Publications & Presentations:
Bion D. Howard, Building Environmental Scientist

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"Net-Positive Energy Homes: Performance Assessment Process." (PDF copy of presentation). AEC EcoBuild America 2010, Dec. 7, 2010 © AEC/NIBS, Washington, DC, USA [Conference Center Link]

"LEED and Renewable Energy" (PDF copy of presentation) Co-presenters: Alistair Jackson, PE; H. Jay Enk. December 2009 © US Green Building Council Webinar Series, Washington, DC. USA

"Net Positive Energy Homes" (PDF copy of presentation) October 2008 © Solar Power International 2008 Conference Proceedings, San Diego, USA [Conference Center Link]

"NET POSITIVE ENERGY (NPE) HOMES: MAXIMIZING PERFORMANCE USING ADVANCED SOFTWARE TOOLS " (PDF copy of paper) March 20, 2008 © GlobalCON 2008, Austin TX, USA Conference Proceedings, Association of Energy Engineers, Atlanta, GA. USA

"Ready for Prime Time - LEED® Rated Green Homes," August/Sept. 2008 © Smart Homeowner Magazine, Portland, ME USA

"Solar Design Solutions for LEED®." (PDF copy of presentation) © American Solar Energy Society (ASES) Conference 2008 San Diego, CA. USA

"Enhancing Solar Design Solutions in LEED® for Homes" In. Proceedings of US-GBC © GreenBuild 2007, Chicago, IL USA. Nov. 9, 2007 Complementary Final Presentation Copy (1.6 MB PDF)

"Solar-Design Tools for Green Building" Special Solar Energy & Efficiency Issue, Spring 2007. © Home Energy Magazine, Berkeley, CA USA (invited).

Green Building Teleconference Series Special Project with Lorman Educational Services, Eau Claire, WI USA (2006 - 2010) Jump to: Example Lorman Briefing Packages at B.E.S.T. Resources page

"Green Building: A Consumer Status Report." September 2002. © Smart Homeowner Magazine.

"Residential Hot Water Distribution Systems." (peer reviewed paper). Proc. of Teaming for Efficiency: ACEEE 2002 Summer Study, (with) James D. Lutz, LBNL; Gary Klein, CEC; David Springer, Davis Energy Group.

"Hot Water - Cool Options." © September 2001. © Smart Homeowner Magazine.

"Designing a Green Bundle Water Heating System." March 2001. © Energy Design Update, Cutter Corp. Cambridge MA (invited guest technical piece)

"Whole Building Design Approaches and Useful Tools for Implementing Energy Efficiency." (invited) Energy2001, June 2001. Kansas City, MO. US Department of Defense and US Department of Energy.

"Technical Criteria for Green Building Programs" (Invited presentation) EEBA 2000, Building for Peak Performance, Denver, CO //download available//

"Software Secrets" Column ©- Quarterly, 2000 - Present; Home Energy Magazine, Berkeley, CA USA

"Your Computer as a Sustainable Design Resource" (with Nadav Malin, EBN) Excellence in Building, November 1999,

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"Home Energy Rating System Overview" EEBA Excellence in Building '99 (invited: MD Dept. Natural Resources / Energy Admin. Workshop) November 1999

"Two New Software Gems" Sept./Oct. 1999 © Home Energy Magazine, Berkeley, CA USA

"The CMU Air-Core Passive Hybrid Heat Storage System." April, 1999. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 21st Century Renewable Energy Technology Symposium, Maui, Hawaii USA. (peer reviewed) //download available //

"Putting the Byte into your Energy Analysis Toolkit" Sept./Oct. 1998 © Home Energy Magazine, Berkeley, CA USA

"Advanced Internet Research Tools for Renewable Energy." 1998 International Solar Energy Conference, American Solar Energy Society (ASES), Albuquerque, NM USA

"Standard Guide for Residential Green Building." 1998 (3^rd. ballot) © ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA. (Chair: E.50.06.03 Task Group). //download available //

____ (ed.) 1996-1998. Criteria for Energy and Resource Efficient Construction. EEBA (Energy Efficient Building Association), Minneapolis, MN // download available //

"Energy Audits can Pave the Way for Energy Savings" NCAT Appropriate Technology Voice, Summer 1997

"ASTM Residential Green Building Standard Guide Development," April 1997, Proc. American Solar Energy Society, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. // download available //

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"Developing the ASTM Residential Green Building Standard Guide," April 1997, Proc. First Metro Dade County Florida Green Building Conference, Miami, FL.

ASTM: Standard Guide for Design, Specification, Construction and Operation of Residential Green Buildings." (updated) 10/1/1997 (proposed for 3rd. ballot) © ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA. (Chair: E.50.06.03 Task Group).

"Thermal Insulation: White Paper." (With Doug Long; developed for Jared Blum, PIMA) Proc. Climate Change Analysis Workshop. Policies & Measures for Energy Efficiency, US EPA. 1996, Springfield, VA. / Under contract to ECM, Inc. Baltimore, MD

"Transforming the Market through High Performance Home Building: The U.S. EPA Energy Star Residential Buildings Program." (with M. L'Ecuyer) U. S. EPA Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Division, Conf. Proc. EEBA Annual Meeting, March 1995, © Energy Efficient Building Association.

"Developing a Strategy for the Air-side Retrofits of Commercial Buildings." NREL/et-2-12264-1, U.S. Department of Energy, OBT - Existing Buildings Program, Washington, DC © Alliance to Save Energy, Washington, DC. 1994. (available from NREL)

"Life-cycle Energy and Environmental Considerations: Cradle to Grave Efficiency of the Built Environment" Excellence in Housing. Feb. 1994. 12th Annual EEBA Conference.

"Lower Air-Conditioning By Design: Solar Cooling Gains Avoidance." Excellence in Housing. Feb. 1994. 12th Annual Conference of EEBA.

"Renewable-base Building Energy Technologies: How They Stack up for DSM." Oct. 1994. Proc. National Regulatory Conference on Renewable Energy, Savannah, Georgia (Invited). © NARUC, Washington, DC.

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"Becoming More Competitive with Building Energy Efficiency" (with Bill Nitze) Intelligent Buildings Quarterly, Vol. 3. No. 2. © Intelligent Buildings Institute, Washington, DC.

"Window Wizardry" (with Steve Selkowitz, LBNL) Electronic House., Vol. 8 No. 5 September/October 1993.

"Simplified Pollution Avoidance Calculations for Builders: Taking Credit for Green Buildings." March 1993. (In proc.) 11th Annual Conference of EEBA (joint with NESEA).

"Steps Towards a More Energy Efficient Home." © Consumers Research. Magazine. January 1993.

"National Energy Efficiency Policy: Where are we? Where do we go from here?" Alliance Update, Fall 1992. © Alliance to Save Energy, Washington, DC

"Guidelines for Energy Efficient Commercial Leasing Practices." (with M. Hopkins, M. Verdict, J. Wolf). September 1992. © Alliance to Save Energy, for President's Commission on Environmental Quality. Washington, DC. (Available only from ASE, or PCEQ)

"Better Building Codes for Energy Efficiency." (With M. McBride, Ph.D.) Dec.1992. Proc. of Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings V DOE/ASHRAE Conference. ASHRAE, Atlanta, GA.

"Advances in Passive Solar Design Tools." 1992. In Proc. of Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings V DOE/ASHRAE Conference. ASHRAE, Atlanta, GA.

"Energy Savings Estimates from the Energy Efficiency Provisions in the Senate and House Energy Bills." August 1992 (rev.); (With M. Hopkins, H. Geller, and Steve Nadel) ACEEE and the Alliance to Save Energy, Washington, DC

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"Current Requirements and Future Changes in Act-222: Comparison, Evaluation and Recommendations." Penn State University Conference: Guidelines for Meeting Energy Efficiency Requirements for Housing in the 90's. March, 1992.

"Developing an Energy Checklist for Your Building." Feb. 1992. BOMA Skylines - Energy Management (special issue). Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), Washington, DC.

"Sensible Design Solutions for Milder U.S. Climates: Basics of Passive Architectural Cooling." Proc. of: 10th Annual EEBA Conference (1992) Energy Efficient Building Association (EEBA), Wausau, WI

"Better Buildings - What Does It All Mean for Builders?" Proc. of: 10th Annual EEBA Conference - Energy Efficient Building Association (EEBA), Wausau, WI.

"Solar Building Options for Demand Side Management." Proceedings: Solar 1991, American Solar Energy Society, Boulder Colorado.

"New Initiatives + Solar Design = Healthy Buildings." Proceedings: Solar 1991, American Solar Energy Society, Boulder Colorado.

"The Effect of the CABO Model Energy Code on CO2 and SO2 Emissions." DSM And the Global Environment Conference, Arlington, VA. (April 1991) Synergic Resources, Inc.

"Better Building Codes for Energy Efficiency: A National Analysis of the Energy and Environmental Benefits of the 1989 CABO - Model Energy Code Compared to Current State Energy Codes." 1991. (with William Prindle, ACEEE) © 1991Alliance to Save Energy, Washington, DC.

ASTM E-1465-90; Standard Guideline: "Radon Resistant Design of New Low Rise Residential Buildings." (task group co-developer). American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA.

"Healthful Residential Indoor Environments -- Builder Program Development." Indoor Air 1990; 5th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. CMHC, Toronto, Ont. CANADA.

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ASHRAE - "Energy Position Statement" (team-member / co-author) June 14, 1990. © American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers, Atlanta, GA.

"The Building Industry Program for Reducing the Threat of Global Warming." Report to U.S. EPA, Global Change Division. (with D. H. Saunders), NAHB Research Center, Jan. 1990.

"Global Warming: Residential Buildings Issue Paper." National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Alternative Energy R&D Strategies, Washington, DC. December 1989. (prep. with David McFadjen, President, NAHB Research Center.)

"Development of a Frost Protected Shallow Insulated Foundation System - Phase II Technical Report." NAHB Research Center, Contract #2133; to Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), Washington DC. 20005.

"Building Performance Monitoring -- The Thermal Envelope Perspective, Past, Present, and Future." (with D.H. Saunders) 1989. Proc. of ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC - Thermal Envelopes Conference IV (pg. 12-23). Orlando, FL (Dec. 1989). ASHRAE, Atlanta, GA.

"Residential Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality" Better Buildings Conference. NYS-Energy Office. July 1989. (Editor and paper author; Proceedings) NAHB Research Center, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

"Builder's Advisory: Review of ASHRAE Standard 90.2P," August 1988, Project Report: under contract to the National Association of Home Builders. NAHB Research Center.

"Builder's Advisory: The CABO Model Energy Code," NAHB Technology and Codes Department January 1988. (NAHB internal technical paper for members.)

"What's in an Energy Efficient Home?" March 1987, Consumers Research, Washington, DC.

"The Air Core System for Thermal Storage." (peer-reviewed) The Passive Solar Journal. ASES/SERI Vol 3 No. 3. 1986. ASES, Boulder Co.

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"Air Core Systems for Passive and Hybrid Energy - Conserving Buildings." (peer-reviewed) ASHRAE Transactions, V. 92. Pt. 2. 1986. Atlanta, GA.

"Residential Design Examples -- Hollow Core Masonry Under Floor and In-wall Remote Heat Storage." 1986 -11th National Passive Solar Conference. ASES, Boulder Co.

"Insulating Modern Concrete Masonry Walls." 1985, Construction Specifier.

NCMA "TEK-Note" Series on Energy Efficiency: TEK-67A, 116A, 122, 132, 134, 137, 138, 140, 154, 159A, 160. (Manual of Facts on Concrete Masonry, NCMA.)© National Concrete Masonry Association, Herndon, VA

"Advances in Thermal Storage -- Why, Where, and How?" 10th National Passive Solar Conference. 1985. ASES, Boulder Co.

"Achieving a Balanced Approach." 10th National Passive Solar Conference. 1985. ASES, Boulder Co. (field report on a built solar home, with an air-core system...)

"Advances in Thermal Mass Assessment Data." Proc. 3rd North American Masonry Conference, Arlington, TX. 1985. The Masonry Society.

"Performance of High-Mass Houses." SOLAR AGE (defunct), Sept. 1984

"Net Solar Radiation: Passive Systems Performance With Movable Insulation." Aug. 1983. Construction Specifier, Alexandria, VA. (originally published in Energy Technology IX: Energy Efficiency in the Eighties.© Government Institutes, Rockville, MD.)

"Measured Performance of a (Solar) Home Using Concrete Masonry." 8th National Passive Solar Conference. 1983. ASES, Boulder Co.

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"Measured Performance of a Direct Gain Passive System Compared to F-chart/SLR." ASES Annual Meeting, 1983. ASES, Boulder Co.

"Comparing NSDN Passive Solar Buildings with Selected Super-insulated Houses." (invited paper, and plenary session 'Passive Solar versus Super-insulation') ASES 7th National Passive Solar Conference. 1982. ASES, Boulder Co. Paper also published in: Progress in Solar Energy. 1983.

"Determination of Passive Solar Collector Energy Balances Using Two Different Methods." (with W. F. Roberts, AIA) 7th National Passive Solar Conference. 1982. ASES, Boulder Co.

"Energy Audit Workbook." 1982. Solar Action of Maryland. (funded by Maryland State Energy Office, Annapolis, MD; out-of print).

"Comparative Report: "Passive Solar Systems Performance 1980-1981 Heating Season." 1982. Vitro Corp. under contract to U.S. DOE. Available as: (DE82018506) National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA.

"Monitored Passive Solar Heating Performance of DOE-NSDN Buildings in Severe U.S. Climatic Zones." ENERPLEX 1982, Winnipeg, CANADA.

"Monitored Performance of 18 Solar Hot Water Systems in the DOE-NSDN." Annual Meeting - International Solar Energy Society, 1982. ASES, Boulder Co.

"NSDN Monitored Performance of and Integrate Solar and Waste-heat Recovery System in [Fresno] California." (the ARATEX laundry) Annual Meeting - International Solar Energy Society, 1982. ASES, Boulder Co.

"Overcoming Common Design Problems." 1982. Solar Engineering and Contracting Magazine (defunct), © Business Publishers, Troy, MI

"Microclimates of Solar Collection Installations." 3rd World Energy Engineering Congress, AEE, Atlanta, GA. 1980. (Also in "NSDN Program - Performance Results" SOLAR/0005-81/36. NTIS.