding additional projectmanagement & research (Phase 4)
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Refresher: Phase 3
•Monitored data on 174 units in 2009
•Promising results & savings methodology
–Presented November 2009
–Further analysis & development needed for SavingsMethodology, calculator or deemed savings:
•Annual metering results
•Specifications & protocol
•Half dozen other issues to resolve with additional research
•Out of funding for RTUG project management
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January 2010
•RTUG endorsed continuation of the projectmanagement by New Buildings Institute (NBI)
–Valuable regional cooperative effort
–Sole source basis subject to review of scope
•Last RTF Meeting
–Preliminary cost estimate Phase 4
•>$80K for project & technical management
–Raised issue of how to determine going forward
•Will it fit in budget?
•What other projects might come before RTF?
•How to decide in uncertain future?
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Since Last RTF Meeting
•NBI solicited & assembled next-step research
–Polled key RTUG participants for ideas
–Developed research & analytical path
•Draft scope for Phase 4 circulated to the RTUGfor comment
–Project management & coordination
–Research & analytical scope based on comments
•BPA questioning cost-effectiveness
–Costs high, unknown persistence
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Where to from here?
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Next Steps to Get to Savings Methodology
1.Complete collecting & storing the 12-month data
2.Determine confidence in annual savings methodology
3.Further assessment of data:
Baseline & treatment conditions, persistence of fan schedules, annual fanpower & duty cycle, negative savings, isolate refrig & air flowconditions, TMY vs site temps, service tech interviews
4.Develop scope & budget for extending to 36-month monitor
5.Establish functioning data repository with open access
Direct Research Funded by BPA via Cadmus.
Needs RTUG review & technical guidance.
Unfunded Project Management.
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Revised Scope of Work Phase 4Management ($27K)
•Management, Communications & Reporting
–3 RTUG & 3 RTF meetings over 9 months
•75 hours
–Facilitate regional service & field measurementprotocols, encourage added M&V & sampling
•75 hours
–Communicate & collaborate with other regions
•30 hours
–Meeting minutes, reports, presentations, final report
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Revised Scope of Work Phase 4Technical ($21K)
–Review results of analysis by BPA/Cadmus, synthesize fordiscussion at RTUG & presentation to RTF
•Develop the complete savings methodology for proposal to the RTF
•70 hours
–Phase 1 database development assistance
•10 hours
–Develop elements of strategic plan for RTU next steps
•Service vs early replacement, incorporate DCV/Premium Ventilation,VSD/ECM motors, fan upgrade, FDD, Evap Hybrid RTU, AdvancedRTU, digital economizer control, other Emerging Tech
•Internet-enabled T-Stats, lower-cost monitoring, whole-buildingapproach to monitoring,
•75 hours
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Summary of Critical Path Costs
Unfunded Management
NBI Project Management
$27K
NBI Technical Management
$21K
NBI Admin & Direct
$ 4K
NBI Total
$52K
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Summary of Potential AdditionalRTU Research Costs
Unfunded Potential Direct Research
Reconcile measured results & simulation modeling.Develop simulation tools (DOE2/eQUEST) thatreflect measured results from study
$20K-$50K
Expected Value Premium Ventilation Analysis
$15K-35K
Extended RTU DDC Sequences & Testing
$15K
Inverse modeling approach vs 2-week pre-post
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Extending long-term monitoring to 36 months orlonger
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Test of RTU control Internet performancemonitoring
$100K
Co-funding ASHRAE 1608 RTAR
$20K ?
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So Where’s the Money?
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Budget Snap Shot – March 2010
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Issues
•About $175K budget for “unidentified incoming” forthe remainder 2010
•How much of that for RTUG Phase 4?
•What other unidentified incoming will show up?
•Where to get any remainder for RTUG?
–Solicit direct contributions
–Find a sugar daddy
–Cut the RTUG phase 4 scope & budget
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Proposal
•Allocate $52K of “Available” to RTUG Phase 4 Scope
–Sole source to NBI
–Final scope to RTF staff working with RTUG
•Decide later on RTF support for further RTUG work(2011) or find other funders
•Leaves $120K for remainder of 2010 for otherincoming projects