Neil Moyer - Building Science Institute Profiles

Bill Weber Neil Moyer
Principle Research Engineer / Building Science Consultant

EDUCATION

California State University Sacramento, 1981, Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Bachelor of Science Degree)
State University New York at Morrisville, 1979, Engineering Science (Associates of Science Degree)

EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

1999- Present Florida Solar Energy Center
1996-1998 Building Science Corp., Westford, MA. Building diagnostician, senior researcher and trainer
1994-1996 Self employed building diagnostician and trainer
1985-1994 Natural Florida Retrofit, Inc., Montverde, FL. Energy conservation contracting & training

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

Principal Investigator - Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership. Providing technical assistance that results in the construction of thousands of energy- efficient industrialized houses every year to at least Energy Star Standards while enhancing durability, indoor air quality and cost effectiveness.
Principal Researcher - Energy Smart Schools. Assist in development and delivery of advanced building science training, certification, and support for design, engineering, and facilities professionals who are involved in the construction and maintenance of Florida's school facilities.
Principal Investigator - Retrofit of hurricane damaged residences in east central Florida. Five homes will undergo a pre-retrofit analysis and testing to determine the current energy usage profile and expected energy savings, enhanced comfort, indoor air quality and related benefits.

CAPABILITIES

Building diagnostics, including energy, moisture, and IAQ problems. The buildings range from homes that are small single story low-income shelters to large multi-story multi-million dollar complexes.
Commercial building diagnostics, including moisture and IAQ problems. This includes small single story office buildings to large multi-story multi-million dollar complexes.
Training building diagnostics tools (blower door, duct tester, infrared, tracer gas) and techniques (building & duct airtightness, pressure & moisture diagnostics,).

PRESENTATIONS (partial listing)

Energy Managers Workshop
Introduction to building diagnostics: Duct systems
ALA Health House Builder Introduction
Energy Star Homes Forum
State of Florida Energy Gauge Class 1 Training & Re-certification Training
Energy &Environmental Building Association Conferences (EEBA)
Affordable Comfort Conferences
Florida Environmental Balancing Bureau (FEBB) Recertification Seminar
Duct Diagnostics and Repair Seminars
Diagnosing Moisture Problems
IAQ - Avoiding the Problem
Florida Dept of Education: Designing the Failure Proof Building
ASHRAE: Ventilation in Hot Humid Climates
USDOE Building America: Project highlights
Broan-Nutone: Ventilation in SE USA
American Lung Association Health House: Certification Program
Huber Engineering: Building Envelope System

ACHIEVEMENTS

Instructor/trainer ALA’s Health House Program
Co-author and instructor 2-week course on FSEC’s ‘Designing the Failure Proof Building’.
Residential building consultant/diagnostician dealing with moisture / mold / mildew related problems, indoor air quality issues, and air distribution problems and complaints. Major clients include Pulte Homes, Town and Country Homes, Cambridge, Homes, DiVosta Homes, Palm Harbor Homes, Southern Energy Homes, Environments For Living, and Hovnanian Enterprises.
Revised and teach the Florida EnergyGauge Class 1 Rater Training Program. (Rater #392)
Presenter-trainer for EEBA, Affordable Comfort, FSEC, and AEC (Alternate Energy Corporation). Residential and commercial buildings: includes building pressure diagnostics, airtightness testing, zonal thermal and air boundaries, air distribution system diagnostics, and combustion safety diagnostics.
Developed and implemented short and long term monitoring protocols for the Building Science Consortium’s involvement in DOE’s Building America project.
Investigation of Cooling and Dehumidification Energy Use and Indoor Thermal Conditions in Polk County Schools Permanent Replacement Classroom Buildings
Co-diagnostics of numerous commercial building failures (either moisture related and/or indoor air quality problems) caused by rain penetration and/or building/zonal pressures. These including state and federal office buildings, courthouses (state and county), computer facilities (state and insurance), educational facilities (elementary, secondary, high school and colleges - both state and private), hotels and motels (private), nursing home facilities (private) and museums (state).
Received EEBA’s 1993 Joule Award for Innovation which significantly impacts the building industry.
Designed and developed MAD-AIR™ models [Mechanical Air Distribution And Interacting Relationships]. These models show the zonal pressure interactions of duct system leaks, interior door closure, and building airtightness. Currently manufactured and sold by a private company.
Designed and prototyped a multi-channel computer controlled pressure differential monitoring system. Capable of measuring six channels of differential pressure with 0.1 pascal resolution and displaying on laptop computer screen in “EKG” format.
Co-developed many diagnostic testing protocols including pressure differential testing techniques used in residential and commercial buildings, including those currently being used in the “Uncontrolled Air Flow” project funded by the State of Florida.
Team member of numerous residential/commercial duct & envelope failure assessment & monitoring projects: FSEC-Florida and AEC-North Carolina.
Certified Thermographer # 1613 Infraspection Institute
Co-developed and trained duct leakage classes for FSEC-FP&L, City of Lakeland, City of Gainesville, Duke Power, Florida Power Corp, Virginia Power, North Carolina Power, Alternate Energy Corporation, State of Maine, and Bonneville Power.

PUBLICATIONS (partial listing)

Hodgson, A.T., N. Moyer and D. Beal (2005). “Effect of residential ventilation techniques for hot and humid climates on indoor concentrations and emission rates of volatile organic compounds.” February 2005, LBNL-57030, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA.
Chasar, D., Moyer, N., McIlvaine, J., Beal, D. and Chandra, S. (2004). "Energy Star Manufactured Homes: The Plant Certification Process," Proceedings of ACEEE 2004 Summer Study, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Washington, DC, August 2004. Peer reviewed
Chasar, D., Moyer, N., Chandra, S., Rotvold, L., Applegren, R. (2004). "Cold Climate Case Study; High Efficiency North Dakota Twin Homes," Performances of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings IX International Conference, Clearwater Beach, Florida, December 2004. Peer reviewed
Chandra, Subrato, Danny Parker, David Beal, David Chasar, Eric Martin, Janet McIlvaine, Neil Moyer (2004). Alleviating Moisture Problems in Hot, Humid Climate Housing. Position Paper for NSF Housing Research Agenda Workshop, UCF Feb. 12-14, 2004.
McGinley, W. Mark, Alaina Jones, Carolyn Turner, Subrato Chandra, David Beal, Danny Parker, Neil Moyer, Janet McIlvaine (2004). Optimizing Manufactured Housing Energy Use. Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates, Richardson, Texas, May 17-19, 2004.
McIlvaine, Janet, David Beal, Neil Moyer, Dave Chasar, Subrato Chandra (2004). Achieving Airtight Ducts in Manufactured Housing. Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates, Richardson, Texas, May 17-19, 2004.Report No. FSEC-CR-1323-03.
Moyer, Neil, Chasar, Dave, Hoak, Dave, Chandra, Subrato (2004). "Assessing Six Residential Ventilation Techniques in Hot and Humid Climates," Proceedings of ACEEE 2004 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Washington, DC, August 2004. Peer reviewed
Moyer, N.,"Moisture Problems in Manufactured Housing," Home Energy Magazine, March/April 2002
Moyer, N., Beal, D., Chasar, D., McIlvaine, J., Chandra, S., “Moisture problems in manufactured housing - - probable causes and cures”, ASHRAE IAQ 2001, November 4-7, 2001, San Francisco, CA
Chandra, S., Moyer, N.A., Beal, D., Chasar, D., McIlvaine, J., Withers, C., “The Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership (BAIHP): Enhancing energy efficiency, durability and indoor air quality of industrialized housing”, XXIX IAHS World Congress on Housing, Ljubljana, Slovenia, May 21-25, 2001
Cummings, J., D. Shirey, C. Withers, R. Raustad, and N. Moyer. “Evaluating the Impacts of Uncontrolled Air Flow and HVAC Performance Problems on Florida’s Commercial and Institutional Buildings”, Final Report, FSEC-CR-1210-00
Parker, D.S., J.K. Sonne, J.R. Sherwin, and N. Moyer, November 2000. "Comparative Evaluation of the Impact of Roofing Systems on Residential Cooling Energy Demand." Contract Report FSEC-CR-1220-00, Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL.
Cummings, J.B., C.R. Withers, N. Moyer. 1999. "Field Research to Verify the Accuracy of the Air Leakage computation Methodology of the ASHRAE Standard 152P; Final Report" FSEC-CR-1083-99 Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL, May 1999.
Cummings, J.B., C.R. Withers, N. Moyer, P. Fairey, and B. McKendry. 1997. "Uncontrolled Air Flow in Nonresidential Buildings". INvironment Professional. Volume 3, Number 9. September 1997.
Cummings, J.B., C.R. Withers, N. Moyer, P. Fairey, and B. McKendry. "Field Measurement of Uncontrolled Air Flow and Depressurization in Restaurants". Given at 1996 ASHRAE Symposia. ASHRAE Transactions, 1996, Vol.102, Part 1, p.859.
Tooley, J.J. and Moyer, N., The Duct Handbook: a Practical Field Guide and Reference, Building Science Corporation, Montverde, FL, 1996.
Cummings, J.B., C.R. Withers, P. Fairey, B. McKendry, and N.A. Moyer, 1995, "Indoor Air Quality Impacts of Uncontrolled Air Flow and Depressurization in Eight Commercial Buildings in Central Florida". Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Indoor Air Pollution Conference. Tulsa, OK, September, 1995.
Cummings, J.B., Tooley, J.J., and Moyer, N., Duct Doctoring; Diagnosis and Repair of Duct System Leaks , Florida Solar Energy Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 1993.




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	Neil Moyer Principle Research Engineer / Building Science Consultant EDUCATION California State University Sacramento, 1981, Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Bachelor of Science Degree) State University New York at Morrisville, 1979, Engineering Science (Associates of Science Degree) EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND 1999- Present Florida Solar Energy Center 1996-1998 Building Science Corp., Westford, MA. Building diagnostician, senior researcher and trainer 1994-1996 Self employed building diagnostician and trainer 1985-1994 Natural Florida Retrofit, Inc., Montverde, FL. Energy conservation contracting & training CURRENT ACTIVITIES Principal Investigator - Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership. Providing technical assistance that results in the construction of thousands of energy- efficient industrialized houses every year to at least Energy Star Standards while enhancing durability, indoor air quality and cost effectiveness. Principal Researcher - Energy Smart Schools. Assist in development and delivery of advanced building science training, certification, and support for design, engineering, and facilities professionals who are involved in the construction and maintenance of Florida's school facilities. Principal Investigator - Retrofit of hurricane damaged residences in east central Florida. Five homes will undergo a pre-retrofit analysis and testing to determine the current energy usage profile and expected energy savings, enhanced comfort, indoor air quality and related benefits. CAPABILITIES Building diagnostics, including energy, moisture, and IAQ problems. The buildings range from homes that are small single story low-income shelters to large multi-story multi-million dollar complexes. Commercial building diagnostics, including moisture and IAQ problems. This includes small single story office buildings to large multi-story multi-million dollar complexes. Training building diagnostics tools (blower door, duct tester, infrared, tracer gas) and techniques (building & duct airtightness, pressure & moisture diagnostics,). PRESENTATIONS (partial listing) Energy Managers Workshop Introduction to building diagnostics: Duct systems ALA Health House Builder Introduction Energy Star Homes Forum State of Florida Energy Gauge Class 1 Training & Re-certification Training Energy &Environmental Building Association Conferences (EEBA) Affordable Comfort Conferences Florida Environmental Balancing Bureau (FEBB) Recertification Seminar Duct Diagnostics and Repair Seminars Diagnosing Moisture Problems IAQ - Avoiding the Problem Florida Dept of Education: Designing the Failure Proof Building ASHRAE: Ventilation in Hot Humid Climates USDOE Building America: Project highlights Broan-Nutone: Ventilation in SE USA American Lung Association Health House: Certification Program Huber Engineering: Building Envelope System ACHIEVEMENTS Instructor/trainer ALA’s Health House Program Co-author and instructor 2-week course on FSEC’s ‘Designing the Failure Proof Building’. Residential building consultant/diagnostician dealing with moisture / mold / mildew related problems, indoor air quality issues, and air distribution problems and complaints. Major clients include Pulte Homes, Town and Country Homes, Cambridge, Homes, DiVosta Homes, Palm Harbor Homes, Southern Energy Homes, Environments For Living, and Hovnanian Enterprises. Revised and teach the Florida EnergyGauge Class 1 Rater Training Program. (Rater #392) Presenter-trainer for EEBA, Affordable Comfort, FSEC, and AEC (Alternate Energy Corporation). Residential and commercial buildings: includes building pressure diagnostics, airtightness testing, zonal thermal and air boundaries, air distribution system diagnostics, and combustion safety diagnostics. Developed and implemented short and long term monitoring protocols for the Building Science Consortium’s involvement in DOE’s Building America project. Investigation of Cooling and Dehumidification Energy Use and Indoor Thermal Conditions in Polk County Schools Permanent Replacement Classroom Buildings Co-diagnostics of numerous commercial building failures (either moisture related and/or indoor air quality problems) caused by rain penetration and/or building/zonal pressures. These including state and federal office buildings, courthouses (state and county), computer facilities (state and insurance), educational facilities (elementary, secondary, high school and colleges - both state and private), hotels and motels (private), nursing home facilities (private) and museums (state). Received EEBA’s 1993 Joule Award for Innovation which significantly impacts the building industry. Designed and developed MAD-AIR™ models [Mechanical Air Distribution And Interacting Relationships]. These models show the zonal pressure interactions of duct system leaks, interior door closure, and building airtightness. Currently manufactured and sold by a private company. Designed and prototyped a multi-channel computer controlled pressure differential monitoring system. Capable of measuring six channels of differential pressure with 0.1 pascal resolution and displaying on laptop computer screen in “EKG” format. Co-developed many diagnostic testing protocols including pressure differential testing techniques used in residential and commercial buildings, including those currently being used in the “Uncontrolled Air Flow” project funded by the State of Florida. Team member of numerous residential/commercial duct & envelope failure assessment & monitoring projects: FSEC-Florida and AEC-North Carolina. Certified Thermographer # 1613 Infraspection Institute Co-developed and trained duct leakage classes for FSEC-FP&L, City of Lakeland, City of Gainesville, Duke Power, Florida Power Corp, Virginia Power, North Carolina Power, Alternate Energy Corporation, State of Maine, and Bonneville Power. PUBLICATIONS (partial listing) Hodgson, A.T., N. Moyer and D. Beal (2005). “Effect of residential ventilation techniques for hot and humid climates on indoor concentrations and emission rates of volatile organic compounds.” February 2005, LBNL-57030, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. Chasar, D., Moyer, N., McIlvaine, J., Beal, D. and Chandra, S. (2004). "Energy Star Manufactured Homes: The Plant Certification Process," Proceedings of ACEEE 2004 Summer Study, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Washington, DC, August 2004. Peer reviewed Chasar, D., Moyer, N., Chandra, S., Rotvold, L., Applegren, R. (2004). "Cold Climate Case Study; High Efficiency North Dakota Twin Homes," Performances of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings IX International Conference, Clearwater Beach, Florida, December 2004. Peer reviewed Chandra, Subrato, Danny Parker, David Beal, David Chasar, Eric Martin, Janet McIlvaine, Neil Moyer (2004). Alleviating Moisture Problems in Hot, Humid Climate Housing. Position Paper for NSF Housing Research Agenda Workshop, UCF Feb. 12-14, 2004. McGinley, W. Mark, Alaina Jones, Carolyn Turner, Subrato Chandra, David Beal, Danny Parker, Neil Moyer, Janet McIlvaine (2004). Optimizing Manufactured Housing Energy Use. Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates, Richardson, Texas, May 17-19, 2004. McIlvaine, Janet, David Beal, Neil Moyer, Dave Chasar, Subrato Chandra (2004). Achieving Airtight Ducts in Manufactured Housing. Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates, Richardson, Texas, May 17-19, 2004.Report No. FSEC-CR-1323-03. Moyer, Neil, Chasar, Dave, Hoak, Dave, Chandra, Subrato (2004). "Assessing Six Residential Ventilation Techniques in Hot and Humid Climates," Proceedings of ACEEE 2004 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Washington, DC, August 2004. Peer reviewed Moyer, N.,"Moisture Problems in Manufactured Housing," Home Energy Magazine, March/April 2002 Moyer, N., Beal, D., Chasar, D., McIlvaine, J., Chandra, S., “Moisture problems in manufactured housing - - probable causes and cures”, ASHRAE IAQ 2001, November 4-7, 2001, San Francisco, CA Chandra, S., Moyer, N.A., Beal, D., Chasar, D., McIlvaine, J., Withers, C., “The Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership (BAIHP): Enhancing energy efficiency, durability and indoor air quality of industrialized housing”, XXIX IAHS World Congress on Housing, Ljubljana, Slovenia, May 21-25, 2001 Cummings, J., D. Shirey, C. Withers, R. Raustad, and N. Moyer. “Evaluating the Impacts of Uncontrolled Air Flow and HVAC Performance Problems on Florida’s Commercial and Institutional Buildings”, Final Report, FSEC-CR-1210-00 Parker, D.S., J.K. Sonne, J.R. Sherwin, and N. Moyer, November 2000. "Comparative Evaluation of the Impact of Roofing Systems on Residential Cooling Energy Demand." Contract Report FSEC-CR-1220-00, Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL. Cummings, J.B., C.R. Withers, N. Moyer. 1999. "Field Research to Verify the Accuracy of the Air Leakage computation Methodology of the ASHRAE Standard 152P; Final Report" FSEC-CR-1083-99 Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL, May 1999. Cummings, J.B., C.R. Withers, N. Moyer, P. Fairey, and B. McKendry. 1997. "Uncontrolled Air Flow in Nonresidential Buildings". INvironment Professional. Volume 3, Number 9. September 1997. Cummings, J.B., C.R. Withers, N. Moyer, P. Fairey, and B. McKendry. "Field Measurement of Uncontrolled Air Flow and Depressurization in Restaurants". Given at 1996 ASHRAE Symposia. ASHRAE Transactions, 1996, Vol.102, Part 1, p.859. Tooley, J.J. and Moyer, N., The Duct Handbook: a Practical Field Guide and Reference, Building Science Corporation, Montverde, FL, 1996. Cummings, J.B., C.R. Withers, P. Fairey, B. McKendry, and N.A. Moyer, 1995, "Indoor Air Quality Impacts of Uncontrolled Air Flow and Depressurization in Eight Commercial Buildings in Central Florida". Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Indoor Air Pollution Conference. Tulsa, OK, September, 1995. Cummings, J.B., Tooley, J.J., and Moyer, N., Duct Doctoring; Diagnosis and Repair of Duct System Leaks , Florida Solar Energy Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 1993.
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