2011 Annual Meeting Update

December 7, 2011: Annual Meeting

The High Performance Building Council Annual Meeting was held Wednesday, December 7, during the National Institute of Building Sciences Annual Meeting, in conjunction with the Ecobuild America Conference in Washington, D.C. The materials from the meeting are available through the following links:

• Annual Meeting Notes
• Annual Meeting Presentations:
  • HPBC Annual Meeting Overview (Get Moy)
  • Institute High Performance Building Initiatives (Ryan Colker)
  • High Performance Based Design for Building Enclosures and OPR Tool Review (Roger Grant)
  • DHS High Performance Resilience Program (Mila Kennett)

Please review the Notes and Presentations for a summary of what transpired at the meeting.

High Performance Standards Matrix Review:

A matrix of baseline and benchmark performance levels and corresponding standards for the critical attributes that define high-performing building enclosures was also released for review and comment at the meeting. Developed by the High Performance Based Design for the Building Envelope (HPBDE) project, this matrix advances the Council’s goal to identify and provide a reference for performance levels and standards for all building systems and processes. With its release at the meeting, the Council Executive Committee invited industry review and comment on the information in the matrix. We asked that comments be submitted in writing to Institute liaison Roger Grant by the end of February 2012. A copy of the Matrix is available here:

• Matrix of Performance Levels and Standards for Building Enclosures

January 30, 2012: High Performance Based Design Project Update:

Nearly final versions of the Owner’s Performance Requirements (OPR) Tool and HPBDE Project Report were also reviewed at the Annual meeting. These are now awaiting sponsor approval and will be released for industry use and review in the coming weeks. When they are available, Council members will be invited to use, review and comment on these works.