Task 3: Compilation of Project Tools and Materials Sample Clauses

Task 3: Compilation of Project Tools and Materials. The project team completed further background research to better characterize foam based applications in the State of California. The work provided some of the required input data for Xxxxx’s ongoing work. It also provides important background information that helped to effectively frame screening and technical interview questionnaires and scripts. RPE completed telephone research with building standard/code professionals to: a) obtain interviewee details and b) make a basic determination of Title 24 building energy performance code influences in California. The project team obtained background information from web-based research and spent time transforming available research findings into data relevant for California. Data gaps for non-domestic appliances, water heaters and the lesser application of marine buoyancy were identified. These were subsequently filled by a combination of interviews and additional desk research as necessary. One essential ingredient of Xxxxx’s preparation work was the identification of possible interviewees and the development of a comprehensive contacts database. The database that was assembled consisted of approximately 1,360 individual records covering Californian and US organizations from different parts of the foams life cycle. In many instances it was possible to pool resources with delivery partners to generate application-specific lists. In other instances, the records were obtained from public directories and from private directories (Dun & Bradstreet). In instances where records were incomplete, RPE completed telephone follow-ups to determine contact names and details for senior personnel in targeted organizations. The contacts database remained a ‘live’ document in the sense that Xxxxx was able to continuously update it during the remainder of the interview/data gathering stages of the project. Xxxxx made these updates and kept project team members informed of changes and additions. SRC also reviewed the database and made recommendations for changes that led to improvements. In the lead-up to the interview stages, Xxxxx made a determination on how the call lists were allocated within the project team. It was important that individual team members took responsibility for managing the calls from ‘their’ part of the list, and that they kept Xxxxx informed of any difficulties or inconsistencies involving the database. Xxxxx prepared an Excel contacts database structured around the life-cycle stages of the main application...