Window+Technology

**Window Technology **
 * Project Charter **

**Description **
 * Work with the White County affiliate of Habitat for Humanity to determine the most cost efficient window design for builds in White County

**Objectives **
 * Determine the most cost effective and energy efficient window choice for the house

**Outcomes or Deliverables **
 * A window design selection that will be the most efficient choice over the twenty year life span of the houses

**Critical Dates **
 * Late September/ early October

**Estimated Budget **
 * None anticipated

**Community Partners **
 * Habitat for Humanity

**Stakeholders **
 * Richard Wells
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Lance Gibson
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Harding University
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Habitat for Humanity

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Team Members **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Ann <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">a Shafer








 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">TASK STATUS REPORT #6 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Project Description: ** |||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Window Technology ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Project Sponsor: ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">HFH || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Sponsor Rep: ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rick Eichhorn ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Program Manager: ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rich Wells || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Project Manager: ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Anna Shafer ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Period Covered by the Report: ** |||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Nov. 8 to Nov. 15 ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Accomplished This Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Worked on Summary of U of MN website ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Planned But Not Accomplished This Period: ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Objectives To Next Reporting Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Graph approximate savings of the different technologies ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Risks/Outstanding Issues/Problems: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Still waiting to hear back from affiliates and Doug Wrye ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Still waiting to hear back from affiliates and Doug Wrye ||


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">TASK STATUS REPORT #5 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project Description: ** |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Window Technology ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project Sponsor: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">HFH || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sponsor Rep: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Rick Eichhorn ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Program Manager: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Rich Wells || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project Manager: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Anna Shafer ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Period Covered by the Report: ** |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Nov. 1 to Nov. 8 ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Accomplished This Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Added JELD-WEN window analysis
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Started summary of U of MN site ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Planned But Not Accomplished This Period: ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Objectives To Next Reporting Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Observe and show the advantage and disadvantages of the different technologies
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Confirm SHGC calculations ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Risks/Outstanding Issues/Problems: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Still waiting to hear back from affiliates and Doug Wrye ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Still waiting to hear back from affiliates and Doug Wrye ||


 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">TASK STATUS REPORT #4 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Project Description: ** |||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Window Technology ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Project Sponsor: ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">HFH || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Sponsor Rep: ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rick Eichhorn ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Program Manager: ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rich Wells || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Project Manager: ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Anna Shafer ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Period Covered by the Report: ** |||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Oct. 18 to Nov. 1 ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Accomplished This Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Converted data from U of MN site to match our specs
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Contacted Doug Wrye and other HfH affiliates to see what they have used ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Planned But Not Accomplished This Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Approximate prices from U-Value data ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Objectives To Next Reporting Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Follow up with other HfH affiliates
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Find more useful pricing data ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Risks/Outstanding Issues/Problems: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Finding prices and availability of windows ||


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">TASK STATUS REPORT #3 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project Description: ** |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Window Technology ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project Sponsor: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">HFH || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sponsor Rep: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Rick Eichhorn ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Program Manager: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Rich Wells || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project Manager: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Anna Shafer ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Period Covered by the Report: ** |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sept. 27 to Oct. 18 ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Accomplished This Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Finished data acquisition for Searcy Lowe’s
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Determine most efficient window type for area from U of MN site
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Use data from different brands of windows to perform cost analysis ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Planned But Not Accomplished This Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Determine overall savings ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Objectives To Next Reporting Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Contact other affiliates to see what they have used
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Determine overall savings ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Risks/Outstanding Issues/Problems: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Where is HfH willing to get the windows from?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Doug Wrye???
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Overhang?? ||


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">TASK STATUS REPORT #2 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project Description: ** |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Window Technology ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project Sponsor: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">HFH || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sponsor Rep: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Rick Eichhorn ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Program Manager: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Rich Wells || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project Manager: ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Anna Shafer ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Period Covered by the Report: ** |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">September 13 – 27, 2011 ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Accomplished This Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Finished review of former student’s reports
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Determined that conclusions found in reports are still currently correct
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Investigated window selection at Lowes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Completed project management graph
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Found and reviewed U of MN window efficiency website ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Planned But Not Accomplished This Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Gather data on several different brands of windows ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Objectives To Next Reporting Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Use data on several different brands of windows from U of MN website to perform cost analysis ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Risks/Outstanding Issues/Problems: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Only one brand of vinyl cased window at Lowes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Checking with HfH to determine their preference for suppliers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Mounting: do volunteers install? ||


 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">TASK STATUS REPORT #1 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Project Description: ** |||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Window Technology ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Project Sponsor: ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">HFH || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Sponsor Rep: ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rick Eichhorn ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Program Manager: ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rich Wells || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Project Manager: ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Anna Shafer ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Period Covered by the Report: ** |||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Sept. 6 – 13, 2011 ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Accomplished This Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Received and reviewed alumni’s research and presentation
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Started list of questions for research ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Planned But Not Accomplished This Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">N/A ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Objectives To Next Reporting Period: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Finish perusal of available reports and analysis
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Determine if options and assumptions used previously are still viable ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Risks/Outstanding Issues/Problems: ** ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Uncertain of final goal – one absolute answer or several top choices? ||