FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION
GREEN AND ENERGY EFFICIENT ROOFS SUBCOMMITTEE TO
THE
FLORIDA ENERGY CODE WORKGROUP
April 7,
2010—Meeting II
Hilton University of Florida
1714 SW 34th Street—Gainesville, Florida
32607—1.352.371.3600
Meeting Objectives
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To Approve
Regular Procedural Topics (Agenda and Summary Report)
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To Hear
Relevant Presentations on Vegetated Roofs in the Code
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To Discuss
Energy Credits for Use of Vegetated Roofs in the Florida Energy Code
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To Discuss
Relevant Standards for Inclusion in the Florida Energy Code
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To Decide on
Proposed Credits for Vegetated Roofs in the Florida Energy Code
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To Discuss
and Evaluate Level of Acceptability of Proposed Options
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To Consider
Public Comment
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To Adopt
Consensus Recommendations for Submittal to Energy Code Workgroup and FBC
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To Identify
Needed Next Steps and Agenda Items for Next Meeting
All
Agenda Times—Including Public Comment and Adjournment—Are Subject to Change
Meeting Agenda—Wednesday, April 7, 2010
1:00 Welcome
and Opening
Agenda Review and Approval
Approval of February 2, 2010
Facilitator’s Summary Report
Presentations on Vegetated
Roofs Technologies and Relevant Standards Overview
Use of Vegetated Roofs in the
Florida Energy Code Discussion and Recommendations
Florida Energy Code Credits
for Vegetated Roofs Decision
General Public Comment
Adoption of Workgroup’s
Consensus Recommendations for Submittal to Commission
Review of
Subcommittee Delivery and Meeting Schedule and Next Steps
Adjourn
Contact Information and Project Webpage
Jeff Blair: jblair@fsu.edu
; http://consensus.fsu.edu/FBC/Green-Roofs-Subcommittee.html
Green and
Energy Efficient Roofs Subcommittee Members
Ralph
Davis, C.W. Macomber, Larry Maxwell, Craig Parrino, Lorraine Aulisio Ross, Chris
Schulte, Drew Smith, Jeff Sonne, Bob Volin, and Marty Wanielista.
7.
EVALUATE REQUIREMENTS FOR GREEN ROOFS RECOGNITION IN
FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
Evaluate
Requirements For Green Roofs Recognition In the Florida Building Code
The
Energy Act of 2008 (HB 7135) directs the Commission to include, as a minimum,
certain
technologies
for achieving enhanced building efficiency targets established by the Act in the
Florida
Energy
Code. Energy efficient roofs are one category. The Building Code act of 2008
(HB 697)
directs
the Commission to facilitate and promote
the use of certain renewable energy technologies.
This task will be evaluated by the Commission’s Green and Energy
Efficient Roofs Subcommittee to the Florida Energy Code Workgroup. To date the
following issues have been
identified for evaluation:
- Green
roof energy performance, structural and water protection characteristics
in Florida environment.
- Cool roof
options and energy performance in Florida environment.
- Alternative
roof systems and components effect on roof/ceiling heating cooling loads
and calculations for Florida environment (solar pool heater and DHW
thermal arrays, pv arrays, pv roof tiles, mass and metal roof covering,
evaporatively cooled, radiant barrier systems).
7h. Evaluate
Requirements for Green Roofs Recognition in Florida Building Code
Subtask 45
Schedule:
Cool Roofs
Workgroup appointed 4/8/09
Workgroup
meeting 2/2/10
Proposals for
2010 FBC submitted for adoption 3/10
(See 2010 FBC development schedule)
Status: Pending
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Workgroups Consensus Recommendations
The Florida Energy Code Workgroup voted to adopt the Green and
Energy Efficient Roofs Subcommittee to the Florida Energy Code Workgroup’s recommendation that the Florida
Building Code, Energy Conservation, be amended to provide minimum energy code
credits (points) for the use of vegetated roofs. Additional energy credits may
be achieved if documentation is provided to support the additional energy
efficiency credits.
OVERVIEW
AND PROJECT SCOPE
Governor Crist directed
the Commission to increase building energy efficiency requirements by 15% in
his July 2007 Executive Order 127. In addition, the 2008 Legislature through
passage of The
Energy Act of 2008 created a suite of energy related assignments for the
Building Commission. The Energy Code provisions were a major focus of the
Commission during 2008, and the Commission increased the thermal efficiency
requirements for the Florida Energy Code by 15% and integrated the enhanced
requirements into the 2007 Florida Building Code. The Commission reviewed
energy related code amendments adopted in the 2007 Florida Building Code Update
to determine their cumulative level of increased efficiency, and adopted
additional amendments required to achieve Governor Crist’s directive of 15%
increased efficiency. During 2008 the Energy Code was amended by administrative
rule and then the revised Energy Code was adopted into the 2007 Florida
Building Code during the 2008 “glitch” cycle concurrently with the March 1,
2009 effective date for the 2007 Florida Building Code. Working with stakeholders using
consensus-building workgroups, the Commission was able to achieve the 15%
increase in efficiency in buildings and implement code amendments that are
efficient, consistent, understandable and enforceable for the full spectrum of
Energy Code users. The Commission’s
Energy Code Workgroup will develop recommendations regarding energy
conservation measures for increasing efficiency requirements in the 2010 FBC by
20% as required by law.
Study Energy Conservation Measures and Develop a
Plan for 20% Increased Efficiency Requirement for 2010 FBC
Section 109, HB 7153
establishes a schedule for increases in building energy efficiency
requirements. This task expands the study of energy conservation measures for
residential buildings to investigation of efficiency options for commercial
buildings and the development of a plan to implement the requirements of the
new law. Section 553.9061 “Scheduled increases in thermal efficiency
standards.” was created to establish percent increases in efficiency to be
implemented in the 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019 Code.
With the adoption of the
Glitch Amendments to the 2007 Edition of the Florida Building Code and the
revisions to Rule 9B-13 Thermal Efficiency Standards, the Commission
implemented a strategy for increasing the energy efficiency provisions of the
Code by 15%. The Commission’s Energy Code Workgroup and Energy TAC are working
with stakeholder to evaluate options for achieving an additional 5% increase
for the 2010 Edition of the Code, and for achieving the progressive increases
in efficiency required for subsequent editions of the code.
GREEN ROOFS SUBCOMMITTEE PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES
PARTICIPANTS’ ROLE
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The
Subcommittee process is an opportunity to explore possibilities. Offering or
exploring an idea does not necessarily imply support for it.
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Listen to
understand. Seek a shared understanding even if you don’t agree.
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Be focused
and concise—balance participation & minimize repetition. Share the airtime.
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Look to the
facilitator(s) to be recognized. Please raise your hand to speak.
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Speak one
person at a time. Please don’t interrupt each other.
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Focus on
issues, not personalities. Avoid stereotyping or personal attacks.
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To the extent
possible, offer options to address other’s concerns, as well as your own.
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Participate
fully in discussions, and complete meeting assignments as requested.
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Serve as an
accessible liaison, and represent and communicate with member’s constituent
group.
FACILITATORS’ ROLE (FCRC Consensus Center @ FSU)
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Design and
facilitate a participatory Subcommittee process.
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Assist the
Subcommittee to build consensus on a package of recommendations for delivery to
the Florida Building Commission.
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Provide
process design and procedural recommendations to staff and the Subcommittee.
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Assist
participants to stay focused and on task.
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Assure that
participants follow ground rules.
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Prepare and post
agenda packets, worksheets and meeting summary reports.
GUIDELINES FOR BRAINSTORMING
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Speak when
recognized by the Facilitator(s).
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Offer one
idea per person without explanation.
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No comments,
criticism, or discussion of other's ideas.
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Listen
respectively to other's ideas and opinions.
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Seek
understanding and not agreement at this point in the discussion.
THE NAME STACKING PROCESS
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Determines
the speaking order.
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Participant
raises hand to speak. Facilitator(s) will call on participants in turn.
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Facilitator(s)
may interrupt the stack (change the speaking order) in order to promote
discussion on a specific issue or, to balance participation and allow those who
have not spoken on an issue an opportunity to do so before others on the list
who have already spoken on the issue.
ACCEPTABILITY RANKING SCALE
During the meetings,
members will be asked to develop and rank options, and following
discussions and
refinements, may be asked to do additional rankings of the options if requested
by members and staff. Please be prepared to offer specific refinements or
changes to address your reservations. The following scale will be utilized for
the ranking exercises:
SUBCOMMITTEE’S
CONSENSUS PROCESS
The Subcommittee will
seek to develop a package of consensus-based recommendations for submittal to
the Florida Building Commission. General
consensus is a participatory process whereby, on matters of substance, the
members strive for agreements which all of the members can accept, support,
live with or agree not to oppose. In instances where, after vigorously
exploring possible ways to enhance the members’ support for the final decision
on a recommendation, and the Subcommittee finds that 100% acceptance or support
is not achievable, final decisions will require at least 75% favorable vote of
all members present and voting. This
super majority decision rule underscores the importance of actively developing
consensus throughout the process on substantive issues with the participation
of all members and which all can live with.
In instances where the Subcommittee finds that even 75% acceptance or
support is not achievable, publication of recommendations will include
documentation of the differences and the options that were considered for which
there is more than 50% support from the Subcommittee.
The Subcommittee will
develop its recommendations using consensus-building techniques with the
assistance of the facilitator.
Techniques such as brainstorming, ranking and prioritizing approaches
will be utilized. Where differences
exist that prevent the Subcommittee from reaching a final consensus decision
(i.e. with support of at least 75% of the members) on a recommendation, the Subcommittee
will outline the differences in its documentation.
The Subcommittee’s
consensus process will be conducted as an open process consistent with
applicable law. Subcommittee members,
staff, and facilitator will be the only participants seated at the table. Only Subcommittee
members may participate in discussions and vote on proposals and
recommendations. The facilitator, or a Subcommittee member through the facilitator,
may request specific clarification from a member of the public in order to
assist the Subcommittee in understanding an issue. Observers/members of the public are welcome to speak during the
public comment period provided at each meeting, and all comments submitted on
the public comment forms provided in the agenda packets will be included in the
facilitator’ summary reports.
Facilitator will work
with staff and Subcommittee members to design agendas and worksheets that will
be both efficient and effective. The
staff will help the Subcommittee with information and meeting logistics.
To enhance the
possibility of constructive discussions as members educate themselves on the
issues and engage in consensus-building, members agree to refrain from public
statements that may prejudge the outcome of the Subcommittee’s consensus
process. In discussing the Subcommittee
process with the media, members agree to be careful to present only their own
views and not the views or statements of other participants. In addition, in
order to provide balance to the Subcommittee process, members agree to
represent and consult with their stakeholder interest groups.
PUBLIC
COMMENT FORM
The Florida Building Commission, the Florida
Energy Code Workgroup, and the Green and Energy Efficient Roofs Subcommittee
encourage written comments—All written comments will be included in the meeting
summary report.
Name:
Organization:
Meeting Date:
Please make your comment(s) as
specific as possible, and offer suggestions to address your concerns.
Please limit comment(s) to topics
within the scope of the Subcommittee, and refrain from any personal attacks or
derogatory language.
The facilitator may, at his
discretion, limit public comment to a maximum of three-minutes (3) per person,
depending on the number of individuals wishing to speak.
COMMENT:
Please give completed form(s) to the Facilitator
for inclusion in the meeting summary report.