April Chapter Meeting

Description:

A Case Study of the Research Support Facility

a >360,000-ft2 zero-energy office building

www.nrel.gov/rsf

SHEILA J. HAYTER, P.E., FASHRAE

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Integrated Applications Center

Golden, Colorado

Sheila Hayter is a Group Manager within the Integrated Applications Center (IAC) of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. In this capacity, she leads a team of technical and policy experts who support federal, state, and local entities on energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) topics with the goal to make significant reductions in non-renewable energy consumption through energy efficiency and increased use of RE technologies. Sheila’s work includes serving as the IAC partnership development lead and managing key accounts for the IAC and NREL, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and General Services Administration (GSA). Sheila’s past activities include leading DOE’s Solar America Cities technical assistance activities for Boston and New York City, leading the subjective judging component of the 2002, 2005, and 2007 DOE Solar Decathlons, and writing papers, giving conference presentations, and developing/giving training related to high-performance buildings. Sheila is registered professional engineer in the State of Colorado.

Sheila served on the ASHRAE Board of Directors as a vice president (2009 – 2011) and also as a Director at Large (2005 – 2008). She is currently chairing the Board Planning Committee. Sheila chaired the Publications and Education Council, has served on Technology Council, Finance Committee, Planning Committee Society Rules Committee, Research Activities Committee (chair 2004 – 2005), Continuing Education Committee (chair 1998 – 1999), and ASHRAE Program Committee. She chaired the Greening ASHRAE Meetings and Exposition presidential ad hoc committee (2006 – 2008), and was a member of the Building Energy Labeling, ASHRAE Logo, Globalization Roadmap, and Strategic Plan IV ad hoc committees as well as served as a member of the Advance Energy Design Guide Steering Committee. In addition, Sheila has served in leadership roles of many technical committees.

Sheila received a 2007 NREL Staff Award for outstanding performance, 2007 Professional Progress Award from Kansas State University’s College of Engineering, and an ASHRAE Technology Award in 1999. She received the ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award in 2001 and the Exceptional Service Award in 2011 and was named an ASHRAE Fellow in 2008.

A Case Study of the Research Support Facility

The Research Support Facility (RSF) is a 360,000-ft2 zero-energy office building designed to accommodate 1300 staff and a data center.

Daylighting, natural ventilation, and a next-generation, energy efficient data are just a few of the energy features of the building that helped achieve the energy goal of 35 kBtu/ft2/year at the same cost as conventional office buildings in the region. Sheila will present a case study of the RSF, including descriptions of energy efficiency and renewable energy design features, actual performance data, and lessons learned.