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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

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