THE 2008 FORUM ON WATER HEATING AND USE

Getting Into Hot Water

Radisson Hotel Sacramento • Sacramento, California • June 1–3 , 2008

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Open House Visits, Wednesday June 4
Hotel Information
Who Is Organizing the Forum?

Interest in meeting domestic hot water needs with greater efficiency is exploding.  New hot water generating technologies, structured plumbing approaches, new demand-reduction devices (e.g., in fixtures and water-efficient appliances), and programs for stimulating market uptake of new approaches are all being discussed by individual communities of interest, with limited dialogue among them. 

This first-ever ACEEE forum on water heating will bring together leading experts from manufacturing; distribution; electricity, gas and water utilities; government; and the research community to learn from each other and build momentum for market transformation in residential and light commercial water heating. The conference will be a forum for discussing both the technical efficiency potential and the policy or program implications across three areas: hot water generation, distribution, and use.

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Introductory Plenary Sessions - Mandatory!

• Introduction to Water Heating Technoloiges
  A Technology Introduction for Program and Policy Professionals
• Introduction to Marketing and Programs
  An Introduction to Market Transformation for Technical Specialists

Luncheon Keynote

Peter Gleick, President, Pacific Institute Impacts of Climate Change on California's Water Resources Monday, June 2, 2008 Art Rosenfeld, Commissioner, California Energy Commission Energy and Water Efficiency in California and Congestion Pricing of Electricity Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Working Sessions
Track 1: Making Hot Water

• Test Procedures and Their Limitations Energy Utility Efficiency Programs: Building SupportWhat is the Status of Breakthrough Technologies?
• Achieving Market Shares for Advanced Technologies - Heat Pumps, Solar, & Condensing Gas
  

Track 2: Getting Hot Water: Installation and Distribution

• Hot Water Distribution Architectures The Plumbing Code and the Building Code Hot Water Distribution Components
• Multi-family Technologies

Track 3: Using Hot Water

• Field Studies of Hot Water Use Water Utility Efficiency ProgramsDemand-Reduction Technologies for Fixtures and Appliance
• Commercial Kitchens

Closing Policy Sessions

• Hot Water Efficiency Specifications and Labeling
• Clean Air Regulatory Issues

Structured Group Discussions
What should a water heating system look like in 20 years? What is the best way toget there?

Wrap-up

Sign-up when you check in at registration for these optional open house sessions on Wednesday following the conference.
Transportation not provided.

The 2008 Forum on Water Heating and Use will take place at the Radisson Hotel Sacramento, 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento, CA.  Make your reservations by calling 1-800-333-3333 or (916) 922-2020.  Mention ACEEE to get the reduced rate of $129 S/D occupancy.  The hotel reservation cut-off date is May 2, 2008.  Rooms will be available after this date on a first come, first served basis.

Planning for this forum was initiated out of conversations in the California Water Heating "Paguette," at ASHRAE Technical Committee 6.6 (service water) meetings, in the SEGWHAI project, and during Consortium for Energy Efficiency meetings. ACEEE agreed to sponsor the forum, the first major conference on the topic in over ten years. A broad-based steering committee chaired by Harvey Sachs, ACEEE, is responsible for planning the program. Members include manufacturers, utility companies, government officials, and non-profit organizations.

Steering Committee Members:
Martha Brook, California Energy Commission
Derek Buchler, Bay State Gas Company
Lance DeLaura, Sempra Utilities, "Industry Co-Chair"
Mary Ann Dickinson, Alliance for Water Efficiency
Jim Earley, Southern Company
Bill Hoover, A.O. Smith, "Industry Co-Chair"
Bruce Johnson, Keyspan
Dave Kalensky, GTI
Rich Karney, U.S. Department of Energy
Gary Klein,  Affiliated International Management, LLC
John Koeller, Alliance for Water Efficiency
Jim Lutz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Subid Wagley , Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Ricardo Munoz, United Technologies Research Center
John Richardson, Tennessee Valley Authority
Frank Stanonik, Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Institute
Nehemiah Stone, KEMA, Inc.

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