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2006 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings


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Session A
Monday, August 14 — 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

PANELS PRESENTING: PAPERS BEING PRESENTED:

Panel Number: 1

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis,
and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: What's New in the Refrigerant Cycle - Heat Pump Research

It Sounded Good on Paper: Field Performance of Residential Heat Pumps in the Pacific Northwest (150)
  • Bob Davis, Ecotope, Inc.
Field Monitoring of High Efficiency Residential Heat Pumps (158)
  • Howard Reichmuth, New Buildings Institute, Inc.
Measured Effect of Air Flow and Refrigerant Charge on Heat Pump Performance in Heating Mode (718)
  • Erin Kruse, Ecotope, Inc.

Panel Number: 2

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: Consumer Benefits of ZEH: Green Consumers or Broad Markets?

The Role of Energy Efficiency in Homebuying Decisions: Results of Initial Focus Group Discussions (21)
  • Mark Hanson, RAND Corporation
House Owners' Perspectives on Implementing Energy Efficiency in Existing Residential Areas (310)
  • Anna Joelsson, Mid Sweden University
Evaluating Attribution, Causality, NEBs, and Cost Effectiveness in Multifamily Programs: Enhanced Techniques (627)
  • Jody Myers, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.
Panel Number: 3

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: The "Whats," "Whys," and "Hows" of Zero Energy Commercial Buildings

Zero Energy Buildings: A Critical Look at the Definition (417)
  • Paul Torcellini, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Zero-Energy Economics (746)
  • Ryan Stromquist, Integrated Design Associates, Inc.
Moving Toward Transparency and Disclosure in the Energy Performance of Green Buildings (603)
  • Adam Hinge,Sustainable Energy Partnerships
Panel Number: 4

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: What's Needed for Cx to Thrive

Development of a New ASHRAE Protocol for Measuring and Reporting the On-Site Performance of Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings (257)
  • Jeff Haberl, Texas A&M University
Plugging Holes: Uncovering Critical Resource Gaps Needed for Commissioning to Thrive (382)
  • Aleisha Khan, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.
Panel Number: 5

Panel Title: Utility Regulation and Competition:
Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Session Title: Demand Response: Customer Results

Not All Large Customers Are Made Alike: Disaggregating Response to Default-Service Day-Ahead Market Pricing (18)
  • Nicole Hopper, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Getting More Demand Response from Small Businesses (570)
  • Jonathan Maxwell, Lockheed Martin Aspen
Killing Two Birds with One Stone: Can Real-Time Pricing Support Retail Competition and Demand Response? (151)
  • Galen Barbose, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Panel Number: 6

Panel Title: Market Transformation:
Designing for Lasting Change

Session Title: Building Change

BEEP BEEP, Time to Change How You Operate: BOMA’s New Energy Efficiency Program for the Commercial Real Estate Industry (262)
  • Brenna Walraven, USAA Realty
  • and BOMA Foundation
Crossing the Great Divide: Training Building Operators for Digital Monitoring and Control (274)
  • Asit Patel, Association for Energy Affordability
Panel Number: 7

Panel Title: Human and Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Trends & Their Implications

Session Title: Adopting Efficiency: Present & Future

Using Scenario Analysis to Forecast Long-Term Residential Electric Energy Consumption in California (587)
  • Alan North, Itron, Inc
Quantifying the Rebound Effects of Energy Efficiency and Energy Conserving Behaviour in Sweden (75)
  • Jonas Nässén, Chalmers University of Technology
  • , Physical Resource Theory
Measuring the Success Rate of ECMs in New Construction (320)
  • Lara Greden, The Weidt Group
Panel Number: 8

Panel Title: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency: Local, National, and International Policy Dimensions

Session Title: Where We Stand: EE Policy & Programs in the U.S.

Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Existing Building Stock: What's Worked; What Might Be Better (680)
  • Paul Waide, International Energy Agency
A Nationwide Assessment of Utility Sector Energy Efficiency Spending, Savings, and Integration with Utility System Resource Acquisition (24)
  • Dan York, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

The Energy Policy Act of 2005: Energy Efficiency Provisions and Implications for Future Policy Efforts (186)

  • Steven Nadel, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Panel Number: 9

Panel Title: Appliances, Lighting, Information Technologies, Consumer Electronics, and Miscellaneous End-Uses

Session Title: International Efficiency Programs

Economic and Energy Impact Assessment of Energy Efficiency Standards in México (306)
  • Itha Sánchez Ramos, Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas
Plug Loads and Energy Efficiency Programs: Focusing on the U.S. and China (323)
  • Ingrid Bran, Global Energy Partners, LLC
Cost-Effective Potential for Improved Energy Efficiency of Key Electrical Products in India (659)
  • Michael McNeil, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Panel Number: 10

Panel Title: Learning by Doing

Session Title: Interactive Session—Designing Low-Energy Communal Housing

Moderator: Rick Diamond

Practical Innovations for Low-Energy Community Housing (84 with paper)
  • Larry Kinney (convener) and Wyncia Clute, (panelist), Synertech Systems Corporation


  • Ross McCluney, (panelist), Florida Solar Energy Center
Panel Number: 11

Panel Title: Efficient Communities

Session Title: Quantifying & Demonstrating Benefit of Smart Growth

Smart Growth and Green Location: An Urban Planner's Perspective on Energy Efficiency and Other Impacts of Urban Sprawl (530)
  • Joe DiStefano, Calthorpe Associates
Smart Growth Policy as an Offset in GHG Cap-and-Trade (750)
  • Therese Langer, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

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Session B
Monday, August 14 — 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

PANELS PRESENTING: PAPERS BEING PRESENTED:

Panel Number: 1

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis,
and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Are You Getting the Air You Think You Are?

A Systemic Short-Term Field Test for Residential HVAC Thermal Comfort Performance (92)
  • Bill Rittelmann, IBACOS, Inc.
Air Handlers: An Appliance of Airtight Defiance? (662)
  • Charles Withers, Florida Solar Energy Center
True R-Values of Round Residential Ductwork (719)
  • Larry Palmiter, Ecotope, Inc.

Panel Number: 2

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: Utility Benefits of ZEH: Key Support Strategy for T&D and Generation Assets?

Impact of Distributed Energy-Efficiency with Solar on SMUD's Peak Load (22)
  • Mike Keesee, SMUD
Utility Benefits of Homes Approaching "Zero Energy" (113)
  • Robb Aldrich, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
Comparative Analysis of Utility Consumption and Costs in Near-ZEHs and Comparison Homes in California (398)
  • Timothy C. Coburn, Abilene Christian University
Panel Number: 3

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Gauging the Canyon between Design & Reality

Evaluating the Energy Performance of the First Generation of LEED-Certified Commercial Buildings (245)
  • Rick Diamond, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Empirical Benchmarking of Building Performance (604)
  • Paul Bannister, Exergy Australia Pty Ltd
Panel Number: 4

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: Buying into Retrocommissioning

Marketing Retrocommissioning to Large Commercial Building Owners: Lessons Learned from the San Diego Retrocommissioning Program (471)
  • Emily Moore, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.
Training for Retrocommissioning: How Do You Teach Experience? (375)
  • Kristin Heinemeier, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.
Tapping the Commercial Building Performance Market in New York (677)
  • Kimberlie Lenihan, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Panel Number: 5

Panel Title: Utility Regulation and Competition:
Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Session Title: EE Potential: More Is More

Québec's Cost-Effective Electrical Efficiency Potential: Results of a Utility/Stakeholders Working Group Process (108)
  • Bruno Gobeil, Hydro-Québec
Modeling Markets to Estimate Achievable Potential for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to Support Statewide Policymaking (469)
  • Kevin Grabner, Energy Center of Wisconsin
Demand-Side Management Strategic Plan for Jiangsu Province, China: Economic, Electric and Environmental Returns from an End-Use Efficiency Investment Portfolio in the Jiangsu Power Sector (355)
  • Barbara Finamore, Natural Resources Defense Council
Panel Number: 6

Panel Title: Market Transformation:
Designing for Lasting Change

Session Title: Commercial Sector Integrated Approaches

Optimizing Energy Performance in U.S. Hotels (261)
  • Jean Garris Hand, ICF International
Cooking-Up a New Approach for Commercial Program Design (202)
  • Afroz Khan, Consortium for Energy Efficiency
Hey, Isn't a Market Supply and Demand? (495)
  • David Cohan, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Panel Number: 7

Panel Title: Human and Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Trends & Their Implications

Session Title: Affordable Success

Assessment of LIHEAP and WAP Program Participation and the Effects on Wisconsin's Low-Income Population: An Examination of Program Effects on Arrearage Levels and Payment Patterns (390)
  • Johna Roth, TecMarket Works
Assessing the Needs of California's Low Income Population (532)
  • Kathleen Gaffney, KEMA, Inc.
Panel Number: 8

Panel Title: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency: Local, National, and International Policy Dimensions

Session Title: Working at Different Levels: State Legislation and Regional Initiatives

AB3 Legislation Drives Market for Energy Efficiency in Nevada (484)
  • Karin Corfee Auker, KEMA, Inc.
New Energy Efficiency Policy Initiatives and Advances in the Southeastern United States (608)
  • Harry Misuriello, Alliance to Save Energy
Natural Gas Prices: A New Rally-Cry for Energy Efficiency (443)
  • Rebecca Wigg, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Panel Number: 9

Panel Title: Appliances, Lighting, Information Technologies, Consumer Electronics, and Miscellaneous End-Uses

Session Title: Global Standards & Harmonization

Energy Efficiency Standards for Japanese Appliances (6)
  • Yutaka Nagata, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)
Harmonization of Energy Efficiency Standards: Searching for the Common Ground (28)
  • Jiang Lin, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Standby Trends in Australia and Mandatory Standby Power Proposals (715/663)
  • Charles Edlington, Australian Greenhouse Office
Panel Number: 10

Panel Title: Learning by Doing

Session Title: Roundtable Session—Designing the Solar Decathlon

Moderator: Chris Calwell

Designing the Solar Decathlon (350)
  • Michael Wassmer (convener), National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Panel Number: 12

Panel Title: Energy Conversations Panel

Session Title: Policy Portfolios & Models

Got Tip? Understanding and Affecting the Outcome of Dramatic Change (515)
  • Chris Ann Dickerson, CAD Consulting
Comparative Performance of Electrical Energy Efficiency Portfolios in Seven Northeast States (341)
  • Stuart Slote, Optimal Energy, Inc.
Managing Portfolios of DSM Resources and Reducing Regulatory Risks: A Case Study of Nevada (99)
  • Hossein Haeri, Quantec, LLC

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Session C
Tuesday, August 15 — 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

PANELS PRESENTING: PAPERS BEING PRESENTED:

Panel Number: 1

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis,
and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Hot & Cold Zone

Two-Stage High Efficiency Air Conditioners: Laboratory Ratings vs. Residential Installation Performance (465)
  • John Proctor, Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd.
Can SEER Be Saved? (187)
  • Harvey Sachs, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Without Strip Heat: In-Situ Monitoring of a Multi-Stage Air Source Heat Pump in the Pacific Northwest (53)
  • Adam Hadley, Bonneville Power Administration

Panel Number: 2

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: Residential Market Analysis: Predicting the Benefits of Whole Building Energy Strategies

Program Design Analysis using BEopt (Building Energy Optimization) Software: Defining a Technology Pathway Leading to New Homes with Zero Peak Cooling Demand (517)
  • Ren Anderson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Using Residential Sector-Level Logic Models to Improve the Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Energy Efficiency Programs (527)
  • Scott Albert, GDS Associates, Inc.
Incremental/Hedonic Price Analysis: Potential as a Cost Effective Method of Tracking Market Progress over Time? (671)
  • Lisa A. Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.
Panel Number: 3

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Are Office Buildings Headed towards Zero Energy?

Low Energy Building Case Study: The Rest of the Story (583)
  • Curtis Klaassen, Iowa Energy Center
IDeAs Z2 Design Facility: Design for a Net Zero Energy Building (178)
  • David Kaneda, Integrated Design Associates, Inc.
Halfway to Zero Energy in a Large Office Building (100)
  • Mark Hanson, Hoffman LLC/Vertegy
Panel Number: 4

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: Motivating the Market for Advanced Commercial Buildings

Taking the Ego out of Efficiency: Success Using Advanced Buildings in a Commercial and Industrial New Construction Program in Wisconsin (428)
  • Abby Vogen, Energy Center of Wisconsin
Motivating the Real Drivers for Change in New Construction Market: Lessons Learned from an Efficiency Program (481)
  • Arunkumar Vedhathiri, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Encouraging Efficiency in an Already Efficient Market (174)
  • Thomas Mauldin, Nexus Market Research
Panel Number: 5

Panel Title: Utility Regulation and Competition:
Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Session Title: Natural Gas Efficiency Programs

Gas Efficiency Potential and a Recommended Portfolio of Integrated Gas and Electric Statewide Programs for New York (200)
  • Philip Mosenthal, Optimal Energy, Inc.
Natural Gas Demand-Side Management Programs: A National Survey (260)
  • Suzanne Tegen, University of Colorado
Potential for Natural Gas Energy Savings in the Southwest (446)
  • Tom Rooney, GDS Associates, Inc.
Panel Number: 6

Panel Title: Market Transformation:
Designing for Lasting Change

Session Title: All in the (Multi) Family

Building Relationships with General Contractors: Transforming Standard Practice (442)
  • Mary Jane Poynter, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Mainstreaming of Energy-Efficient Technologies and Construction Practices in the Residential Sector in India (194)
  • Veena Dharmaraj, International Institute for Energy Conservation
$Two Billion & Counting: A Behind the Scenes Discussion on How Focus on Energy Has Successfully Impacted the Wisconsin Multifamily New Construction Sector (426)
  • Josh Arnold, Focus on Energy/Franklin Energy Services
Panel Number: 7

Panel Title: Human and Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Trends & Their Implications

Session Title: Making Choices: Comfort & Control

Fiddling with Thermostats (650)
  • James Woods, Portland State University
Sociological Perspectives on Energy Efficiency Program Efforts to Promote the Adoption of High Technology Diagnostics by HVAC Technicians (16)
  • Rachael Shwom, Michigan State University
The Parable of the Frog: Introducing New Temperature Regimes in Multifamily Housing (272)
  • Michael Bobker, Association for Energy Affordability
Panel Number: 8

Panel Title: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency: Local, National, and International Policy Dimensions

Session Title: Thinking Outside the Box: Policy Approaches and Mechanisms for Stimulating Energy Efficiency and Market Transformation

Hurdling Financial Barriers to Low Energy Buildings: Experiences from the USA and Europe on Financial Incentives and Monetizing Building Energy Savings in Private Investment Decisions (63)
  • Steve Baden, RESNET

Time to Sweep the Dust from under the Rug? Moving Beyond "Business-As-Usual" Energy Efficiency (518)

  • Rafael Friedmann, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

The Advocate's Dilemma: Applying Clayton Christensen's Work to Speed the Diffusion of Energy Efficiency Technologies (211)

  • Jay Stein, E Source
Panel Number: 9

Panel Title: Appliances, Lighting, Information Technologies, Consumer Electronics, and Miscellaneous End-Uses

Session Title: Stand By Power

Regulating Standby (55)
  • Alan Meier, International Energy Agency
Standby and Baseload in New Zealand Houses: A Nationwide Statistically Representative Study (226)
  • Michael Camilleri, BRANZ Ltd.
Appliances, Lighting, Electronics, and Miscellaneous Equipment Electricity Use in New Homes (461)
  • Richard Brown, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Panel Number: 10

Panel Title: Learning by Doing

Session Title: Roundtable Session—Behavior and Decision Research: Designing a Policy-Relevant Agenda

Moderator: Rick Diamond

Behavior and Decision Research: Designing a Policy-Relevant Agenda
  • Carl Blumstein (convener), UC Energy Institute
  • Jeanne Clinton (panelist), California Public Utilities Commission
  • Jackalyne Pfannenstiel (panelist), California Energy Commission
  • Edward Vine (panelist), California Institute for Energy and the Environment
  • Loren Lutzenhiser (respondent), Portland State University
Panel Number: 11

Panel Title: Efficient Communities

Session Title: Water & Wastewater System Design

The Role of Water in Efficient and Sustainable Communities (118)
  • R. Neal Elliott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Energy Awareness in Water and Wastewater System Design (196)
  • Joseph Cantwell, SAIC
Energy-Efficient Wastewater Treatment at Hilmar, California: A Case Study (744)
  • F. Bailey Green, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Session D
Tuesday, August 15 — 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

PANELS PRESENTING: PAPERS BEING PRESENTED:

Panel Number: 1

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis,
and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Does Your Furnace Blow?

Modified Air Circulation: Energy Savings and Indoor Air Quality (66)
  • John Gusdorf, Natural Resources Canada
BPM Motors in Residential Gas Furnaces: What Are the Savings? (413)
  • James Lutz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Residential Two-Stage Gas Furnaces: Do They Save Energy? (236)
  • Alex Lekov, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Panel Number: 2

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: System Strategies for Existing Homes

Rebuilding after the Gulf Coast Hurricanes: Energy Efficiency Opportunities and Challenges (287)
  • Lisa Surprenant, ICF International
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR: Delivering Savings with a Whole-House Approach (384)
  • Michael Rogers, GreenHomes America
The California Bill Analysis Pilot: Using Web-Based Bill Analysis as a Tool to Reduce On-Peak Demand (404)
  • John Elliott, Nexus Energy Software
Panel Number: 3

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: HVAC Technologies

De-Scaling the Peak: The Impact of a Polarized Refrigerant Oil Additive on Chiller Performance at a U.S. Postal Service Processing & Distribution Center (181)
  • William Golove, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Displacement Ventilation in Action: Performance Monitoring of Demonstration Classrooms (567)
  • Charles Eley, Architectural Energy Corporation
Enhanced Refrigeration Diagnostics for an Improved Air Conditioning Tune-Up Program (501)
  • Keith Temple, Field Diagnostic Services, Inc.
Panel Number: 4

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: Lighting and Daylighting

A New High Performance Lighting Program Model: Outperforming Energy Codes while Mandating Premium Efficiency and Quality (695)
  • Dan Birleanu, Energy & Resource Solutions
The New York Energy $martSM Small Commercial Lighting Program: A New Model for Lighting Market Transformation Programs (60)
  • Marilyn Dare, NYSERDA
Panel Number: 5

Panel Title: Utility Regulation and Competition:
Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Session Title: Program Design Evaluation

Net NEB Multipliers for Economic Impacts: Detailed Analysis of Differences by Program Type and State (631)
  • Karen Imbierowicz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.
Leveraging Customer Satisfaction through Energy Efficiency (657)
  • Fredrick Leuthauser, MidAmerican Energy Company
From Energy Efficiency to Sustainable Communities: Challenges and Achievements of a Program to Promote Building Design and Construction Based on Sustainability (61)
  • Allen Lee, Quantec
Panel Number: 6

Panel Title: Market Transformation:
Designing for Lasting Change

Session Title: Teach Your Building Officials Well

Training: Designing for Lasting Change (433)
  • Bobbi Tannenbaum, KEMA, Inc.
What Building Operators Are Saying about BOC Training (494)
  • Marjorie McRae, Research Into Action
Panel Number: 7

Panel Title: Humnd Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Trends & Their Implications

Session Title: Learning at Home (Home Schooling)

Redefining Homework: Are the Green Schools Program Students Taking Energy Efficiency Home with Them? (26)
  • Doug Bruchs, Quantec, LLC
Reducing Standby Consumption in Households: By Means of Communication or Technology? (33)
  • Kirsten Gram-Hanssen, Danish Building Research Institute
Solar Heating: Like Having a Nuclear Power Plant in the Wardrobe? An Analysis of How People Living with an Alternative Energy System Experience this New Technology (62)
  • Erica Löfström, Linköping University, Department of Technology and Social Change
Panel Number: 8

Panel Title: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency: Local, National, and International Policy Dimensions

Session Title: Measuring Policy Impacts: DSM, Pollution Caps and Incentives

The Need for and Approaches to Develop Common Protocols to Measure, Track and Report Energy Efficiency Savings in the Northeast (41)
  • Julie Michals, NEEP, Inc.
Quantification of NOx Emissions Reductions for SIP Credits from Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects in Texas (123)
  • Malcolm Verdict, Texas A&M University - TEES
Getting It Right Matters: Why Efficiency Incentives Should Be Based on Performance and Not Cost (141)
  • Philip Fairey, Florida Solar Energy Center
Panel Number: 9

Panel Title: Appliances, Lighting, Information Technologies, Consumer Electronics, and Miscellaneous End-Uses

Session Title: Electronics: Big & Small

Savings Potential of Energy Star® External Power Adapters and Battery Chargers (235)
  • Carrie Webber, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Trends in Television Energy Use: Where It Is and Where It's Going (714)
  • Lloyd Harrington, Energy Efficient Strategies
  • , Australia
Beyond Power Supplies: Addressing Battery Charger Systems as the Second Common Denominator in Consumer Electronics (738)
  • Suzanne Foster Porter, Ecos Consulting
Panel Number: 10

Panel Title: Learning by Doing

Session Title: Roundtable Session—Incorporating Energy Efficiency as a Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategy

Moderator: Rick Diamond

Energy Efficiency as a Climate Change Mitigation Strategy (215 with paper)
  • Steve Schiller (convener), California Climate Action Registry and UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism Roster of Experts
  • Julie Fitch (panelist), California PUC, Director of Strategic Planning
  • Michelle Manion (panelist), Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management
  • Paolo Bertoldi (panelist), End-Use Energy Efficiency, European Commission Joint Research Center
Panel Number: 12

Panel Title: Energy Conversations Panel

Session Title: More or Less about Data

Why Bother Collecting Data? Experiences of the Household Energy End-Use Project (270)
  • Nigel Isaacs, BRANZ Ltd.
Risk Assessment in Efficiency Valuation: Concepts and Practices (281)
  • Paolo Bertoldi, European Commission
  • DG JRC
More or Less about Data: Analyzing Load Demand in Residential Houses (80)
  • Juozas Abaravicius, Lund University

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Session E
Wednesday, August 16 — 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

PANELS PRESENTING: PAPERS BEING PRESENTED:

Panel Number: 1

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis,
and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Better Shells

Incorporating Insulating Sheathing into the Design of the Thermal and Moisture Management System of the Building Enclosure (176)
  • Peter Baker, Building Science Corporation
Field Monitoring of the Hygrothermal Performance of Interior Basement Insulation Systems (276)
  • Kohta Ueno, The University of Waterloo
A Review of Housewrap Performance and Its Implications for Energy Savings (632)
  • Theresa A. Weston, DuPont Building Innovations

Panel Number: 2

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: Opportunities in the Multi-family Sect.

Incorporating ENERGY STAR Products into Low Income Weatherization Programs (179)
  • Barbara Smith, Wisconsin Division of Energy
Multiple Solutions to a Complex Problem: Effective Strategies for Reaching the Multifamily Sector (522)
  • Christopher Dyson, KEMA Inc.
Panel Number: 3

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Commissioning & Performance Monitoring

Update on California Commercial Building Benchmarking (254)
  • Nance Matson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Development of a Model Specification for Performance Monitoring Systems for Commercial Buildings (616)
  • Philip Haves, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
How Monitoring-Based Commissioning Contributes to Energy Efficiency for Commercial Buildings (485)
  • Karl Brown, California Institute for Energy & Environment
Panel Number: 4

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: The Potential for Zero Energy Buildings

Assessment of the Technical Potential for Achieving Zero-Energy Commercial Buildings (427)
  • Brent Griffith, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Establishing Benchmarks for DOE Commercial Building R&D and Program Evaluation (500)
  • Michael Deru, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Panel Number: 5

Panel Title: Utility Regulation and Competition:
Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Session Title: Rates, Tariffs, & Pricing Approaches to Saving Energy

The Value of Distributed Generation under Different Tariff Structures (397)
  • Ryan Firestone, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Real-Time Pricing Is the Real Deal: An Analysis of the Energy Impacts of Residential Real-Time Pricing (539)
  • Anthony Star, Community Energy Cooperative
Panel Number: 6

Panel Title: Market Transformation:
Designing for Lasting Change

Session Title: Moving Up the Supply Chain in Residential Lighting

Savings with a Twist: Market Transformation and Acquisition Working Together (and Showing Both) (373)
  • Teri Duncan, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.
Overcoming the Chicken and Egg Conundrum: Two Regional Successes in Addressing Market Barriers for Energy Efficient Lighting Technologies (148)
  • Sara Van de Grift, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation
Bulk Procurement vs. Market Channels: International Experience with the Promotion of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) (581)
  • Peter du Pont, Danish Energy Management A/S and Joint Graduate School for Energy & Environment
Lighting for Tomorrow: What Have We Learned and What About the Day After Tomorrow? (439)
  • Rebecca Foster, Consortium for Energy Efficiency
Panel Number: 7

Panel Title: Human and Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Trends & Their Implications

Session Title: Efficiency vs. Sufficiency

Don't Supersize Me! Toward a Policy of Consumption-Based Energy Efficiency (195)
  • Jeffrey Harris, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Looking at Lifestyle: The Impacts of American Ways of Life on Energy/Resource Demands and Pollution Patterns (649)
  • Loren Lutzenhiser, Portland State University
A Retrofit for Sustainability: Meeting Occupants’ Needs within Environmental Limits (14)
  • Andreas Hermelink, University of Kassel, Center for Environmental Systems Research
Panel Number: 8

Panel Title: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency: Local, National, and International Policy Dimensions

Session Title: Climate—Using Carbon Cap-and-Trade Programs to Mobilize Efficiency

Energy Efficiency in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: How Much Can Efficiency Contribute to a Carbon Cap-and-Trade (432)
  • William Prindle, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Leveraging the Synergy of Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Reductions in a Load-Based Cap System (559)
  • Kevin Whilden, Energy Trust of Oregon
Panel Number: 9

Panel Title: Appliances, Lighting, Information Technologies, Consumer Electronics, and Miscellaneous End-Uses

Session Title: IT & Computers

Computer Power Management : It's Time to Wake Up (155)
  • Steven Ryan, EPA Energy Star
U.S. Residential IT Equipment Energy Consumption (198)
  • Kurt Roth, TIAX
Lean, Green, and Solid State: Measuring and Enhancing Computer Efficiency (735)
  • Kim Herb, Ecos Consulting
Panel Number: 10

Panel Title: Learning by Doing

Session Title: Roundtable Session—Managing Diffusion: Utility-Driven Codes & Standards

Moderator: Chris Calwell

Managed Diffusion (424 with paper)
  • Patrick Eilert (convener), Gary Fernstrom (panelist), Marshall Hunt (panelist), and Steve Blanc (panelist), Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Panel Number: 11

Panel Title: Efficient Communities

Session Title: Community Energy Systems

Okotoks: Seasonal Storage of Solar Energy for Space Heat in a New Community (68)
  • Doug McClenahan, Natural Resources Canada
Feasibility Study on Using Combined Heat and Power Energy Systems for a Science and Technology Complex in Japan (250)
  • Yingjun Ruan, Kyushu University
What Developers Think About District Energy: A Mental Models Approach (418)
  • Charlie Wilson, University of British Columbia

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Session F
Wednesday, August 16 — 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

PANELS PRESENTING: PAPERS BEING PRESENTED:

Panel Number: 1

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis,
and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Building America Results

Field Investigation of Energy-Efficient Homes in a Hot, Dry Climate (90)
  • John Broniek, IBACOS, Inc.
Implementation of the Building America Program Benchmark in the EnergyValueTM Housing Award Program (146)
  • Joseph Wiehagen, NAHB Research Center
Using Building America to Demonstrate "Less Is More" (121)
  • Terry Lenhart, Advanced Energy of Wisconsin

Panel Number: 2

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: International Programs

How CO2 Emissions from 3,000 Apartments in Hannover Kronsberg in Germany Were Reduced by 74 Percent (340)
  • Hans Hertle, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
Diffusion of Energy-Saving Innovative Heating Systems in Sweden: A Consumer Survey Approach (293)
  • Krushna Mahapatra, Mid Sweden University
Panel Number: 3

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: How Can Technologies Help Us Get to ZEB?

On-Site Generation Simulation with EnergyPlus for Commercial Buildings (43)
  • Michael Stadler, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Radiant Night-Sky Heat Rejection and Radiant Cooling Distribution for a Small Commercial Building (36)
  • David Houghton, Resource Engineering Group, Inc.
Zero Energy Windows (212)
  • Dariush Arasteh, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Panel Number: 4

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: Setting the Mark: High Performance Schools

High Performance Schools Guidelines for New York State: Lessons Learned Developing NY-CHPS (203)
  • Dale Stanton-Hoyle, TRC Energy Services
Program Design & Implementation: Targeting New York State K-12 Schools (591)
  • Gregory Coleman, TRC Energy Services
Developing a High Performance Schools Protocol for Integration in Energy Efficiency Programs in the Northeast (694)
  • Brian McCowan, Energy & Resource Solutions
Panel Number: 5

Panel Title: Utility Regulation and Competition:
Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Session Title: Efficiency as a Resource

Interstate Transfer of a DSM Resource: New Mexico DSM as an Alternative to Power from Mohave Generating Station (412)
  • Bob Fagan, Synapse Energy Economics, Inc.
Energy Efficiency Resource Standards: The Next Great Leap Forward? (188)
  • Martin Kushler, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Panel Number: 6

Panel Title: Market Transformation:
Designing for Lasting Change

Session Title: MT Efforts: Past, Present, & Future

Transforming the Market for Efficient PC Power Supplies: Opportunities Assessment and Early Experience in Canada (107)
  • Philippe Dunsky, Dunsky Energy Consulting
Cash or Credit: What Works Better? Comparing Utility Incentive Programs with LEED (319)
  • Prasad Vaidya, The Weidt Group
A Comparison of the Practices Used to Track ENERGY STAR® Market Share (165)
  • Scott Dimetrosky, Quantec LLC.
Panel Number: 7

Panel Title: Human and Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Trends & Their Implications

Session Title: Feedback on Feedback

Effectiveness of Displaying Energy Consumption Data in Residential Buildings: To Know Is To Change (7)
  • Tsuyoshi Ueno, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
The Effects of Household Characteristics and Energy Use Consciousness on the Effectiveness of Real-Time Energy Use Feedback: A Pilot Study (507)
  • Daisy Allen, Oberlin College
The Commercial Energy Consumer: About Whom Are We Speaking? (565)
  • Christopher Payne, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Panel Number: 8

Panel Title: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency: Local, National, and International Policy Dimensions

Session Title: Climate—Energy Efficiency Climate Change Mitigation Strategies

The California Model for Fighting Global Warming with Energy Efficiency: Accomplishments, Current Status, and Next Steps (729)

  • Audrey Chang, Natural Resources Defense Council
The "Magic" of the Kyoto Mechanisms: Will It Work for Buildings? (488)
  • Aleksandra Novikova, Central European University
Assessment of White Certificate Schemes and Their Integration into the Carbon Market (126)
  • Silvia Rezessy, Central European University

Panel Number: 9

Panel Title: Appliances, Lighting, Information Technologies, Consumer Electronics, and Miscellaneous End-Uses

Session Title: The Changing Home

The Climate Energy Micro-CHP System Powered by HondaTM: Interim Field Test Results (30)
  • Karl Mayer, Climate Energy, LLC
Benchmarking of Energy Savings Associated with Compact Fluorescent Lighting in Homes (139)
  • Anil Parekh, CANMET Energy Technology Centre, Natural Resources Canada
Trends in Shower Design and the Effect on Energy and Water Use (346)
  • Peter Biermayer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Panel Number: 10

Panel Title: Learning by Doing

Session Title: Interactive Session—DIY Solar Water Heater Competition

Moderator: Chris Calwell

DIY Solar Water Heater Competition (678)
  • Chris Calwell (convener), Ecos Consulting
  • Rick Diamond (bricoleur), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Session G
Thursday, August 17 — 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

PANELS PRESENTING: PAPERS BEING PRESENTED:

Panel Number: 1

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis,
and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: How Close to Zero are We?

Combining Photovoltaic Systems with Energy Star Homes: Lessons Learned from a Demonstration Program Focused on New Construction and Production Builders (386)
  • Dianne Griffiths, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.
University of Nevada Zero Energy House Project (251)
  • Rick Hurt, UNLV Center for Energy Reseach
The Winding Road Towards "Zero" Energy: Lessons from Monitoring Efficient, Solar Homes (315)
  • Srikanth Puttagunta, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

Panel Number: 2

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: New Construction in the U.S.

Energy and Resource Efficient Communities through Systems Engineering: Building America Case Studies in Gainesville, Florida (327)
  • Ken Fonorow, Florida Home Energy & Resources Organization
Clues to Technical Intervention's Role in New Home Market Transformation: A Measure of Penetration Rates Using Building America and Energy Star® Datasets (82)
  • Michael Baechler, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Panel Number: 3

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Lighting and Daylighting Technology

Energy Savings from Daylighting: A Controlled Experiment (328)
  • Scott Pigg, Energy Center of Wisconsin
LED Lighting in Interior Commercial Applications: Hype or a Real Contributor? (241)
  • Jeffrey Schwartz, ICF International
Cost-Effective Simplified Controls for Daylight Harvesting (50)
  • Konstantinos Papamichael, University of California, Davis
Panel Number: 4

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: Markets & Machines

What Happened to My Corner Store? An Examination of the Potential for Low-Energy or Zero-Energy Buildings in the Retail Food Market (294)
  • John H. Reed, Innovologie
Supermarket Controls and Commissioning: Uncovering Hidden Opportunities (477)
  • Diane Levin, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.
Serving Up Savings: The New Value Equation for Energy Efficient Vending Machines (385)
  • Kate Lewis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Panel Number: 5

Panel Title: Utility Regulation and Competition:
Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Session Title: State Lessons Learned - Case Studies II

Lessons Learned Coordinating Utility Demand Reduction and Statewide Public Benefit Program Efforts (39)
  • Kathy Kuntz, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation
Catching Up: Progress with Utility Energy Efficiency Programs in the Southwest (240)
  • Howard Geller, SWEEP
We All Did It: Attribution of Savings in an Environment with Many Helpers (523)
  • Fred Gordon, Energy Trust of Oregon
Panel Number: 6

Panel Title: Market Transformation:
Designing for Lasting Change

Session Title: Roles of Government in MT

State Government Buildings: Meeting the ENERGY STAR® Challenge (447)
  • Jim Mapp, Wisconsin Energy Division, State of Wisconsin Department of Administration
Two Paths to Transforming Markets through Public Sector Energy Efficiency: Bottom Up vs. Top Down (38)
  • Laura Van Wie McGrory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Savings Without Rebates: Moving Toward Claiming Savings from Market Transformation (227)

  • Glenn Reed, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
Panel Number: 7

Panel Title: Human and Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Trends & Their Implications

Session Title: Valuing Efficiency

Actual Versus Perceived Energy Savings: Results from A Low Income Weatherization Program (613)
  • John Gardner, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.
Modeling Firms' Energy-Efficiency Investment Drivers in Commercial Buildings (51)
  • Catherine Cooremans, HEC, University of Geneva
Why Comprehensive Residential Efficiency Projects Are Undervalued (726)
  • Robert Knight, Bevilacqua-Knight Inc.
Panel Number: 8

Panel Title: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency: Local, National, and International Policy Dimensions

Session Title: Energy Efficiency, DSM, and Public Benefits Funds: From Sweden to Brazil to the Pacific Northwest.

Experiences from Energy Efficiency Policies in Sweden During the Last 30 Years: Looking at the Building Sector (79)
  • Frances Sprei, Chalmers University
Public Benefit Funds Are Not Enough to Secure Energy Efficiency and Energy R&D Activities: Lessons from Brazil (169)
  • Gilberto De Martino Jannuzzi, State University of Campinas/International Energy Initiative
When Enough Is Not Enough; The Value of Conservation in an Uncertain World Calls for Expanding System Benefits Charge Funding (457)
  • Charlie Grist, Northwest Power Planning and Conservation Council
Panel Number: 9

Panel Title: Appliances, Lighting, Information Technologies, Consumer Electronics, and Miscellaneous End-Uses

Session Title: Residential Lighting: New & Old

A New Socket for a New Generation of Energy Efficient Lighting (444)
  • Paul Vrabel, ICF International
Energy Efficient Lighting in ENERGY STAR Homes: It Just Keeps Getting Better (329)
  • John Walsh, Western Massachusetts Electric Company
Building a Better Bulb: Technologies, Policies, and Programs Behind the Battle to Increase the Efficiency of General Service Incandescent Light Bulbs (733)
  • Chris Calwell, Ecos Consulting
Panel Number: 10

Panel Title: Learning by Doing

Session Title: Roundtable Session—Asking the Tough Questions: Assessing the Transformation of Appliance Markets

Moderator: Chris Calwell

Asking the Tough Questions: Assessing the Transformation of Appliance Markets (434 with paper)
  • Angela Li (panelist), National Grid US
  • Andrew Sinclair (panelist), Whirlpool Corporation
  • Alison ten Cate (presenter), Resource Solutions Group
  • Dave Hewitt (respondent), New Buildings Institute
  • Shel Feldman (moderator), Shel Feldman Management Consultants
Panel Number: 11

Panel Title: Efficient Communities

Session Title: Reducing Total Community Energy Use: Analysis

Predicting Energy Consumption and Costs from New Development (152)
  • John Holtzclaw, Sierra Club
Smart Growth Will Save Energy: Quantitative Analysis of the LEED-ND Draft Proposal (380)
  • Ben McCarthy, Glenn Fellow, Ohio State University

Overcoming Barriers to Smart Growth: Surprisingly Large Role of Better Transportation Modeling (470)

  • David Goldstein, Natural Resources Defense Council

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Session H
Thursday, August 17 — 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

PANELS PRESENTING: PAPERS BEING PRESENTED:

Panel Number: 1

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis,
and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Are We Any Closer to Zero?

New Homes with Load Shapes to Make an Electric Utility Drool: How to Integrate Multiple DSM Strategies to Achieve Long Term Energy Performance Goals (334)
  • Bruce Ceniceros, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
How to Build a Zero Electric Utility Cost House (521)
  • Jeff Christian, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Zero Energy: Designing and Monitoring a Zero-Energy-Building that Works: The Science House in Minnesota (322)
  • Jason Steinbock, The Weidt Group

Panel Number: 2

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: CA's "Base Loads" Program: Codes and Beyond

Are Smart Homes More Efficient? Energy Impact Results of California's Residential Automated Demand Response Program (268)
  • Katherine Wang, Rocky Mountain Institute
Measuring California ENERGY STAR Homes: Inside and Out (351)
  • Matt Brost, RLW Analytics
Raising the Bar: The Effect of the California 2005 Energy Efficiency Standards on Residential New Construction Program Design (536)
  • Rachel Harcharik, Itron, Inc.
Panel Number: 3

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Operations and Control

Best Practices for Data Centers: Lessons Learned from Benchmarking 22 Data Centers (592)
  • Steve Greenberg, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sidelighting Photocontrols Field Study (701)
  • Owen Howlett, Heschong Mahone Group, Inc.
The Premium Economizer: An Idea Whose Time Has Come (751)
  • Reid Hart, Eugene Water & Electric Board
Panel Number: 4

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: Measuring & Automating Demand Response

The Effect of Ramps in Temperature and Electric Light Level on Office Occupants: A Literature Review and A Laboratory Experiment (219/220)
  • Guy Newsham, National Research Council Canada
Prepare for Impact: Measuring Large C&I Customer Response to DR Programs (578)
  • Amy Buege, Itron, Inc.
Participation through Automation: Fully Automated Critical Peak Pricing in Commercial Buildings (396)
  • Mary Ann Piette, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Panel Number: 5

Panel Title: Utility Regulation and Competition:
Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Session Title: CA Lessons Learned - Case Studies I

More and Faster: Increasing the Achievable Energy Efficiency Potential through Best-Practice Processes and Data Management Tools (271)
  • Steven Meyers, Rational Energy Network
Portfolio Evaluation of Sixty-Three Public Utility Energy Efficiency Resource Programs (410)
  • Ean Jones, Robert Mowris & Associates
Critical Thinking on California IOU Energy Efficiency Performance Incentives from a Consumer Advocate's Perspective (720)
  • William Marcus, JBS Energy, Inc.
Panel Number: 6

Panel Title: Market Transformation:
Designing for Lasting Change

Session Title: Cool Homes: Residential CAC Issues

Changing Installation Practices of A/C Installers: Three Years of Results (358)
  • Michael Stockard, TXU Electric Delivery
Evaluation of Market Transformation Strategies for Verifying a Quality Installation Specification (371)
  • John Taylor, Consortium for Energy Efficiency
A Successful Acceleration of Residential Air Conditioning Federal Standards Or, How to Install 30,000 13 SEER or Higher Residential AC Units in 9 Months (546)
  • Jon Wellinghoff, Beckley Singleton
Panel Number: 7

Panel Title: Human and Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Trends & Their Implications

Session Title: Peaking & Pricing

Changing How People Think about Energy (543)
  • Marjorie Isaacson, Community Energy Cooperative
Adoption Issues for Automatic Demand Response Program by a Multinational Company (566)
  • Chris Shockman, Shockman Consulting
Winning Hearts and Minds (and Air Conditioners): Marketing Demand Response to the Reluctant (519)
  • Mark Martinez, Southern California Edison
Panel Number: 8

Panel Title: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency: Local, National, and International Policy Dimensions

Session Title: ESCOs as an Instrument of Energy-Efficiency: An International Perspective

Market Development for Energy Services in the European Union (77)
  • Michael Geißler, Berliner Energieagentur Ltd.
Challenges for Setting Up ESCOs in Largely State-Run Economies such as the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (745)
  • Anees Iqbal, Maicon Associates Limited
Electricity Industry Restructuring for Efficiency and Sustainability: Lessons from the Australian Experience (5)
  • Hugh Outhred, University of New South Wales
Panel Number: 9

Panel Title: Appliances, Lighting, Information Technologies, Consumer Electronics, and Miscellaneous End-Uses

Session Title: Evaluating Misc. Loads

Development of an Energy Savings Calculation Methodology for Residential Miscellaneous Electric Loads (450)
  • Robert Hendron, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Electronics Come of Age: A Taxonomy for Miscellaneous and Low Power Products (462)
  • Bruce Nordman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Method for Evaluating Energy Use of Dishwashers, Clothes Washers and Clothes Dryers (476)
  • Mark Eastment, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Panel Number: 10

Panel Title: Learning by Doing

Session Title: Interactive Session—Living in Post-Peak-Oil America

Moderator: Rick Diamond

Living in Post-Peak-Oil America (171)
  • Carrie Webber (co-convener) and
  • David Fridley (co-convener), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Panel Number: 12

Panel Title: Energy Conversations Panel

Session Title: Energy & Water

An Analysis of the Energy Intensity of Water in California: Providing a Basis for Quantification of Energy Savings from Water System Improvements (213)
  • Robert Wilkinson, University of California Santa Barbara
The Critical Role of Water and Wastewater Agencies in Meeting California's Future Energy Needs (547)
  • Martha Davis, Inland Empire Utilities Agency
The Water-Energy Connection in California (189)
  • Lorraine White, California Energy Commission

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Session I
Friday, August 18 — 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

PANELS PRESENTING: PAPERS BEING PRESENTED:

Panel Number: 1

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis,
and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Lowering the Energy of Hot Water

The CO2 Heat Pump Water Heater as a New Countermeasure Against Global Warming: Drastic Improvement in Energy Efficiency in Three Years Since Its Debut (45)
  • Yoshiaki Shibata, Jyukankyo Research Institute
Design, Installation, and Performance of Solar Hot Water Systems in New Homes (230)
  • Eric Helton, IBACOS
Testing a Residential Fuel Cell for Combined Heat and Power (67)
  • Mike Bell, Innovative Energy Systems

Panel Number: 2

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: CA's "Future Loads" Program: ZENH

Can Single Family and Multifamily Homes in the Zero Energy New Homes (ZENH) Program in California Reduce Peak Load and Reduce the Need for New Power Plants and Electrical Distribution? (516)
  • Steve Vang, ConSoL
Are Zero Energy New Homes (ZENH) Good for the Builder, Good for the Buyer, and Good for the Electric Utility? (747)
  • Rob Hammon, ConSol
Panel Number: 3

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Controls for Demand Response

Dynamic Controls for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response: Framework Concepts and a New Construction Case Study in New York (451)
  • Sila Kiliccote, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Strategies for Demand Response in Commercial Buildings (555)
  • David Watson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Panel Number: 4

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: Ways to Woo Customers

Integrating Demand Side Bidding with an Existing New Construction Efficiency Program: Differentiating Early Retirement Retrofit and New Installation (468)
  • Joseph Paruolo, KeySpan Energy
New Strategic Partnerships: Building Bridges over the "Valley of Death" (548)
  • Karl Johnson, California Institute for Energy and Environment
Maximizing Program Yield with Negotiated Incentives (369)
  • Jonathan Kleinman, Optimal Energy, Inc.
Panel Number: 5

Panel Title: Utility Regulation and Competition:
Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Session Title: How Utilities Make Money from Customer Resources

Decoupling Mechanisms: Energy Efficiency Policy Impacts and Regulatory Implementation (506)
  • Tory Weber, Southern California Edison Company
Levers of Control for Fine Tuning a Program: ROI for Efficiency Investment Decisions (402)
  • Diane Ferington, Energy Trust of Oregon
Integrated Utility-Driven Solar PV: Key to Keeping Clean Distributed Resources in the Race to Meet Carbon-Reduction Goals (70)
  • Jill K. Cliborn, Electric Solar Utility Network
Panel Number: 6

Panel Title: Market Transformation:
Designing for Lasting Change

Session Title: What's It Worth? Eval., Brands, Ads, & Training

Steps on the Path to Loyalty: An Assessment of ENERGY STAR® Brand Equity Indicators (3)
  • Monica Nevius, Consortium for Energy Efficiency
How Much Is That Training Program Worth? Quantifying the Value of Training and Other 'Fuzzy' Education Events (119)
  • Ingo Bensch, Energy Center of Wisconsin
Evaluating Media Campaign Effectiveness: Others Do It, Why Don't We? (292)
  • Lori Megdal, Megdal & Associates
Panel Number: 8

Panel Title: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency: Local, National, and International Policy Dimensions

Session Title: Building Codes and Policies: From California to Russia and the Former Soviet States

2008 California Codes and Standards Progress: Expanding and Consolidating Efficiency Gains (708)
  • Jon McHugh, Heshong Mahone Group
Forty Percent Savings and Beyond: Recent Advances in Code Implementation, and Development of Super-Efficient Buildings in Russia and Its Neighbors (103)
  • Yurij A. Matrosov, Center for Energy Efficiency and Research Institute for Building Physics
Efficient Policies? Energy Efficiency Policy in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus (137)
  • Meredydd Evans, International Energy Agency
Panel Number: 9

Panel Title: Appliances, Lighting, Information Technologies, Consumer Electronics, and Miscellaneous End-Uses

Session Title: Commercial Appliances

Estimating Commercial Clothes Washer Use in California Coin Laundry Stores (12)
  • Mary Sutter, Equipoise Consulting Inc.
Next Generation Vending Machine (17)
  • Ramin Faramarzi, Southern California Edison
Who's Snoozing in the Copy Room? Addressing Active Mode in Imaging Equipment Efficiency Specifications (593)
  • Darcy Martinez, ICF International
Panel Number: 10

Panel Title: Learning by Doing

Session Title: Roundtable Session—Emerging Daylighting Metrics

Moderator: Rick Diamond

Emerging Daylighting Metrics (321)
  • David Eijadi (facilitator), The Weidt Group
  • Lisa Heshong (discussant), Heshong Mahone Group
  • Eleanor Lee (discussant), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • George Loisos (discussant), Loisos + Ubbelohde Associates
  • Joel Loveland (discussant), University of Washington
  • Christine Magar (discussant), Greenform
  • M. Susan Ubbelohde (discussant), Loisos + Ubbelohde Associates
  • Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg (discussant), University of Idaho
Panel Number: 11

Panel Title: Efficient Communities

Session Title: Reducing Total Community Energy Use: Demonstration & Policy

It's About How and Where We Build: Connecting Energy and Smart Growth (106)
  • Naomi Friedman, EESI
A Town Framework as a Building Opportunity to Optimize Every Energy Effective System (114)
  • L. Gene Zellmer, Architecture/Planning/Research/Development
Art Meets Science in a Downtown Demand Response Program (117)
  • David Wylie, ASW Engineering

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Session J
Friday, August 18 — 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

PANELS PRESENTING: PAPERS BEING PRESENTED:

Panel Number: 1

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis,
and Building Industry Trends

Session Title: Lots of People Living in One BIG Building

Peak Demand Limiting in New York Residential Housing: Automatic Air Conditioner Load Curtailment and Demand Limiting Using Wireless Mesh Communications (4)
  • Daniel Harris, Association for Energy Affordability
How Much Energy Are We Using? Potential for Energy Demand Feedback Devices (47)
  • Danny Parker, Florida Solar Energy Center
Regression Modeling to Analyze Apartment Space Heating Demand and the Influence of Electrical Use Diversity (389/391)
  • Don Hynek, Wisconsin Division of Energy

Panel Number: 2

Panel Title: Residential Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: Crosscutting Opportunities

EnerGuide for Houses Retrofit Incentive Program: A Winning Strategy to Improve Energy Efficiency of Canadian Housing (112)
  • Diane Francoeur, Natural Resources Canada
Attributing NEB Values to Specific Measures: Decomposition Results from Programs with Multiple Measures (633)
  • Lisa Smith-McClain, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.
Two Paths, One Program: Incorporating Prescriptive and Performance Approaches in a Multi-State New Construction Program (739)
  • Dave Backen, Ecos Consulting
Panel Number: 4

Panel Title: Commercial Buildings:
Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Session Title: Acting Locally and Demand Impacts

Small Government Challenges: A Collaborative Program for Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities (717)
  • Tim Rosenfeld, HMW International, Inc.
Energy and Demand Impacts Associated with a Partnership-Based Efficiency Program: Evaluation of the San Francisco Peak Energy Partnership (SFPEP) (295)
  • Kevin Cooney, Summit Blue Consulting
Challenges in Review and Post-Installation Inspections of a Demand Response Program (696)
  • Mark D'Antonio, Energy & Resource Solutions
Panel Number: 5

Panel Title: Utility Regulation and Competition:
Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Session Title: T&D Connections to Energy Efficiency

Non-Wires Solutions to Defer T&D Upgrades: A Comparison of Two Case Studies in the Pacific Northwest (541)
  • Robert Bordner, Energy Market Innovations, Inc.
"Walking the Walk" of Distributed Utility Planning: Deploying Demand-Side Transmission and Distribution Resources in Vermont's "Southern Loop" (466)
  • John Plunkett, Green Energy Economics Group
The Future of Demand Response in RTO Energy Markets: Midwest ISO Studies on Resource Adequacy (222)
  • Paul Centolella, Science Applications International Corporation
Panel Number: 6

Panel Title: Market Transformation: Designing for Lasting Change

Session Title: Evaluation and Market Transformation

An Inside Look at a U.S. Department of Energy Impact Evaluation Framework for Deployment Programs (10)
  • Edward Vine, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Transforming Lighting Markets in Argentina, Peru, the Philippines, and South Africa (600)
  • Ken Tiedemann, BC Hydro
Evaluation of Public Benefits Programs: A Review of the NYSERDA Experience to Date (725)
  • Paul DeCotis, New York State Research and Development Authority
Panel Number: 8

Panel Title: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency: Local, National, and International Policy Dimensions

Session Title: Appliance Efficiency Policy: An International Perspective

The EU Ecodesign Framework Directive: Voluntary or Mandatory—As Industry Likes It (730)
  • Hans-Paul Siderius, SenterNovem
The EU Codes of Conduct: What Have They Achieved and What Are the Challenges? (128)
  • Robert Harrison, UK Market Transformation Programme
Communities of Practice: A New Approach for Coordinating Energy-Efficiency Standards and Labeling Programs (713)
  • Mark Ellis, Mark Ellis & Associates
Panel Number: 9

Panel Title: Appliances, Lighting, Information Technologies, Consumer Electronics, and Miscellaneous End-Uses

Session Title: Commercial Plug Loads

Creating Energy $mart College Campuses (205)
  • Susan Andrews, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Space Heaters, Computers, Cell Phone Charges: How Plugged In Are Commercial Buildings? (207)
  • Marla Sanchez, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Plug Load Reduction for a Net Zero Energy Building (339)
  • S. Mark Fisher, Integrated Design Associates, Inc.
Panel Number: 10

Panel Title: Learning by Doing

Session Title: Roundtable Session—Projecting Long-Run Energy Efficiency and Demand for Greenhouse Mitigation Analysis

Moderator: Rick Diamond

Projecting Long-Run Energy Efficiency and Demand for Greenhouse Mitigation Analysis (579)
  • Alan Sanstad (co-convener), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Michael Rufo (co-convener), Itron, Inc.
  • John A. "Skip" Laitner (presenter), American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
  • Steve Smith (presenter), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Panel Number: 12

Panel Title: Energy Conversations Panel

Session Title: Evaluation Challenges

Incorporating IPMVP and Six Sigma Strategies into Energy Efficiency Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation (637)
  • Robert Mowris, Mowris & Associates
How Holy Are Your Savings? (416)
  • Phillip Degens, Energy Trust of Oregon
Energy Efficiency and the Spectre of Free-Ridership (664)
  • Stephen Heins, Orion Energy System

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DISPLAYS
Tuesday, August 15
513 Floyd Barwig (alternate)
273 Michael Bobker Enabling Demand Response in Multi-family Housing
244 Mary Colvin NREL Buildings Research on Optimization Strategies
727 Stephen Galater Overcomuing Barriers to Innovation: The Hot-Dry Air Conditioner
621 John Jennings (alternate) Non-Energy Benefits (NEBs) from Commissioning in Schools, Prisons, and Other Public Buildings
569 Alexis Karolides Learning from Nature: A Tool for Efficient and Environmentally Benign Building Design
190 Golden Makaka Design, Construction and Performance Analysis of a Passive Solar House, South Africa
740 Dennis Nelson Energy Consumption in Large Homes
742 Dennis Nelson Do Apartments Really Use Less Enery than Single Family Dwellings?
224 Eileen O'Brien Preliminary Results from the 2005 Residential Energy Consumption Survey
64 Vincent O'Grady
585 Nathan Ota Utilizing Wireless Sensor Networks to Reduce Residential HVAC Energy Consumption
716 Tim Rosenfeld Cost Effective Shared Energy Accounting for Small Public Institutions
111 Diane Francoeur Energy Efficiency Retrofits of Canadian Housing
422 Peter Schneider The House the Economist Built - Getting Beyond "Green as a Feature"
Thursday, August 17
296 Dionne Adams (alternate) Effectiveness at a Community-Wide Outreach Program in Achieving Energy and Demand Reduction Goals: Evaluation of the San Francisco Peak Energy Partnership
749 Melissa Blevins From Soup to Wire Nuts: Lighting Guide Helps Home Builders Crack New Code Requirements
512 Craig Christensen BEopt (Building Energy Optimization): Residential Applications
221 Gary Cullen (visual) The Database for Energy Efficient Resources
411 James Edelson Capturing the Carbon Cap - Relating the Cap-and-Trade System to New Construction Programs
524 Kathleen Gaffney Step Right Up! Test Your Strength in CFL Knowledge
253 Steve Grover Local Government Partnerships for Efficiency
497 Julia Holland The Worldwide Status of Energy and Environmental Standards for Buildings
94 John Holton Development of a High Performance Lighting Guide for Homes
208 Marla McWhinney Energy Star Products Good for the Pocket Book? Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Energy Star Specifications
687 Paul Meier Get Real: Incorporating Energy Efficiency as a "Real Resource" with Supply-Side Options
721 Steven Meyers Energy-Efficiency at Enron Energy Services: A Surprising Place for a Success Story
246 Harry Misuriello The Tax Credit for the Installation of Energy-Efficient Windows
464 John Proctor Is Certified Insulation Better?
638 Judi Quach (visual) Energy-Efficient Demonstration Projects
115 Michael Shepard DSMdat: Who's Doing What in DSM Programs: A Comprehensive Database of DSM Programs in the U.S. and Canada
210 Jay Stein A Study to Estimate the Cost-Effectiveness of Low-temperature Heat Pumps
611 Albrecht Stocklein NEBs from Zero and Low Energy Homes in New Zealand: Perceive Value and Lessons
599 Eric Swan
618 Larry Weingarten Application of Old and New Ideas in Water Heating
285 Scott Wentworth
135 Zhihong Zhang

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