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Assessing Solar Energy Potential
(Summer 2003, #14)

ESPC COGEN in Kona Hospital
(Spring 2003, #13)

School Decision-Maker Forum
(Winter 2002-2003, #12)

Steve Holmes Wins Rebuild America Award
(Fall 2002, #11)

Hot Topic: Portable Classrooms
(Summer 2002, #10)

New Projects Bloom in Rebuild Hawaii
(Spring 2002, #9)

Cool Designs for K-12 Portable Classrooms in Hawaii
(Winter 2001-2002, #8)

Consortium Elects New Officers/ Kaya Looks
Back on Four Successful Years

(Fall 2001, #7)

Larry Hill Powers Up Rebuild Hawaii Meeting
(Summer 2000, #6)

It Takes Two Hands...To Make Some Noise
(Spring 2000, #5)

HCDCH Sets Pace for Energy Efficient Homes
(Winter 1999-2000, #4)

Hawaii Sweeps Awards At Rebuild America
National Forum
(Fall 1999, #3)

Partnership and Action Plan Development
With Jeff Brown

(Summer 1999, #2)

Introduction of Rebuild Hawaii a Success
(Winter 1998-1999, #1)

 

 

 

Upcoming Meetings

Tues. November 27, 2007

Thurs. March 6, 2008

Thurs. June 5, 2008

Thurs. August 7, 2008

Thurs. November 13, 2008

Meeting Minutes

May 22, 2007 Meeting
Notes
(37 kb)
Presentations:
1. "How Can ASHRAE Help to
      Rebuild Hawaii"
      by Joseph Ting (1,663 kb)
2. "Energy Solutions for Business and
      Energy Solutions for the Home"
      by Derrick Sonoda (6,013 kb)
3. "Energy Star Label for Buildings"
      by Thomas Van Liew (107 kb)
4. "Analysis of Economic, Environmental,
      and Occupant Benefits of Sustainable
      Design and LEED Certification for
      K-12 Public Schools"
      by Brenda Lowrey (947 kb)
5. "Report on Results of PMRF CHP
      Feasibility Study"
      by Glenn Sato (166 kb)
6. "Update on City & County of Honolulu
      ESPC Projects"
      by Allyn Lee (3,505 kb)
7. "Computer Power Management"
      by Glenn Baker (1,103 kb)
8. "SOPOGY - Concentrated Solar Power"
      by John Rei ( 913 kb)
9. "ENERGY STAR Sea Gull Lighting"
      by James Thomas (1,484 kb)
10. "VRTX Non-Chemical Water Treatment"
      by Michael Dwyer (1,732 kb)

  

February 21, 2007 Meeting
Notes
(33 kb)
Presentations:
1. "State Clean Energy-Environment
      Partnership with EPA"
      by Maurice Kaya (62 kb)
2. "Deep Ocean Water Applications -
     Power and Desalination Technologies"
     by Manfred Zapka (854 kb)
3. "Navy Energy Projects Update"
     by Kevin Saito (286 kb)
4. "Update on Marine Corps Projects"
     by Bill Nutting (1,876 kb)
5. "Solar Leasing and Energy
     Equipment Financing"
     by Garrett Takata (52 kb)
6. "Lessons Learned and Financial Risks
     of Solar and Energy Equipment
     Leasing" by Jay Kwak (90 kb)
7. "Sun Edison" by Brian Robertson
     (440 kb)
8. "Food Services Efficiency"
     by Steve Chang (1,604 kb)
9. "Institutional Food Services Efficiencies"
     by Tom Van Liew (624 kb)
10. "MicroPlanet High Test Voltage
       Regulator Test Results"
       by Mike Markrich (450 kb)
11. "Performance Verification of Resi-
       dential Air Conditioning Systems"
       by Rory Reiley (609 kb)
11. "USDA - RDA Programs"
       by Tim O'Connell (845 kb)

 

August 22, 2006 Meeting
Notes
(33 kb)
Presentations:
1. "Welcome"
      by Jim Maskrey (16 kb)
2. "Island Pacific Academy"
      by Hartson Doak (786 kb)
3. "Lose Weight Today -
      Go on an Energy Diet!"
      by Jeff Mikulina (11,510 kb)
4. "Municipal Leasing
     (Tax-exempt leases)"
      by Trini Abaya Wright (54 kb)
5. "Comparative Case Studies
     on Green Building in Schools"
      by Bill Brooks (2,201 kb)
6. "Update on Niihau PV"
      by Glenn Sato (2,406 kb)
7. "Update on PMRF CHP project, Kauai"
      by Glenn Sato (2,036 kb)
8. "Hawaii Energy Alliance -
     a trade ally initiative"
      by James Brown (2,884 kb)
9. "LowE Glazing Applications in Hawaii"
      by Kaahaaina (1,306 kb)
10. "Rebuild Hawaii Coordinator Report"
      by Kingery (48 kb)
11. "HTDC-MEP Energy Efficiency
       Workshops"
      by Noda (318 kb)

 

May 23, 2006 Meeting
Notes
(33 kb)
Presentations:
1. "Introduction to MicroPlanet"
      by Mike Markrich (508 kb)
2. "Peak Oil and
      the End of Cheap-and-Easy Oil"
      by Manfred J. Zapka, Ph.D. (1,211 kb)
3. "Rebuild Coordinator Report"
      by Frank Kingery (63 kb)
4. "Honolulu Municipal Building &
      Police Department HQ ESPC"
      by Allyn Lee (236 kb)
5. "Update on the Cost/Benefit Analysis of
      Green vs. Conventional Construction"
      by Bill Brooks (615 kb)
6. "Andrews Technology Lighting Products"
      by Scott Arakawa (215 kb)

 

February 14, 2006 Meeting
Notes (50 kb)
Presentations:
1. "Moisture and Energy Management
      in Hawaii Buildings"
      by George Benda, Dave Munn (485 kb)
2. "Navy projects"
      by Kevin Saito (101 kb)

3. "Super T8s and
      Daylight Dimming Ballasts-MCBH"
      by John Dunbar (245 kb)

4. "The School of Travel Industry
      Management—UHM"
      by Ivo Martinac (355 kb)

5. "Efficient housing at DOD facilities"
      by Lee Cranmer (547 kb)

6. "Hawaii Energy Policy Forum—
      10 Point Energy Plan"
      by Michael Hamnett (43 kb)

7. "3rd Party Permitting"
      by Tower Engineering (687 kb)

8. "Chemical Free Water Treatment
      for HVAC & Other Applications"
      by Colin Gerrard (1,767 kb)

November 3, 2005 Meeting
Notes (50 kb)
Presentations:
1. "Rebuild Hawaii Coordinator Report"
      by Frank Kingery (57 kb)
2. "Benchmarking Study
      of State Facilities on Oahu"
      by Liz Raman (55 kb)
3. "Update on Ethanol"
      by Maria Tome (1,281 kb)

4. "Judiciary Energy Performance Contract"
      by Michael Chang (260 kb)

5. "Update on Montessori School of Maui"
      by Tom Talbot (2,360 kb)
6. "NBC Exhibition Hall Lighting"
      by Allyn Lee (584 kb)
7. "Non-Energy Benefits
      of Energy Projects"
      by Nick Hall (213 kb)
8. "Update on Sea Water
      Air Conditioning Project"
      by Dave Rezachek (579 kb)

9. "UH Dorm Project;
      other green building activities"
      by Gail Suzuki-Jones (246 kb)

July 19, 2005 Meeting
Minutes (41 kb)
Presentations:
1. "Tetra Tech, Inc."
      by Chris Lippert (893 kb)
2. "Rebuild Coordinator Report"
      by Frank Kingery (68 kb)
3. "Hawaii High Performance School
      Guidelines"
      by Nick Nichols (1,853 kb)
4. "Fuel Cell Energy Services"
      by Steve Butala (4,491 kb)
5. "Energy Conservation Projects
      at the City and County of Honolulu"
      by Gerald Hamada (1,332 kb)
6. "Qualifying Energy Star Buildings"
      by Darren Kimura (4,743 kb)
7. "Tax-Exempt Lease Financing"
      by Rebecca Lowe (104 kb)
8. "Retro-Commissioning
      Buildings for Energy Efficiency"
      by Don Davenport (26,238 kb)

April 5, 2005 Meeting
Minutes (43 kb)
Presentations:
1. "Multi-State Rebuild Projects by
      the State Technology Advancement
      Cooperative (STAC)"
      by Maurice Kaya (50 kb)
2. "EPA, State Energy Efficiency and
      Renewable Energy Partnerships
      with the Hawaii Public Utilities
      Commission"
      by Carlito Caliboso (44 kb)
3. "Update on UH Manoa Projects"
      by Sharon Ching-Williams (25 kb)
4. "Pacific Air Forces Energy Program
     Initiatives"
      by Dean Nakasone (443 kb)
5. "Integrating High Performance:
     Improving the way buildings are
     designed, built and used"
      by Jeff Johnson (1,974 kb)
6. "Electroflow Energy Savings"
      by Todd Scheibert (662 kb)

December 1, 2004 Meeting
Minutes (124 kb)
Presentations:
1. "2004 Efficient Electro-Technology Expo"
      by Sam Nichols (19,269 kb)
2. "Aloha, Rebuild Hawaii"
      by Michael Chang (3,859 kb)
3. "Trane's Rebuild America Focus"
      by Rob Bellizzi (1,532 kb)
4. "Seagull Schools Projects"
      by Chuck Larson (2,508 kb)
5. "Montessori School of Maui"
      by Cynthia Winans-Burns (1,905 kb)
6. "Hawaii County Dept. of Water Supply"
      by Clyde Young (224 kb)
7. "Malama Learning Center"
      by Pauline Sato (20,607 kb)
8. "Sustainable Urban Energy Project"
      by Charlie Senning (1,298 kb)
9. "HECO's Renewable Energy Strategy"
      by Darren Ishimura (9,173 kb)

June 24, 2004 Meeting
Minutes (125 kb)
Presentations:
1. "West Hawaii Explorations Academy"
      by Ray Carr (3,475 kb)
2. "Honolulu Hale CHP Project"
      by Allyn Lee (295 kb)
3. "Parking Garage Lighting"
      by Bob Martin (388 kb)
4. "MCBH Hangar Lighting Improvements"
      by Bill Nutting (945 kb)
5. "Pacific Region CHP Application Center
      (PRAC) Network"
      by Dr. Tim Lipman (1,680 kb)
6. "Solar Outdoor Lighting Applications"
      by Jim Wollam (5,570 kb)

February 10, 2004 Meeting
Minutes
Presentations:
1. "How to Leverage Federal Resources"
      by E. Yoshinaka
(85 kb)
2. "How To Leverage Resources: Rebuild
      America and Rebuild Hawaii
      Consortium"
      by E. Raman (112 kb)
3. "ANATOMY OF A PROJECT: Concept
      thru Implementation"
      by J. Dunbar (295 kb)

November 20, 2003 Meeting
Minutes
Presentations:
1. Radiant Cooling System Integrated with Seawater Air-Conditioning (4.4 MB)
2. State of the Art Energy Efficient Lighting (1 MB)
3. High Efficiency Exterior Lighting – Newtown Estates Community Association (1.6 MB)

August 12, 2003 Meeting
Minutes

Presentation:
Distributed Generation For Energy Surety

May 13, 2003 Meeting
Minutes
Presentations:
1. Sea Water District Cooling Feasibility Analysis for The State Of Hawaii (report)
2. Energy Benchmarking Studies in Hawaii

3. The Facts About Mold: For Everyone

January 29, 2003 New Project Meeting
Minutes

Presentations:
1. Rebuild America: Project Overviews
2. Rebuild Hawaii Consortium Action Plan 2002
3. Project Development: Hawaii Energy Smart Schools
Handout:
Rebuild Hawaii Consortium Action Plan

November 14, 2002 Meeting
Minutes
Presentations:
1. Na Makani Solar Water Heating Project
2. Energy Savings Projects at Queen's Medical Center
3. How Does White Light Affect Your Bottom Line?

June 25, 2002 Meeting
Minutes
Presentation 1
Presentation 2
Presentation 3
Presentation 4

April 2002 Minutes

January 2002 Minutes

November 2001 Minutes

August 2001 Minutes

June 2001 Minutes