MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: WALTER T. GRONDZIK


Member, Passive Conference Technical Committee, Solar 2010: Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society (2009-2010).

Forum Organizer and Moderator: "Students Rule: Participant Reflections on the 2009 Solar Decathlon," 35th National Passive Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Phoenix, AZ, May 2010.

Forum Organizer: "Between Commodity and Delight: Architectural Design in the 2009 Solar Decathlon," 35th National Passive Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Phoenix, AZ, May 2010.

Invited presenter, "Net-Zero Buildings," Clean Energy Symposium, Engineering Society of Detroit (2009).

Visiting lecturer, "Integrated Building Design," Sinclair Community College, Dayton Ohio (2009). Included presentation to Dayton Chapter of ASHRAE.

Member, Passive Conference Technical Committee, Solar 2007: Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society (2006-2007).

Member, National Organizing Committee and Abstract Reviewer, Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings X International Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL,  December 2007.

Papers Reviewer, 2007 Annual Research Conference of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium; 2007 Paper Reviewer, Solar Energy (journal of the International Solar Energy Society).

Chair, Passive Conference Technical Committee, and Member, National Organizing Committee, Solar 2006: Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society (2005-2006).

Participant in 2006 HOPES Conference (University of Oregon), session moderator (architecture and engineering), panel participant (LEED), and design charette reviewer.

Papers Reviewer, 2006 Annual Research Conference of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium; Papers Reviewer 2006 ANZADcA Annual Conference; Best Student Paper Juror 2006 ANZADcA Annual Conference.

Visiting Studio Consultant: HVAC Systems for the Shadowlands Library, Marfa, TX. School of Architecture, University of Arkansas, October 2005.

Session Co-Moderator: "Real Stories from Real Buildings,"  30th National Passive Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Orlando, FL, August 2005.

Papers Reviewer, 2005 Annual Research Conference of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium.

Seminar Chair: "How ASHRAE's Guideline on Commissioning is Changing," ASHRAE Winter Meeting, Orlando, FL, February 2005.

Presenter: "Building Commissioning," for the Northwest Florida Chapter of ASHRAE, Pensacola, FL, March 2005. 

Co-Presenter: "From Vital Signs to Practice: A Technology Transfer Case Study," at the Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings IX International Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL,  December 2004.

Member, National Organizing Committee and Abstract Reviewer, Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings IX International Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL,  December 2004.

Presenter: "The Agents of Change and Vital Signs Case Study Projects," at the 2004 Empire Energy and Environmental Exposition, Saratoga Springs, NY,  October 2004.

Session Co-Moderator: "Real Stories from Real Buildings,"  29th National Passive Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Portland, OR, July 2004.

Coordinator for Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) participation in the 2004 EAAE/ARCC Research Conference, Dublin, IE, June 2004, an international conference organized by the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) and ARCC. Session Moderator.

Auxiliary Paper Reviewer, Passive Conference Technical Committee, Solar 2004: Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society.

Sessions Co-Moderator: "Real Stories from Real Buildings 1" and "Real Stories from Real Buildings 2," 28th National Passive Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Austin, TX, June 2003.

Symposium Chair: "Building Commissioning Begins with Design Intent," ASHRAE Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, June 2002.

Presenter: "ASHRAE Commissioning Guidelines 0 and 1 -- Status and Prospects," Seminar on "New Commissioning Guidelines," ASHRAE Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, June 2002.

Member, Passive Conference Technical Committee, Forum 2002: Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society (2001-2002).

Presenter: "Indoor Environment Quality Issues in Sustainable Design," Seminar on "The Mechanical Engineer's Role in Sustainable Design," ASHRAE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, June 2001.

Session Moderator: Forum -- "Teaching and Information Resources on the World Wide Web," 26th National Passive Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Washington, DC, April 2001.

Session Co-Moderator: Forum -- "Student Perspectives on Vital Signs Case Studies," 26th National Passive Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Washington, DC, April 2001.

Chair, Passive Conference Technical Committee, and Member, National Organizing Committee, Forum 2001: Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society (2000-2001).

Papers Review Coordinator: Architectural Research Centers Consortium Spring Research Conference, Blacksburg, VA, April 2001.

Invited Lecturer, Yokohama National University, Tamura Laboratory, Second International Seminar on Environment and Architecture, September 2000.

Coordinator for Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) participation in the 2000 EAAE/ARCC Research Conference, Paris, France, July 2000, an international conference organized by the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) and ARCC.

Session Moderator: Forum -- "Solar Energy & Sustainability Resources on the World Wide Web," 25th National Passive Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Madison, WI, June 2000.

Session Co-Moderator: Forum -- "Student Perspectives on Vital Signs Case Studies," 25th National Passive Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Madison, WI, June 2000.

Invited Lecturer, University of Washington, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Public Lecture Series, May 2000.

Session Leader: Eighth National Conference on Building Commissioning, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc., Kansas City, MO, May 2000.

Member of Review Jury, 2000 HOPES Design Challenge, The Ecology of Home, University of Oregon, April 2000.

Session Moderator and oral paper presenter: "Vital Signs, Revealing Light," ACSA West Regional Meeting, Portland, OR, October 1999.

Coordinator for Architectural Research Centers Consortium participation in the 1999 ACSA/CIB/ARCC/SBSE Technology Conference, Montreal, Quebec, June 1999; Session Chair for an ARCC papers session.

Forum Moderator: "What Do Members Think of ASHRAE's World Wide Web Plans?", American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 1999.

Session Moderator: "Educational Materials on the Internet and CD-ROM Forum," 24th National Passive Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Portland, ME, June 1999.

Session Coordinator and Moderator: "Experiences with the Vital Signs Project," a double session held at the 1999 Environmental Design Research Association Conference, Orlando, FL, June 1999.

Session Leader: Seventh National Conference on Building Commissioning, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc., Portland, OR, May 1999.

Session Moderator: "Educational Materials on the Internet and CD-ROM Forum," 23nd National Passive Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Albuquerque, NM, June 1998.

Conference Co-Chair and ARCC Papers Review Coordinator: Research in Design Education, an international conference organized by the European Association for Architectural Education, the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), and the School of Design, North Carolina State University. Raleigh, NC (1998).

Member, Passive Conference Technical Committee, Solar 98: Renewable Energy for the Americas, American Solar Energy Society (1998).

Presenter: HVAC, Florida, and the Internet, Goldcoast Chapter of ASHRAE, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Jan. 1998).

Presenter: HVAC and the Internet, Spacecoast Chapter of ASHRAE, Melbourne, FL (Dec. 1997).

Co-Coordinator: "Research Initiative Meeting," Architectural Research Centers Consortium in cooperation with the Initiative for Architectural Research, Washington, DC, November 1997.

Forum Moderator: "What Do ASHRAE Members Want/Need From Manufacturers' World Wide Web Sites?", American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, June 1997.

Session Moderator: "Internet Solar Education Forum", 22nd National Passive Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Washington, DC, April 1997.

Session Moderator: Architectural Research Centers Consortium Spring Research Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 1997.

Session Chair: "Disseminating Information on the Internet," Architectural Research Centers Consortium focus session at the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Dallas, TX, March 1997.

"Internet Ethics," seminar presentation at Winter Meeting of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Philadelphia, PA, January 1997.

Forum Moderator: "What Do ASHRAE Members Want/Need From the World Wide Web?", American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, June 1996.

Session Leader: Fourth National Conference on Building Commissioning, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc., St. Petersburg Beach, FL, May 1996.

Session Respondent: Architectural Research Centers Consortium Annual Research Meeting, Tucson, AZ, April 1996.

Session Chair: "Internet Solar Education Forum," 21st National Passive Solar Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Asheville, NC, April 1996.

Session Chair: "Research on the Internet," Architectural Research Centers Consortium focus session at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Boston, MA, January 1996.

Site Facilitator, Tallahassee site for AIA "Building Connections" program on energy conservation (1993).

Co-Presenter at two meetings of Tallahassee Chapter AIA; acoustics and metric units in design (1992).


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