From Components to Systems, From Buildings to Communities

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1.

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

Integrated Design for Affordable, Factory Built Homes

Eric Ansanelli, The Levy Partnership

Emanuel Levy, The Levy Partnership

Devanshi Dadia, The Levy Partnership

Jordan Dentz, The Levy Partnership

Zoe Kaufman, The Levy Partnership

Pournamasi Rath, The Levy Partnership

Greg Barker, Mountain Energy Partnership

Testing for and Determining the Prevalence of Crossover in Multifamily Central Domestic Hot Water Systems

Gabriel Ayala, Enovative Group, Inc.

Derek Zobrist, President- Enovative Group, Inc.

Using an Aerosol Sealant to Reduce Multifamily Envelope Leakage

Dave Bohac, Center for Energy and Environment

Ben Schoenbauer, Center for Energy and Environment

Jim Fitzgerald, Center for Energy and Environment

Curtis Harrington, Western Cooling Efficiency Center, UC Davis

Mark Modera, Western Cooling Efficiency Center, UC Davis

Jose Garcia, Western Cooling Efficiency Center, UC Davis

Measured Performance of Ducted and Space-Coupled Heat Pump Water Heaters in a Cooling Dominated Climate

Carlos Colon, Florida Solar Energy Center

Eric Martin, Florida Solar Energy Center

Danny Parker, Florida Solar Energy Center

Karen Sutherland, Florida Solar Energy Center

Performance Testing of Ducted Variable Capacity Heat Pumps

Robert Davis, Ecotope, Inc.

High Performance Manufactured Homes: Field and Factory Results from 8 Demo Homes Built in 6 Factories

Christopher Dymond, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Brady Peeks, Northwest Energy Works

Tom Hewes, Northwest Energy Works

Mark Johnson, Bonneville Power Administration

Michael Logsdon, Ecotope Inc.

What Does the Future of Space and Water Heating Look Like? Field Test Results of Combined Space and Water Heating in Low Load Homes Using CO2 Refrigerant Heat Pump Water Heaters

Ken Eklund, Washington State University Energy Program

Adria Banks, Washington State University Energy Program

Ben Larson, Ecotope Inc.

Michael Logsdon, Ecotope Inc.

Janice Peterson, Bonneville Power Administration

Micro Combined Heat and Power Systems: Evaluation of a Sample Application

Anayo Ezeamama, Brandenburg University of Technology, Germany.

Residential Compact Domestic Hot Water Distribution Design: Balancing Energy Savings, Water Savings, and Architectural Flexibility

Farhad Farahmand, TRC Companies, Inc.

Yanda Zhang, ZYD Energy, Inc

Winter Demand Response Using Baseboard Heaters: Achieving Substantial Load Reduction without Sacrificing Comfort

Michael Fournier, Institut de Recherche d'Hydro-Québec

Marie-Andrée Leduc, Institut de Recherche d'Hydro-Québec

Guillaume Nadrault, -

The Role of Gas Heat Pumps in Zero Net Energy Buildings

Paul Glanville, Gas Technology Institute

Ryan Kerr, Gas Technology Institute

Michael Garrabrant, SMTI

Chris Keinath, SMTI

Smart Technologies and Connected Products: Early Adopter Toys or Gateways to Energy Savings?

William Goetzler, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Jim Young, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Jeremy Rosenblatt, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Replicable and Scalable Near-Zero Energy Retrofits for Low-Income Multifamily Housing: An Update

Ian Hammon-Hogan, BIRAenergy

Samara Larson, LINC Housing

Rob Hammon, BiraEnergy

Penn Zhao, Electric Power Research Institute

Ron Kliewer, Southern California Edison

Ram Narayanamurthy, Electric Power Research Institute

My World is Spinning, Stop the Drum, I Want Out! A Field Study of Residential Dryers In Situ

Dennis Heidner, Rextor Group

Amy Heidner, Rextor Group

A Method to Test Model Calibration Techniques

Ron Judkoff, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Ben Polly, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Joel Neymark, Joel Neymark Associates (JNA)

A Look Inside the Eye on the Wall: Sub-metering Data Analysis of the Nest Thermostat

Phillip Kelsven, Bonneville Power Administration

Robert Weber, BPA

Field Assessment of Cold-Climate Air Source Heat Pumps

Nicole Kessler, Center for Energy and Environment

Nicole Kessler, Center for Energy and Environment

David Bohac, Center for Energy and Environment

Marty Kushler, ACEEE

Getting Into Hot Water

Gary Klein, Gary Klein and Associates, Inc

Troy Sherman, Evolve Technologies

Interaction of Cold Weather Ductless Heat Pumps and Primary Fossil Systems

Dave Korn, Cadmus

Ari Jackson, Cadmus

John Walczyk, Cadmus

Exactly What is a Full Load Cooling Hour and Does Size Really Matter?

David Korn, Cadmus

John Walczyk, The Cadmus Group

Costs and Primary Energy Use of Energy Supply Options to Buildings of Different Energy Efficiency Levels

Nguyen Le Truong, Department of Built Environment and Energy Technology, Linnaeus University

The Inconsistency of Dimmers with LED Lamps

Doug Lindsey, Electric Power Research Institute

Frank Sharp, Electric Power Research Institute

Teren Abear, Southern California Edison

Measured Performance of Heat Pump Clothes Dryers

Eric Martin, Florida Solar Energy Center

Karen Sutherland, Florida Solar Energy Center

Danny Parker, Florida Solar Energy Center

Load Disaggregation Technologies: Real World and Laboratory Performance

Ebony Mayhorn, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Gregory Sullivan, Efficiency Solutions, LLC

Joseph Petersen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Ryan Butner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Erica Johnson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Permanent Electrical Loads in New Homes

Alan Meier, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Quentin Alliot, Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’Etat

Demand DC: Adoption Paths for DC Power Distribution in Homes

Stephen Pantano, Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program

Peter May-Ostendorp, Xergy Consulting

Katherine Dayem, Xergy Consulting

Experimental Evaluation of a Residential Refrigerator with a Novel Rotating Heat Exchanger as an Evaporator

Viral Patel, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Anne Mallow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Omar Abdelaziz, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Ayyoub Momen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Terry Johnson, Sandia National Laboratories

Wayne Staats, Sandia National Laboratories

Mind the Gap: Summary of Residential Window Retrofit Solutions

Joseph Petersen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Sarah Widder, PNNL Research Engineer

Thomas Culp, Birch Point Consulting LLC

Sub Wet-Bulb Evaporative Chillers for Building Cooling Systems

Theresa Pistochini, University of California, Davis

Jose Garcia, University of California, Davis

Xiaoyun Xie, Tsinghua University

Feng Xiaoxiao, Tsinghua University

Eric Jarvis, Nexajoule

Deep Energy Retrofits: Lessons Learned in the Central Valley Research Homes Project

John Proctor, Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd.

Bruce Wilcox, Bruce Wilcox, P.E

A Plug Load and Lighting Model for ZNE Residential Buildings

Eric Rubin, Energy Solutions

Phi Nguyen, Energy Solutions

Maximilian Hietpas, Energy Solutions

Daniel Young, San Francisco Public Utility Commission

Stuart Tartaglia, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Evaluation of Mini-Split Heat Pumps as Supplemental and Full System Retrofits in a Hot-Humid Climate

Karen Sutherland, Florida Solar Energy Center

Danny Parker, Florida Solar Energy Center

Eric Martin, Florida Solar Energy Center

Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump Systems: The Answers to Questions about Efficiency You Didn’t Know You Had

John Walczyk, Cadmus

2.

Residential Buildings: Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Back to the Future: Why Lighting Programs May Have Never Been More Important

David Barclay, NMR Group, Inc.

Matthew Nelson, Eversource

Kiersten von Trapp, NMR Group, Inc.

Scott Walker, NMR Group, Inc.

Lisa Wilson-Wright, NMR Group, Inc.

Using Program Outreach to Advance Regulation and Drive Energy Efficiency

Abbey Brown, Environmental Defense Fund

Kimberly Dragoo, ICF International

Swiftly and Massively: Moving 115,000 Units of Multifamily Affordable Housing to Higher Efficiency

Elizabeth Chant, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Rebecca Schaaf, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future

Toby Ast, Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc.

Electricity/Water/Gas Multi-family Behavior Program to Engage Property Owners and Tenants through Benchmarking, Competition and Rewards

Caroline Chen, StatWizards LLC

Galib Rustamov, StatWizards LLC

Jose Buendia, Southern California Edison

Larry Tabizon, Southern California Edison

Eugene Ayuyao, Southern California Edison

Do Connected Thermostats Save Energy?

Abigail Daken, United States Environmental Protection Agency

Alan Meier, Lawrence Berkeley Labs and UC Davis

Douglas Frazee, ICF International

Who's Participating and Who's Not? The Unintended Consequences of Untargeted Programs

Marti Frank, Evaluation + Strategy for Social Innovation

Seth Nowak, ACEEE

Clearing the Path to Market Transformation in the Rapidly Evolving World of Residential Lighting

Marian Goebes, TRC Energy Services

Michael Mutmansky, TRC Energy Services

Doreen Caruth, Pacific Gas and Electric

Adam Scheer, PG&E

Brian Smith, PG&E

Robert Kasman, PG&E

Keys to the House: Unlocking Residential Savings with High-Performing Programs

Jim Grevatt, Energy Futures Group

Field Evaluation of Long Term Performance of Energy-Efficient Homes

Rob Hammon, BIRAenergy

Ram Narayanamurthy, Electric Power Research Institute

Heidi Von Korff, Electric Power Research Institute

Ben Clarin, Electric Power Research Institute

CR Herro, Meritage Homes

Aaron Dock, Salt River Project

Hot Ideas in a Cold Climate: Specs, Savings, and Lessons Learned from a High-Performance Homes Program

Brian Just, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Chris Gordon, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Leslie Badger, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Peter Schneider, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

M&V 2.0: Hype vs. Reality

Jason Kupser, DTE Energy

Joshua Rego, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Sophia Francois, DTE Energy

Peter Steele-Mosey, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Toben Galvin, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Craig McDonald, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Prematurely Reducing Program Support May Produce Negative Market Effects

Kristin Landry, Navigant

Amul Sathe, Navigant

Marina Geneles, PECO

Local Energy Efficiency Partnerships (LEEP): A Systems Approach to Innovation in Canada’s Home Building Industry

Patric Langevin, Natural Resources Canada

James Gloughkow, Federal Department - Natural Resources Canada

Anna Munro, Federal Department - Natural Resources Canada

Thriller in Asilomar: Battle of the Smart Thermostats

Noah Lieb, Apex Analytics, LLC

Retail Products Platform: Piloting an Innovative Midstream Energy Efficiency Program Design

Michael Lukasiewicz, Navitas Partners, Inc.

Peter Banwell, Environmental Protection Agency

Bridging the Gap between Direct Install and Whole House Programs

Nick Mark, CenterPoint Energy

Carl Nelson, Center for Energy and Environment

Audrey Partridge, CenterPoint Energy

Carter Dedolph, CenterPoint Energy

Bridget Dockter, Xcel Energy

Peter Ebnet, City of Minneapolis

Isaac Smith, Center for Energy and Environment

Home Energy Reports and Program Rebates: A Quantitative Assessment of Customer Engagement

Mersiha McClaren, Research Into Action, Inc.

Benjamin Messer, Research Into Action

Jesse Smith, Nexant

Paul Schwarz, Research Into Action

Move Over Rover, Mobile’s Taking Over

David Meisegeier, ICF International

Greg Gruse, ICF International

Lou Brouk, ICF International

Jeff Berg, Ameren Missouri

Savings To Code: Looking to Whole Systems for Implementing Existing Conditions Baselines

Alejandra Mejia, California Technical Forum

Douglas Mahone, Independent Consultant

Armen Saiyan, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Nicholas Dirr, Association for Energy Affordability

Christopher Rogers, CLEAResult

Triangulation vs. Strangulation: Applying Multimethod Impact Evaluation to Whole-House Retrofit Programs

Scott Reeves, Cadmus

Joseph Swift, Eversource

Natalie Bodington, Cadmus

National Study of Potential of Smart Thermostats for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response

Jennifer Robinson, Electric Power Research Institute

Ram Narayanamurthy, Electric Power Research Institute

Ben Clarin, Electric Power Research Institute

Christine Lee, Electric Power Research Institute

Pranshu Bansal, University of California, Los Angeles

Post Mortem: Dissecting an Underperforming Behavior Program

Gomathi Sadhasivan, DNV GL

EZ Retrofit: Multifamily Building Energy Efficiency Evaluation Process Just Got Easy!

Rebecca Schaaf, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future

Smart Thermostats Lessons Learned

Paul Smith, Franklin Energy Services, LLC

Navigating the Oncoming Storm: Opportunities and Challenges with Home Energy Management

Essie Snell, E Source Companies LLC.

Go for the Silver? Evidence from Several Field Studies Quantifying the Trade-off in Accuracy between Quasi-experimental vs Gold-standard RCT Evaluation Methods

Anna Spurlock, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Anna Spurlock, LBNL

Annika Todd, LBNL

Patrick Baylis, UCB

Ling Jin, LBNL

Peter Cappers, LBNL

The Challenges of Comparing PV's Success to Efficiency

Gabrielle Stebbins, Energy Futures Group

Chris Kramer, Energy Futures Group

Gregory Leventis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Behind the Curtain: Characterization of Measure Technologies within Technical Reference Manuals

Zack Tamble, QuadROI

Mark Brown, QuadROI

Ben Parnell, QuadROI

Steve Lynch, QuadROI

Rachel Buckley, E Source

Adam Maxwell, E Source

Is Behavioral Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Really Better Together?

David Thayer, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Brian Arthur Smith, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Jonathan Cook, Nexant

Wendy Brummer, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Richard Aslin, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Residential Behavioral Program Persistence Effects in Pennsylvania

Jacob Thomas, GDS Associates, Inc.

Jeffrey Huber, GDS Associates, Inc.

Jesse Smith, Nexant

(Multi-) Leveling Up Savings Estimates: Using Hierarchical Models to Optimize a Home Energy Report Program

Seth Wayland, Opinion Dynamics Corporation

Kara Downey, Opinion Dynamics Corporation

Olivia Patterson, Opinion Dynamics Corporation

Finding Efficiency Opportunities in Surprising Markets: Data, Targeting, and Messaging

Melanie Wemple, E Source Companies LLC.

Rachel Cooper, E Source

Sarah Hutson, E Source

3.

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

Office-like Test Chambers to Measure Cool Roof Energy Savings in Four Indian Climates

Rathish Arumugam, Saint Gobain Research India

Sasank Bethapudi, Saint=Gobain Research India

Vishal Garg, International Institute of Information Technology - Hyderabad

Niranjan Reddy, International Institute of Information Technology - Hyderabad

Vinay Natrajan, Saint-Gobain Research India

Rajappa T, Saint-Gobain Research India

Ronnen Levinson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Advancing Achievement of Outcomes through Certified Prescriptive Packages

Ryan Colker, National Institute of Building Sciences

Field Testing and Modeling of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems as a Demand Response Resource

Michael Deru, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Adam Hirsch, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jordan Clark, CPP Wind Engineering

James Anthony, Bonneville Power Administration

Commercial Building Partnerships: Intervening Globally to Save Energy Locally

Heather Dillon, University of Portland

Battery Storage Optimization and Deployment: A Primer

Anthony Duer, Applied Energy Group

Cloud-Based Energy Management Software: The Next Step in Energy Efficiency or Marketing Mumbo Jumbo?

David Gilliland, kW Engineering

Streamlining Building Efficiency Evaluation with DOE’s Asset Score Preview

Supriya Goel, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Nora Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Henry Horsey, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nicholas Long, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Juan Gonzalez, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Advancing the Last Frontier: Reduction of Commercial Plug Loads

Scott Hackel, Seventhwave

Chris Plum, Center for Energy and the Environment

Rick Carter, LHB, Inc.

Small Thermal Energy Storage and Its Role in Our Clean Energy Future

Jonathan Hart, Center for Sustainable Energy

Identifying Disruption in Advanced HVAC Technologies for Commercial Buildings

Alex Herceg, Lux Research Inc.

Supporting a Thriving Transaction-Based Controls Ecosystem

George Hernandez, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Achieving High Satisfaction in High Performance Buildings

Kurt Herzog, Acutherm, LLC.

Wes Sullens, StopWaste

Michael Ivanovich, AMCA International

Heather Perez, Acutherm, LLC.

Can High-Performance Equipment Lead to a Low-Performance Building?

Duane Jonlin, City of Seattle

Brian Thornton, Thornton Energy Consulting

Michael Rosenberg, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Benchmarking and Audit Data Inform Building Science

Richard Leigh, Pratt Institute

Explaining Inefficiencies in Buildings Providing Ancillary Services

Yashen Lin, University of Michigan

Johanna Mathieu, University of Michigan

Jeremiah Johnson, University of Michigan

Ian Hiskens, University of Michigan

Scott Backhaus, Los Alamos National Lab

Opportunities and Challenges in Monitoring the Thermal Performance of Passive Buildings in India

Sanyogita Manu, Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy

Rajan Rawal, Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy, CEPT University

Gail Brager, Center for the Built Environment, University of California Berkeley

Chinmay Patel, Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy, CEPT University

A Radical Proposal: Simplify Codes by Relying on Professional Competence and Outcomes!

John Martin, International Association of Lighting Designers

Konstantinos Papamichael, University of California, Davis

Ryan Colker, National Institute of Building Sciences

Codes Don’t Always Get Enforced, but Contracts Do: Changing the Procurement Paradigm to Drive Building Energy Performance

Adam McMillen, Seventhwave

Metered Energy Efficiency Transaction Structure in Ultra-Efficient New Construction: Pay-For-Performance at the Bullitt Center in Seattle, WA

Christopoher Meek, University of Washington

Terry Egnor, EnergyRM

Denis Hayyes, Bullitt Foundation

John Jennings, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

David Rodenhizer, Seattle City Light

Howard Reichmuth, EnergyRM

Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, University of Oregon

Christopher Meek, University of Washington

Green Building Certification and the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS)

Joelle Michaels, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Amanda Webb, The Pennsylvania State University

Using Integrated Packages to Advance Buildings towards ZNE

Gwelen Paliaga, TRC

Megan Dawe, TRC

Marian Goebes, TRC

Pat Eilert, Pacific Gas and Electric

Comparison of Actual Costs to Integrate Commercial Buildings with the Grid Flexibility Programs

Mary Ann Piette, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Doug Black, LBNL

Rongxin Yin, LBNL

Is it Getting Hot in Here? How Climate Change will Impact Energy Efficiency Choices

Scott Schuetter, Seventhwave

Doug Ahl, Seventhwave

Saranya Gunasingh, Seventhwave

Robotic Evaluation of Commercial Space Performance

Frank Sharp, Electric Power Research Institute

Mark Stephens, EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute)

Doug Lindsey, EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute)

Eric Auel, EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) / University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Utility Program Cost Effectiveness of Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems

Cindy Strecker, CLEAResult

Jessica Iplikci, Energy Trust of Oregon

Michael Crayne, CLEAResult

Server Demand Response via Automated Hardware Management

Micah Sweeney, Electric Power Research Institute

Mukesh Khattar, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Enrique Castro-Leon, Intel

Henry Wong, Intel

Derek Collier, Intel

Jay Madden, Southern California Edison

Paul Delaney, Southern California Edison

G.P. Li, Calit2

Chris Battista, Calit2

Merging the Transition to Next Generation HVAC Refrigerant Technology with Effective Climate Policy

Mike Thompson, Ingersoll Rand

Steve Kujak, Ingersoll Rand

Energy Savings from Robust Control of Static Pressure Based upon Zonal Occupancy for Multiple-Zone VAV Systems

Ahmed Tukur, University of Dayton

Kevin Hallinan, University of Dayton

Kelly Kissock, University of Dayton

Dude, Where’s my Savings: An Investigation of Project Performance

Eva Urbatsch, Aerotek for Bonneville Power Administration

Erik Boyer, BPA

Systems Efficiency Initiative: A Systems Approach to Commercial Building Energy Efficiency

Laura Van Wie McGrory, Alliance to Save Energy

Simulation on Demand for Deep Energy Retrofits

Damon Woods, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab

Alen Mahic, Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory, University of Oregon

Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory, University of Oregon

John Jennings, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Jeff Cole, Konstrukt

Outside the Box: Climate Appropriate Hybrid Air Conditioning as a Paradigm Shift for Commercial Rooftop Packaged Units

Jonathan Woolley, University of California, Davis

Getting into the Zone: How the Internet of Things can Improve Energy Efficiency and Demand Response in a Commercial Building

Peng Zhao, Electric Power Research Institute

Therese Peffer, California Institute for Energy and Environment, Berkeley Energy and Climate Institute, UC Berkeley

Ram Narayanamurthy, Electric Power Research Institute

Gabriel Fierro, Software Defined Buildings, Computer Science, UC Berkeley

Soazig Kaam, Center for the Built Environment, Architecture Dept, UC Berkeley

Joyce Kim, Center for the Built Environment, Architecture Dept, UC Berkeley

Paul Raftery, Center for the Built Environment, Architecture Dept, UC Berkeley

4.

Commercial Buildings: Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Deep Savings for Small Commercial Direct Install: A Replicable Model for High Volume, Cost Effective Energy Savings

Josiah Adams, Ecology Action

Alexi Miller, New Buildings Institute

Cathy Higgins, New Buildings Institute

Targeting Small Businesses: The Search for 80/20 in the 20/80 World

Kessie Aseikova, Opinion Dynamics Corporation

Adam Burke, Opinion Dynamics

Kai Zhou, Opinion Dynamics

Dimple Gandhi, PSEG

Daniel Zaweski, PSEG

Green Button and SEED Platform: Enhancing the SEED Platform to Support Building Portfolio Investment and Policy Decision Making

Azizan Aziz, Carnegie Mellon University

Smart Methods to Enable Direct Install Multi-system Retrofits in Small Commercial Grocery Stores

Leslie Billhymer, University of Pennsylvania

Russell Taylor, United Technologies Research Center

Carol Tobian, National Resource Management, Inc.

Alan Rhode, Tri-State Light & Energy, Inc.

Ben Cohen, The Pennsylvania State University

The Spatial Evolution of the MA C&I Efficiency Landscape, 2011 – 2014

Richard Crowley, DNV GL

Perfect Strangers: Evaluators Working with Implementers

Christopher Dyson, DNV GL

Chere Coleman, Michigan Community Action

Tim Hennessy, DNV GL

Ben Jones, DNV GL

What Was the Real Energy Impact of the 2008 Title-24 Energy Code?

Holly Farah, Cadmus

Paula Gruendling, Regulatory Analyst at California Public Utilities Commission

Allen Lee, Cadmus

Will The Measurement Robots Take Our Jobs? An Update on the State of Automated M&V for Energy Efficiency

Jessica Granderson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Cody Taylor, U.S. Department of Energy

Samuel Fernandes, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Getting Attention for Efficiency in Emerging Markets

Charlie Haack, ICF International, inc.

Haider Khan, ICF International, inc.

Aleisha Khan, ICF International, inc.

The Longer Road to Deep Energy Savings in Commercial and Industrial Facilities

Bruce Harrington, ERS

Ian Burnes, Efficiency Maine

Scout: An Impact Analysis Tool for Building Energy-Efficiency Technologies

Chioke Harris, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office

Jared Langevin, US Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office

Amir Roth, US Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office

Patrick Phelan, US Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office

Andrew Parker, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Brian Ball, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Larry Brackney, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Lead-by-Example: An Energy Efficiency Tool for Cities and Other Government Agencies

Brian Hedman, Cadmus

Verified! How Performance-Based Procurement Can Boost New Construction Program Savings, Streamline Evaluation, and Empower Building Owners

Sandra Henry, Seventhwave

Baking from Scratch: How a Tiny EM&V Study Disrupted the Status Quo in Utility Program Design

Priscilla Johnson, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Geoff Wickes, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Michelle Lichtenfels, CLEAResult

Code Based Savings: Analytics-Enabled Study of To- and Above- Code Savings in California's Title 24 Policy Environment

Tyler Leeds, FirstFuel Software, Inc.

Jordana Cammarata, FirstFuel Software, Inc.

Vik Scoggins, FirstFuel Software, Inc.

What’s Left? How to Leverage Benchmarking to Find the Diamonds in the Rough

Ryan Meyer, The Weidt Group, Inc.

Chris Baker, The Weidt Group, Inc.

Jason Steinbock, The Weidt Group, Inc.

Steven Angle, The Weidt Group, Inc.

Robert Morrow, The Weidt Group, Inc.

Agent Based Technology Adoption Model for Program Planning and Design

Ralph Muehleisen, Argonne National Laboratory

Joshua Bergerson, Argonne National Laboratory

Nicholson Collier, Argonne National Laboratory

Diane Graziano, Argonne National Laboratory

Eric Tatara, Argonne National Laboratory

Sociodemographics and Small Businesses: Benchmarking Historical Participation Patterns Across SBDI Programs

Alex Novie, DNV GL

Daniel Jarvis, DNV GL

Strategies to Achieve Optimum Visual Quality for Maximum Occupant Satisfaction

Jihyun Park, Carnegie Mellon University

Vivian Loftness, Carnegie Mellon University

Azizan Aziz, Carnegie Mellon University

Connecting the Commercial Real Estate Market and Utilities: Achieving Energy Savings in Commercial Buildings

Emily Pearce, Waypoint Building Group

Marta Schantz, Waypoint Building Group

Travis Edwards, Waypoint Building Group

Brian Wong, Waypoint Building Group

Jane Kruse, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Charalambos Charalambides, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Eric Kissel, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Collecting Energy Usage Data for California’s Proposition 39: Lessons Learned, Best Practices Defined

Diane Pepetone, L'Monte Information Services

Justin Regnier, California Energy Commission

Engaging a City: The Story of Bellevue Urban Smart

Jessica Raker, Puget Sound Energy

Emma Johnson, City of Bellevue

Chad Gilles, EnerNOC

Athena Petty, EnerNOC

Trevor Rasmussen, C Plus C

Beyond Widgets: System Incentive Programs for Utilities

Cynthia Regnier, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Paul Mathew, LBNL

Alastair Robinson, LBNL

Peter Schwartz, LBNL

Travis Walter, LBNL

OpenStudio: A Platform for Ex Ante Incentive Programs

Amir Roth, U.S. Department of Energy

Larry Brackney, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Andrew Parker, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Annette Beitel, Future Energy Enterprises

The Mass Save Distributed Model for Energy Efficiency Financing: A Better Mechanism for Growing the Pie

James Siegel, Eversource Energy

New Tool for Establishing Comprehensive Deep Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programs for the Multi-tenant Light Commercial Building Sector

Joseph Sit, UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center

Use of Data Analytics and Innovative Partnerships in Utility Retro-Commissioning Program Expansion

Rick Tonielli, Commonwealth Edison Company

New and Improved Methods for Evaluating CHP Cost-Effectiveness

Erin Tsui, Lockheed Martin Corporation

William Steigelmann, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Tim Witting, Lockheed Martin Corporation

New Tools for Data-Driven Portfolio Course-Correction Strategies

Lee Wood, Navigant

Nicholas DeDominicis, PECO

Toben Galvin, Navigant

Frank Stern, Navigant

Ryan DelBalso, Navigant

Keith Downes, Navigant

Marina Geneles, PECO

5.

Codes and Standards

No More Easy Refills: The Move from Prescriptions to Performance Codes

John Arent, NORESCO

Dimitri Contoyannis, NORESCO

Roger Hedrick, NORESCO

The Development and Savings from the Residential Option Table in the Washington State Energy Code

David Baylon, Ecotope, Inc.

Chuck Murray, Washington State Department of Commerce

You Can’t Make Bricks without Straw: Building a Residential Energy Code Support Program from a Utility Perspective

Don Boza, DTE Energy

More Bang for the Buck: Can Increased Code Compliance Result in kWh and kW Savings?

Christopher Burgess, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Vrushali Mendon, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Beyond Compliance: The DOE Residential Energy Code Field Study

David Cohan, U.S. Department of Energy

Jeremy Williams, US DOE

Rosemarie Bartlett, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Mark Halverson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Vrushali Mendon, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Setting Energy Conservation Standards for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers

Alan Cooke, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Next Generation Standards; Opportunities to Broaden the Impacts of Federal Appliance Standards

Andrew deLaski, Appliance Standards Awareness Project

Joanna Mauer, Appliance Standards Awareness Project

Mike McGaraghan, Energy Solutions

Bijit Kundu, Energy Solutions

Jen Amann, ACEEE

Mary Anderson, Pacific Gas & Electric

Codes and Standards Climate Strategy

Pat Eilert, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Eric Rubin, Energy Solutions

Alex Chase, Energy Solutions

Yanda Zhang, ZYD Energy

Test Procedures, Getting Them Right

Ed Elliott, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

A Road Map to Building Material Testing and Rating in Developing Countries

Meredydd Evans, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Mark Halverson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Linh Vu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Sha Yu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Huong Nguyen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Standards Driven Market Transformation: 20 Year Multifaceted Intervention Leads to DOE Pool Pump Standard

Gary Fernstrom, Pinnacle Land & Energy Services

Impacts of China’s 2010 to 2013 Mandatory Product Efficiency Standards: A Retrospective and Prospective Look

David Fridley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nina Khanna, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nan Zhou, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Michael McNeil, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Developing Commercial Code Precalculated Packages

Reid Hart, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Michael Rosenberg, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories

Rahul Athalye, Pacific Northwest National Labs

Jian Zhang, Pacific Northwest National Laboraories

Putting it All Together: Leveraging Codes and Standards to Accelerate Integration of Demand-Side Resources

Heidi Hauenstein, Energy Solutions

Mary Anderson, Pacific Gas and Electric

Aimee Beasley, Energy Solutions

Stu Tartaglia, Pacific Gas and Electric

Christopher Uraine, Energy Solutions

Chad Worth, Energy Solutions

Pilot Program with Two Focused Approaches to Enhance Energy Code Compliance

Russ Landry, Center for Energy and Environment

Megan Hoye, Center for Energy and Environment

Di Sui, Center for Energy and Environment

Ratepayer and Governmental Partnerships to Promote Efficient Codes & Standards

Jennifer Mitchell-Jackson, Grounded Research and Consulting

David Parsons, State of Hawaii Public Utilities Commission

Germaine Salim, State of Hawaii Public Utilities Commission

Chris Ann Dickerson, CAD Consulting

James Flanagan, James Flanagan Associates

The Lights Will Stay On, but It Needs Policy Makers to Make Them Shine in the Eye of the Consumer

Erik Page, Erik Page & Associates, Inc.

To ZNE and Beyond! Building a Dynamic Energy Data Resource

Kevin Price, Evergreen Economics

Tami Rasmussen, Evergreen Economics

Mary Anderson, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Developing an Appliance Standards Compliance Improvement Program

Carolyn Richter, Energy Solutions

Alex Chase, Energy Solutions

Jill Marver, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Kelly Cunningham, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Betsy Wilkins, Wilkins Communications

Lisa McLain, McLain Instructional Design Consulting

Potential Energy Cost Savings from Increased Commercial Energy Code Compliance

Michael Rosenberg, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Reid Hart, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Rahul Athalye, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Jian Zhang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A Modest Approach to the (Equipment) Standards Conundrums: Separate Compliance from Installed Performance Descriptors

Harvey Sachs, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Rusty Tharp, Goodman Manufacturing

Christopher Perry, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Regional Construction Starts: Trends, Impacts and Energy Codes

Carolyn Sarno Goldthwaite, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Solving the Energy Savings Puzzle in Commercial Buildings: Lease Structures and Core & Shell Development

Jonathan Schoenfeld, kW Engineering

Alex Spilger, Cushman & Wakefield

Measuring What Matters: A Methodology for Moving from Code Compliance to Code Evaluation

Poppy Storm, Ecotope, Inc.

Steve Phoutrides, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

An Economic Feasibility Test for Residential Energy Efficiency Measures When First Costs Are Uncertain

Z. Todd Taylor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Vrushali Mendon, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

How do Enhanced Code Requirements Influence Compliance and Building Efficiency? A Massachusetts Case Study

Zachary Tyler, NMR Group, Inc.

William Blake, National Grid

Betty Tolkin, NMR Group, Inc.

Lynn Hoefgen, NMR Group, Inc.

Jerrad Pierce, NMR Group, Inc.

Florida Energy Code Commercial Compliance Needs Assessment: The Start of an Energy Codes Circuit Rider Program

Lauren Westmoreland, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance

Arlene Stewart, AZS Consulting, Inc.

Capturing Energy Savings Opportunities for Pumps

Sarah Widder, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Alison Williams, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jump-starting Passive House in New York City and Beyond

Richard Yancey, Building Energy Exchange

Yetsuh Frank, Building Energy Exchange

Ellen Abramowitz, Building Energy Exchange

Energy Cost Impact of Non-Residential Energy Code Requirements

Jian Zhang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Hart Reid, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Michael Rosenberg, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

6.

Utilities and the Future

Learning by Doing: Valuing Energy Efficiency in Distribution System Planning

Daniel Aas, University of California Berkeley

Big Savers: Program Administrators Achieving High Levels of Electric Savings

Brendon Baatz, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Annie Gilleo, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Technical Reference Manual Best Practices from Across the Nation to Inform the Creation of California Electronic Technical Reference Manual (eTRM)

Annette Beitel, California Technical Forum

Tim Melloch, Cal TF

Alejandra Mejia, Cal TF

Bruce Harley, Bruce Harley Energy

Perspectives on Doubling Energy Efficiency in California

Janice Berman, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Pete Skala, California Public Utilities Commission

Sylvia Bender, California Energy Commission

Move over Rebates: Influence beyond Financial Incentives

Kari Binley, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Anne ARQUIT NIEDERBERGER, PhD, Enervee

Guy Champniss, PhD, Enervee

Alex Katzman, Enervee

Impacts of Solar Power on Electricity Rates and Bills

Marilyn Brown, Georgia Institute of Technology

Erik Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology

Dan Matisoff, Georgia Institute of Technology

Benjamin Staver, Georgia Institute of Technology

Ross Beppler, Georgia Institute of Technology

Christopher Blackburn, Georgia Institute of Technology

Putting More Energy into Peak Savings: Integrating Demand Response and Energy Efficiency Programs

Brian Buckley, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc.

Leveraging Benchmarking Datasets to Identify Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Existing Buildings

Erica Cochran, Carnegie Mellon University

Beyond Participation and Savings: Leveraging Quantitative Metrics for Insight into C&I Project and Population Trends

Anthony Davis, DNV GL

Richard Crowley, DNV GL

Suman Gautam, DNV GL

Riley Hastings, Eversource

Whitney Brougher, National Grid

Efficiency 2.9: The Policies and Framework Behind Massachusetts' #1 Energy Efficiency Ranking

Ian Finlayson, MA EOEA

An Overview of the Success Story of Jiangsu Electric’s Residential Time of Use Program in China and Related Behavior Changes

Jing Ge, Cornell University

Ying Hua, Cornell University

Ricardo Daziano, Cornell University

Xing Tong, Tsinghua University

Sijie Chen, Tsinghua University

Shedding a Cool New Light on a Heated Topic: Verifying Interactive Effects for Retail Lighting Retrofit Participants Using Monthly and AMI Bills

James Gill, Itron, Inc.

Collin Elliot, Itron, Inc.

Jean Shelton, Itron, Inc.

Jeorge Tagnipes, California Public Utilities Commission

It’s About Time: Doing Integrated Real-Time Impact Evaluations

Sue Haselhorst, ERS

Joseph Dolengo, National Grid

“Now I’m an Expert on the Customer”: Utility DSM and ET Departments Respond to Industry Disruption

Mary Horsey, E Source

Jay Stein, E Source

Residential Load Control: How Efficiency Programs can Help Integrate Renewables

Jamie Howland, Acadia Center

Leslie Malone, Acadia Center

Abigail Anthony, Acadia Center

Smart Thermostats and the Triple Bottom Line: People, Planet, and Profits

Mitt Jones, Cadmus

Everyone Benefits When Everyone Pays: The Importance of Keeping Large Customers in Utility Programs

Meegan Kelly, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Considering Risk and Investor Value in EE Business Models

Steven Kihm, Seventhwave

Peter Cappers, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Andrew Satchwell, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Small Utilities and Big Data: Cooperative and Municipality Programs in the Digital Future

Jonathan Koliner, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation

The Locational Value of Energy Efficiency on the Distribution Grid

Philip Mihlmester, ICF International, Inc.

The Energy Efficiency Identity Crisis: Finding Balance Between Resource Acquisition and Customer Service

David Moody, Bonneville Power Administration

Danielle Walker, Bonneville Power Administration

Charting the Future: How to Use Customer Engagement Strategies To Ensure Energy Savings and Persistence

Laura Orfanedes, Fiveworx

Linda Dethman, Research into Action

Jamie Lalos, Fiveworx

The Old Order Changeth: Rewarding Utilities for Performance, Not Capital Investment

Scudder Parker, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Jim Lazar, Regulatory Assistance Project

Preparing for the Utility of the Future

Jim Parks, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

A Look at the Extended Product Motor Labelling Initiatives for Fans

Trinity Persful, Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd.

Michael Ivanovich, Air Movement and Controls Association International

Geoff Wickes, NORTHWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE

Ethan Rogers, American Center for an Energy Efficient Economy

Grid Interactive Water Heaters: How Water Heaters Have Evolved Into a Grid Scale Energy Storage Medium

David Podorson, E Source Companies LLC.

Customer Analytics for Energy Efficiency

Maureen Quaid, PNM

Water Use Efficiency and the Role for Energy Utilities

Sarah Schneider, Energy Solutions

Mary Anderson, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Heidi Hauenstein, Energy Solutions

Alex Chase, Energy Solutions

Ed Pike, Energy Solutions

Daniela Urigwe, Energy Solutions

Streamlining Energy Data Access: How Utilities-Government Partnership Supported the Design of New Solutions

Monisha Shah, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Non-Energy Benefits/NEBs: Winning at Cost-Effectiveness Dominos: State Progress and TRMs

Lisa Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.

Gaining EE Ground: How the Collective Knowledge of Vendors & Channel Partners Can Accelerate Your Successes

Rishi Sondhi, Eversource Energy

Nate Strong, Eversource

Kara Rodgers, Eversource

Madeline Frieze, Eversource

Innovative Tools for Estimating Robust Non-Energy Impacts that Enhance the Cost-Effectiveness Testing and Marketing of Energy Efficiency Programs

Noel Stevens, DNV GL

Christopher Chan, Eversource

Nathan Caron, DNV GL

Pam Rathbun, TetraTech

What Will it Take for Customers to Adopt DER: A Case Study from NY REV

Marisa Uchin, Opower

Cristina Coltro, Con Edison

Applying Gross Savings and Net Savings in an Integrated Policy Framework

Daniel Violette, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Pam Rathbun, Tetra Tech

Teresa Lutz, Michaels Energy

Elizabeth Titus, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Bring Me the Right Data! An In-Depth Look at What Data is Useful for the Utility of the Future

Isaac Wainstein, ERS

Ryan Bossis, ERS

7.

Market Transformation with Speed and Scale

Appraising Green: Show Me the Market Value

Elena Alschuler, U.S. Department of Energy

Cindy Zhu, U.S. Department of Energy

Evan Mills, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Andrew White, JDM Associates

Theddi Wright Chappell, Sustainable Values

Does Marketing Make a Difference? The Influence of Marketing, Education and Outreach Initiatives on Consumer Knowledge and Energy Saving Actions

Hannah Arnold, Opinion Dynamics Corporation

Tami Buhr, Opinion Dynamics

Rory Cox, California Public Utilities Commission

Driving Action in the Energy Efficiency Public Sector: A Model for Success

Rupal S. Bain, The Energy Coalition

Laurel Rothschild, The Energy Coalition

ENERGY STAR's Retail Focus: A Nationally Coordinated Mid-Stream Approach

Peter Banwell, US Environmental Protection Agency

Brian Hedman, Cadmus

How Forward-Looking Product Specifications, Strategic Engagement and Competition Drive Adoption of Best-in-Class Technologies

Brian Barnacle, Energy Solutions

Terrance Pang, Energy Solutions

Pamela Molsick, Energy Solutions

Eng Seng Ng, Energy Solutions

Jane Kruse, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Charalambos Charalambides, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Carmen Bradley-Dioum, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Putting Data to Work: Using Building Energy Performance Data to Expand the Market for Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Erin Beddingfield, Institute for Market Transformation

Marshall Duer-Balkind, District of Columbia Department of Energy and the Environment

Ali Levine, New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability

Elena Alschuler, U.S. Department of Energy

Rich Brown, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Swimming to Midstream: New Residential HVAC Programs Models and Tools

Stephen Bickel, D&R International, Ltd.

Troubling Trends in Residential Lighting: Are CFLs Losing Ground to Halogen Lamps?

Jennifer Canseco, DNV GL

Innovative Commercialization Efforts Underway at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Kate Cheesbrough, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Meghan Bader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Two Million LEDs and Counting: Experiences of the First Utility to Offer an LED-only Upstream Program

Peter Cleff, PPL Electric Utilities

Anne West, Cadmus Group

Gina Henderson, Cadmus Group

Speaking Their Language: Seattle Takes a Collaborative Approach to Data-Driven Customer Engagement

Ric Cochrane, Milepost Consulting

Nicole Ballinger, City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment

Paradigm Shift Needed! Without It, Midstream Lift Yields NTG Woes for Plug Load Programs

Alexandra Dunn, Research Into Action, Inc.

Sara Consemius, ILLUME Advising

Californians Rallied to Make Water Conservation a New Lifestyle in 2015, but will the Savings Persist?... What Best Practices Can the Water and Energy Industries Learn from Each Other?

Katie Elliott, MCE

From #Selfies to Sustainability: Program Design in the Age of Millennials

Ashley England, Milepost Consulting

Sowing the Seeds of Savings: Lessons from Vermont's Work to Develop and Deploy New Savings Opportunities

Rebecca Foster, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Chris Badger, VEIC

JJ Vandette, VEIC

Scaling Up Energy Ratings, Labels, and Scores: Latest Trends to Promote Widespread Adoption

Joan Glickman, U.S. Department of Energy

Gannate Khowailed, CSRA

Emily Levin, Vermont Energy Investment Corp

Richard Faesy, Energy Futures Group

David Heslam, Earth Advantage

Billi Romain, City of Berkeley

Driving Adoption of Marginally Cost Effective Measures through Customer Copay

Jim Heffron, Franklin Energy Services, LLC

Ed Carroll, Franklin Energy Services, LLC

Predicting Home Energy Rating and Disclosure Program Impacts for North American Jurisdictions

Alex Hill, Dunsky Energy Consulting

Jean-Philippe Bouitin, Dunsky Energy Consulting

Richard Faesy, Energy Futures Group

Francois Boulanger, Dunsky Energy Consulting

John Dalton, Power Advisory LLC

How Private Sector Led Partnerships Can Drive Energy Efficiency Investment in Global Cities

Roland Hunziker, WBCSD

Bill Sisson, United Technologies

Gavin Dillingham, Houston Advanced Research Center

Michael Scharpf, LaFarge

Peter Graham, University of New South Wales

Achieving High Participation in Multifamily Programs: How Utilities are Reaching Building Owners

Michael Jarrett, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Lauren Ross, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Digging Deeper for Energy Savings: A Look at Successful Residential Financing Program Designs

Katherine Johnson, Johnson Consulting Group, LLC

Michael Volker, Corn Belt Energy

Cyrus Bhedwar, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance

Gary Ambach, Wisconsin Energy Efficiency Corporation

Some Light Reading: Understanding Trends in Residential CFL and LED Adoption

Kristina Kelly, DNV GL

Mitch Rosenberg, DNV GL

Market Development Programs: Addressing Market Barriers for Emerging Technologies through Scaled Deployments and Strategic Supply Chain Interventions

Teddy Kisch, Energy Solutions

Brian Barnacle, Energy Solutions

Peter Savio, NYSERDA

Scott Smith, NYSERDA

Joshua Clyburn, NYSERDA

Growing the Pie? Assessing Financing’s Achievable Savings Potential

Chris Kramer, Energy Futures Group

Accelerating Market Transformation with Energy Program Data Visualization

Ria Langheim, Center for Sustainable Energy

Laura Parsons, Center for Sustainable Energy

Advancing ENERGY STAR Specifications through Improved Retail Sales Data Analytics

Nick Leritz, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Teddy Kisch, Energy Solutions

En Seng Ng, Energy Solutions

Katharine Kaplan, ENERGY STAR, US EPA

Verena Radulovic, ENERGY STAR, US EPA

Peter Banwell, ENERGY STAR, US EPA

Commercial Mortgages: An Underutilized Channel for Scaling Energy Efficiency Investments?

Paul Mathew, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nancy Wallace, University of California, Berkeley

Elena Alschuler, U.S. Department of Energy

Leonard Kolstad, Institute for Market Transformation

Driving Upstream Markets through Strategic Partnerships and Excellence in Supply Chain Management

Howard Merson, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Frances Huessy, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Emily Levin, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Michael Russom, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Creating Order from Chaos: Achieving Consensus and Collaboration in a Crowded Market

Emily Moore, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Debbie Driscoll, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)

Fred Gordon, Energy Trust of Oregon

Stephen Bicker, Tacoma Power

New Business Model for Large Scale Deployments of Small Commercial Energy Efficiency Projects

Patrick ONeill, NorthWrite Inc.

Dennis Quinn, Joule Assets, Inc.

Richard Jones, The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.

Using Energy Data Transparency in the Real Estate Market to Fuel Change

Deborah Philbrick, Elevate Energy

Rachel Scheu, Elevate Energy

John Blaser, Elevate Energy

Preaching to the Choir: Using Utility Data to Create Relevant Promotions for Energy Efficiency Programs

Kara Rodgers, Eversource Energy

Leveraging Energy Efficiency’s Multiple Benefits through Market Segmentation

Christopher Russell, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Savings for the Program, Savings for the Participant: Developing a Consistent and Scalable Methodology to Estimate Savings for Advanced Lighting Controls

Mudit Saxena, Vistar Energy Consulting

David Alexander, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Gabe Arnold, DesignLights Consortium

David Douglass-Jaimes, TRC Energy Services

Michael Mutmansky, TRC Energy Services

Leveraging DSM Programs to Deliver on the Promise of Benchmarking and Disclosure Policies

Andrew Schulte, ICF International

Marianne Graham, ICF International

Jeffrey Schwartz, ICF International

Michael Mernick, ICF International

The Energy Efficiency Extra Value Menu: Streamlining Energy Efficiency Delivery

Matthew Socks, Optimal Energy, Inc.

Phil Mosenthal, Optimal Energy, Inc.

Donna DeCostanzo, Natural Resources Defense Council

Ashok Gupta, Natural Resources Defense Council

Are We There Yet? Upstream 2.0: The Future of Upstream Energy Efficiency Programs

Rishi Sondhi, Eversource Energy

Nate Strong, Eversource

Julia Horenstein, Eversource

How Energy Efficiency Programs Can Help Capture Efficiency in Residential Real Estate Transactions

Elizabeth Stuart, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Together, Are We Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts?

Laura Tabor, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Rita Siong, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Jay Luboff, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Doug Bruchs, Cadeo Group

Ryan Bliss, Research Into Action

Nicholas O'Neil, Energy350

Paul Schwarz, Research Into Action

Ellen Rubinstein, Research Into Action

Emerging Technologies: What Will Be the Cost of the Next Generation of Efficiency?

Elizabeth Titus, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc.

Brian McCowan, ERS Consulting

Valerie Eacret, ERS

David Jacobson, Jacobson Energy

Denise Rouleau, TetraTech

Influencing Smaller Markets: Can Residential Midstream and Upstream Incentive Models Succeed?

Julie-Ann Vincent, Dunsky Energy Consulting

Mariangiola Fabbri, Dunsky Energy Consulting

Putting Building Energy Benchmarking Data into Action

Lauren Zullo, Natural Resources Defense Council

Jayson Antonoff, Institute for Market Transformation

Amberli Young, Institute for Market Transformation

8.

Capturing Savings through Behavior

Control for the People: How Machine Learning Enables Efficient HVAC Use across Diverse Thermal Preferences

Lindsay Baker, Building Robotics, Inc

Tyler Hoyt, Building Robotics, Inc

Building User Audit: Capturing Behavior, Energy, and Culture

Heather Burpee, University of Washington

Julie Kriegh, University of Washington

Alireza Borhani, University of Washington

Carrie Dossick, University of Washington

Gina Neff, University of Washington

Christopher Meek, University of Washington

How Do Small Business Experience Energy Reports?

Laura Cornish, EnerNOC, Inc.

Beth Karlin, SEE Change Institute

Angela Sanguinetti, UC Davis

Jason Kaufman, SEE Change Institute

Designing Energy Behavior: Leading Change in Carolinas HealthCare System

Kady Cowan, Carolinas Healthcare System

Understanding Behavior Potential: the Role of Building-User Interfaces

Julia Day, Kansas State University

Lisa Heschong, University of California Santa Cruz

Engaging Businesses in Behavior Change through a Multifaceted Marketing Campaign

Linda Dethman, Research Into Action, Inc.

Brian Arthur Smith, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Jillian Rich, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

James Russell, CLEAResult

Quantify Behavior Driven Energy Savings for Hotels

Bing Dong, University of Texas at San Antonio

Na Wang, Pacific Northwest National Lab

Edward Hooks, University of Texas at San Antonio

Jie Zhao, Lutron Electronics

Behavior-Based Energy Savings Opportunities in Commercial Buildings: Estimates for 4 U.S. Cities

Karen Ehrhardt-Martinez, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Occupant Behavior Driven Energy Savings at the Bullitt Center in Seattle,WA

Michael Gilbride, University of Washington

Julie Kriegh, University of Washington

Heather Burpee, Integrated Design Lab - University of Washington

Joel Loveland, Integrated Design Lab - University of Washington

Chris Meek, Integrated Design Lab - University of Washington

The Rebound Effect in District Cooling Systems: Analysis Based on Case Studies and Surveys in China

Siyue Guo, Tsinghua University

Da YAN, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

Shan HU, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

Xin ZHOU, Southeast University

Ying CUI, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

Andong ZHU, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

Shopping for Success: Numbers, Knowledge, Time & Energy

Kathryn Janda, Oxford University Centre for the Environment

David Wallom, University of Oxford

Ramon Granell, University of Oxford

Russell Layberry, University of Oxford

Using Nudges and Energy Benchmarking to Drive Behavior Change in Commercial, Institutional, and Multifamily Residential Buildings

Amy Jewel, Institute for Market Transformation

Jamie Ponce, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Douglas Palmer, ideas42

David Vigliotta, Seventhwave

Scott Pigg, Seventhwave

Karen Weigert, Chicago Council on Global Affairs (formerly with the City of Chicago)

Jamie Kimmel, ideas42

Better Understanding Customers: Developing SMB DNA to Improve Customer Interactions and Catalyze Positive Behavior Changes

Anne-Lise Laurain, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Pawel Zawadzki, PG&E

Kevin Johnson, PG&E

Tingwen Bao, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Saving Water through Behavior Changing Technologies

Todd Levin, Argonne National Laboratory

Ralph Muehleisen, Argonne National Laboratory

On Demand Savings: Introducing Demand Management in an Efficiency World

Matthew Matenaer, Franklin Energy Services, LLC

Kate Servais, Franklin Energy Services

Codes and Standards: A Path to Affordable Amenity and Customer Satisfaction

Jonathan McHugh, McHugh Energy Consultants

Alex Chase, Energy Solutions

Gary Fernstrom, Pinnacle Land & Energy Services

Michael McGaraghan, Energy Solutions

Chad Worth, Energy Solutions

Pat Eilert, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Can You Take the Heat? A Cross-National Comparison of Thermal Comfort Strategies and Energy-Saving Field Experiments

Sarah Outcault, UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center

Marco Pritoni, UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center

Kristin Heinemeier, UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center

Ayako Mikami, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

Are Humans Good Sensors?: Using Occupants as Sensors for Indoor Environmental Quality Assessment and for Developing Thresholds that Matter

Jihyun Park, Carnegie Mellon University

Vivian Loftness, Carnegie Mellon University

Azizan Aziz, Carnegie Mellon University

Evaluation of the Space Heating and Cooling Saving of Smart Thermostats in a Hot-Humid Climate Using Long Term Data

Danny Parker, Florida Solar Energy Center

Karen Sutherland, Florida Solar Energy Center

Dave Chasar, Florida Solar Energy Center

How to Create a 'Magic Carpet' for Behaviour Change

Sea Rotmann, International Energy Agency

The Iterative Design of a University Energy Dashboard

Kiernan Salmon, UC Davis Energy Conservation Office

Angela Sanguinetti, Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center, UC Davis

Marco Pritoni, Western Cooling Efficiency Center, UC Davis

Joshua Morejohn, Energy Conservation Office, UC Davis

TherMOOstat: Occupant Feedback to Improve Comfort and Efficiency on a University Campus

Angela Sanguinetti, Consumer Energy Interfaces Lab at UC Davis

Marco Pritoni, Western Cooling Efficiency Center UC Davis

Kiernan Salmon, Energy Conservation Office, UC Davis

Joshua Morejohn, Energy Conservation Office, UC Davis

Engaging Tenants in Reducing Plug Load Energy Use

Marta Schantz, Waypoint Building Group

Rois Langner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Human-Building Interaction (HBI): A User-Centered Approach to Energy Efficiency Innovations

Lester Shen, Center for Energy and Environment

Megan Hoye, Center for Energy and Environment

Carl Nelson, Center for Energy and Environment

Jennifer Edwards, Center for Energy and Environment

Diving Deeper: Using Data to Potentiate Student Engagement in K-12 Behavior-Based Energy Conservation

John Snell, Peregrine Energy Group, Inc.

Kate Crosby, Acton Boxboro Regional School District

Marlana Patton, Peregrine Energy Group

Pervasive Urban Energy Game: A Playful Way to Achieve City-Wide Energy Use Reductions

Malini Srivastava, Carnegie Mellon University

Too Cool for School: Engaging Students with Energy Efficiency

Daniel Trombley, Plug Smart

Don’t Build It, Just Change Their Operations!

Signo Uddenberg, MKThink

Mark Miller, MKThink

Amy Nagengast, MKThink

Personalized Energy Efficiency Program Targeting with Association Rule Mining

Pawel Zawadzki, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Ye Lin, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Frances Dahlquist, Pacific Gas &  Electric Company

Tingwen Bao, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Anne-Lise Laurain, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Kevin Johnson, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

9.

Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Policy: U.S. & Beyond

Energy Efficiency and the Clean Power Plan:  Options and Opportunities

Sarah Adair, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University

Jennifer Weiss, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Charles Adair, Duke Carbon Offsets Iniative

Europe’s Building Stock Observatory and Its Role in Evaluation of the Energy Efficiency Polices

Aleksandra Arcipowska, Building Performance Institute Europe

Under the Hood of Energy Star and NABERS: Comparison of Commercial Buildings Benchmarking Programs and the Implications for Policy Makers

Paul Bannister, Energy Action

Lane Burt, Ember Strategies

Adam Hinge, Sustainable Energy Partnerships

Adoption of Benchmarking and Transparency Policies in the United States

Gavin Dillingham, Houston Advanced Research Center

Marina Badoian-Kriticos, Institute for Market Transformation

Climate Change and Its Effect on Weather Data

Matthew Drury, Opinion Dynamics Corporation

Mallorie Gattie-Garza, Opinion Dynamics

Achieving an Ultra Low Carbon Future: Technology and Policy Pathways to Meet Vermont's GHG Goals

Philippe Dunsky, Dunsky Energy Consulting

Asa Hopkins, Vermont Public Service Department

Mariangiola Fabbri, Dunsky Energy Consulting (now with Buildings Performance Institute Europe)

Kathleen Vaillancourt, Dunsky Energy Consulting and ESMIA Consultants

Metrics for Energy-Efficient Buildings: How Do We Measure Efficiency?

Philip Fairey, Florida Solar Energy Center

David Goldstein, Natural Resources Defense Council

Opportunities for Realizing Drastic Reductions in Building Sector Carbon Emissions through US-China Collaboration

Ellen Franconi, Rocky Mountain Institute

Carolyn Szum, LBNL

Michael Bendewald, RMI

Brett Bridgeland, RMI

Jon Creyts, RMI

Nan Zhou, LBNL

Innovative Outreach Tools for Leveraging Energy Benchmarking Data

Rich Freeh, City of Philadelphia

The International Database of Efficient Appliances (IDEA): A New Resource for Global Efficiency Policy

Brian Gerke, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Michael McNeil, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Thomas Tu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Feiyang Xu, Waseda University, Japan

A Suite of Policies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Maximizing Synergies

David Goldstein, Natural Resources Defense Council

Sustainable Buildings 2030: Creating an Effective Climate Change Program for Buildings

Richard Graves, Center for Sustainable Building Research

Patrick Smith, Center for Sustainable Building Research

Chris Baker, The Weidt Group

Richard Strong, Center for Sustainable Building Research

Electricity Demand in Chinese Households: Findings from China Residential Energy Consumption Survey

Jin Guo, Renmin University of China

Nina Khanna, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Xinye Zheng, Renmin University of China

Building Performance Policies: A Comprehensive Approach

Zachary Hart, Institute for Market Transformation

Jayson Antonoff, Institute for Market Transformation

Hilary Firestone, City of Los Angeles

Measuring Energy Savings from Benchmarking Policies in New York City

David Hsu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ting Meng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Albert Han, University of Pennsylvania

Opportunities to Ramp Up Low-Income Energy Efficiency to Meet State and National Climate Policy Goals

Jennifer Kallay, Synapse Energy Economics, Inc.

Alice Napoleon, Synapse Energy Economics, Inc.

Max Chang, Synapse Energy Economics, Inc.

The Lazy Man's Guide to Achieving 80 x 50 in NYC (80% Carbon Reductions by 2050)

Laurie Kerr, Urban Green Council

A Roadmap for Clean Power Plan Compliance: State Developments and Consideration of Energy Efficiency

Cassandra Kubes, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Mary Shoemaker, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Sara Hayes, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

The National Energy Efficiency Registry

Michael Li, U.S. Department of Energy

Patricia Stanton, E4TheFuture

It Takes a Village: Greening Los Angeles’ Affordable Multifamily Housing Stock

Mugi Lukito, Southern California Gas Company

Mark Drake, Southern California Gas Company

What If Efficiency Goals Were Carbon Goals?

Amber Mahone, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.

Douglas Mahone, Independent Consultant

Elaine Hart, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.

Building Performance Metrics as Policy Tools

Sandra Mallory, City of Seattle

Benjamin Hannas, Ecotope, Inc.

Poppy Storm, Ecotope, Inc.

Learning from a Dozen Carbon Taxes: What Does the Evidence Show?

Steve Nadel, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

The Next Quantum Leap in Efficiency: 30% Savings in 10 Years

Chris Neme, Energy Futures Group

Jim Grevatt, Energy Futures Group

David Farnsworth, Regulatory Assistance Project

Rich Sedano, Regulatory Assistance Project

Regulatory Update: Regulatory Regimes and Effective Energy Efficiency Programs

Robert Neumann, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Randy Gunn, Managing Director, Navigant Consulting

Robert Harrison, Senior Consultant, Navigant Consulting

Christine Zook, Senior Consultant, Navigant Consulting

Assessing the Potential for Energy Efficiency in Low-Income Households under the Clean Power Plan

Lauren Ross, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Sara Hayes, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

Australian Residential Energy End-Use: Trends and Projections to 2030

Paul Ryan, Director, EnergyConsult Pty Ltd

Murray Pavia, Director, EnergyConsult Pty Ltd

Raiders of the Lost Potential: Understanding Energy Efficiency Potential Relative to Existing Conditions Baseline

Amul Sathe, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Greg Wikler, Navigant Consulting

Surya Swamy, Navigant Consulting

Dina Mackin, California Public Utilities Commssion

Paula Gruendling, California Public Utilities Commission

Energy Efficiency Policies in the German Energy Transition

Barbara Schlomann, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research

Clemens Rohde, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research

Marc Ringel, Nürtingen-Geislingen University

Why Americans Misunderstand European Energy Policies (and vice versa)

Hans-Paul Siderius, Netherland Enterprise Agency

Sophie Attali, SOWATT

Nils Borg, Borg&Co

Rick Diamond, LBNL

Alan Meier, LBNL

A National Framework for Energy Audit Ordinances

Cody Taylor, U.S. Department of Energy

Marc Costa, The Energy Coalition

Nicholas Long, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jayson Antonoff, Institute for Market Transformation

The Final Clean Power Plan and Energy Efficiency: A Look at the EM&V Guidance for 111(d) Compliance

Julia Vetromile, DNV GL

Wendy Todd, DNV GL    (legal entity KEMA, Inc)

The City Energy Project: A Model for Rapid Energy Efficiency Policy Change in Major U.S. Cities

Melissa Wright, Natural Resources Defense Council

Hilary Firestone, City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office

Julie Hughes, Institute for Market Transformation

Policy Roadmap to 50% Energy Reduction in Chinese Buildings by 2050

Nan Zhou, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

10.

Net Zero, Net Positive

Occupant-Centered Design: Changing How We Design Health and Comfort Systems

Lizzie Adams, PAE Engineers

Marco Alves, PAE Engineers

What More Can California Do to Achieve the 2020 Residential ZNE Goals? We Asked the Market…

Stephanie Berkland, TRC Companies, Inc.

Marian Goebes, TRC

Abhijeet Pande, TRC

Rachel Allen, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Mersiha McClaren, Research Into Action

Ann Edminster, Design AVEnues

Debra Little, Debra Little Sustainable Design

Carrie Brown, Resource Refocus LLC

Anna LaRue, Resource Refocus LLC

Derek Jones, Navigant Consulting Inc.

From the 16th to the 21st Century: Upgrading Traditional Knowledge to Approach Net Zero Goals in Existing Neighborhood Upgrades (ZERH-NU)

Nelson Brito, University of Coimbra

Kathryn Janda, University of Oxford

Rute Castela, Graal Portugal

Manuel Gameiro da Silva, ADAI, Laeta, Dept. of Mech. Engineering, University of Coimbra

Measured Zero Net Energy Performance: Results, Lessons, and Surprises

Carrie Brown, Resource Refocus LLC

Anna LaRue, Resource Refocus LLC

Margaret Pigman, Resource Refocus LLC

Jon Roberts, The Cadmus Group

David Kaneda, Integral Group

Dylan Connelly, Integral Group

John Elliott, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Shanti Pless, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Abhijeet Pande, TRC Companies, Inc

Edward Dean, Bernheim + Dean, Inc

Can Anbarlilar, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

From Energy Guzzler to Near Zero Energy Home: Lessons from the Phased Deep Retrofit Project

Dave Chasar, Florida Solar Energy Center

Danny Parker, Florida Solar  Energy Center

Karen Sutherland, Florida Solar Energy Center

Eric Martin, Florida Solar Energy Center

Establishing Feasibility of Residential Zero Net Energy Community Development: Learnings from California’s First ZNE Neighborhood

Bienvenido Clarin, Electric Power Research Institute

Ram Narayanamurthy, Electric Power Research Institute

Rob Hammon, BIRAenergy

Ian Hammon-Hogan, BIRAenergy

William Vicent, Southern California Edison

Preliminary Economic Outlook for California Residential ZNE

Victoria Clark, Energy + Environmental Economics

Zachary Ming, Energy + Environmental Economics

Brian Conlon, Energy + Environmental Economics

Snuller Price, Energy + Environmental Economics

Measured Performance of Net Zero Energy Homes in NY State

Nicholas Collins, ERS

Zero Energy Homes: Seeing is Believing

Ann Edminster, Design Avenues

Moving Vermont Existing Homes to “Zero Energy Now” through a Comprehensive Retrofit Approach

Richard Faesy, Energy Futures Group

Chris Kramer, Energy Futures Group

Impact Analysis of Developing Net Zero Energy Buildings in China

Wei Feng, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Driving Market Adoption of Zero Energy Schools

Solome Girma, U.S. Department Of Energy

Net-positive Building and Alternative Energy in an Institutional Environment

Ming Hu, University of Maryland

Zero Net–Balancing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Generation

Marshall Hunt, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Marc Hoeschele, Davis Energy Group, Inc.

Alea German, Davis Energy Group, Inc.

Ken Nittler, Enercomp, Inc.

How to Buy a Netzero Office

Robert Hutchinson, Rocky Mountain Institute

Cara Carmichael, RMI

Kathy Berg, ZGF Architects

Mike Tilbury, JE Dunn

Direct Current as an Integrating Platform for ZNE Buildings with EVs and Storage: DC Direct Systems - A Bridge to Low Carbon Future???

Karl Johnson, California Institute for Energy and Environment, University of California

Vagelis Vossos, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Rich Brown, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Margareta Kloss, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Gerald Robinson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Zero Net Energy: Available and Scalable

Nick Jones, Eversource Energy

Measuring Up to Net Zero: The Status of New Construction Programs and How They Can Further Zero Net Energy in the Commercial Sector

Celia King-Scott, DNV GL

Tarek Salameh, Colleague

Positively Net Zero: Case Study of Performance Simulation and Hitting the Targets

James Maskrey, University of Hawaii

Sara Cerri, Energy consultant

Eileen Peppard, Hawaii Sea Grant / University of Hawaii

Signo Uddenberg, MKThink

Mark Miller, MKThink

Zero Net Energy Building Controls: Characteristics, Energy Impacts, and Lessons

Alexi Miller, New Buildings Institute

Cathy Higgins, New Buildings Institute

Mark Lyles, New Buildings Institute

ZNE vs. Comfort: A Holistic Look at High-Performance

Amy Nagengast, MKThink

Signo Uddenberg, MKThink

Mark Miller, MKThink

Grid Integration of Zero Net Energy Communities

Ram Narayanamurthy, Electric Power Research Institute

Rachna Handa, Electric Power Research Institute

Ben Clarin, Electric Power Research Institute

Nick Tumilowicz, Electric Power Research Institute

Sunil Chhaya, Electric Power Research Institute

William Vicent, Southern California Edison

Sunil Shah, Proclus Engineering

Arindam Maitra, Electric Power Research Institute

Rob Hammon, BIRAenergy, Inc.

Smita Gupta, Itron, Inc.

So You Say You have Built a ZNE Building, Prove It!

Abhijeet Pande, TRC Companies, Inc.

Rachel Allen, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Inc.

Carrie Brown, Resource Refocus LLC

A Common Definition for Zero Energy Buildings

Kent Peterson, P2S Engineering, Inc.

Paul Torcellini, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Cody Taylor, U.S. Department of Energy

Roger Grant, National Institute of Building Sciences

Lessons Learned from a Zero Net Energy Production Builder Demonstration

Margaret Pigman, Resource Refocus LLC

Anna LaRue, Resource Refocus LLC

Carrie Brown, Resource Refocus LLC

Conrad Asper, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Peter Turnbull, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Can Anbarlilar, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Ian Hammon-Hogan, BIRAenergy

Ann Edminster, Design AVEnues LLC

Bill Dakin, Davis Energy Group

Daniel Stuart, Davis Energy Group

Technical Feasibility for Zero Energy K-12 Schools

Shanti Pless, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

From Zero Energy Buildings to Zero Energy Districts

Ben Polly, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Chuck Kutscher, NREL

Daniel Macumber, NREL

Marjorie Schott, NREL

Shanti Pless, NREL

Bill Livingood, NREL

Otto Van Geet, NREL

Zero Net Energy Communities: Three Cities Leading the Way

Betty Seto, DNV GL

Implications of Electrified Residential Space Heating in California

Imran Sheikh, Energy and Resources Group

Case Study on Long-Term Performance of Net-Zero Energy Home

Bethany Sparn, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Lieko Earle, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Craig Christensen, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Paul Norton, Norton Energy R&D

A Codes and Standards Path to Achieving Zero Net Energy for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings

Nehemiah Stone, Stone Energy Associates

Catherine Chappell, TRC Energy Services

Sophia Hartkopf, TRC Energy Services

Stuart Tartaglia, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Analysis of Different Methods of Computing Source Energy

Paul Torcellini, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Shanti Pless, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Eric Bonnema, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Energy and Indoor Air Quality Benchmarking of the NIST Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF)

Tania Ullah, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dustin Poppendieck, National Institute of Standards and Technology

William Healy, National Institute of Standards and Technology

A. Hunter Fanney, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Kevin Teichman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Does Zero Net Energy Mean Zero Net Carbon? Reevaluating California’s Time-Dependent Valuation Metric as the State Moves toward a Net Zero Code

Meg Waltner, Natural Resources Defense Council

ZNE Simulation Study: Homes with Mixed Fuel vs. Electric Only

Jim Young, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

(Joe) Yenshiun Shiau, SoCalGas, Sempra Energy Utility

Sue Kristjansson, SoCalGas, Sempra Energy Utility

A Tale of Three District Energy Systems: Metrics and Future Opportunities

Rebecca Zarin Pass, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Michael Wetter, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Mary Ann Piette, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

11.

Resilient, Sustainable Communities

Electricity Self-Sufficiency and Primary Energy Use in a Swedish Residential Community, after Building Renovation and Implementation of Photovoltaics, Small-Scale CHP, and Electric Vehicles

Magnus Åberg, Built Environment Energy Systems Group

Annica M. Nilsson, Built Environment Energy Systems Group (BEESG), Dept. of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden

Joakim Munkhammar, Built Environment Energy Systems Group (BEESG), Dept. of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden

David Lingfors, Built Environment Energy Systems Group (BEESG), Dept. of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden

Rasmus Luthander, Built Environment Energy Systems Group (BEESG), Dept. of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden

Joakim Widén, Built Environment Energy Systems Group (BEESG), Dept. of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden

Boulder's Pathway to Sustainability Lies in Being Bolder

Alek Antczak, CLEAResult Consulting

Dave Hatchimonji, County of Boulder

Elizabeth Vasatka, City of Boulder

Melissa Culbertson, ADM Associates

Power to the People: Using Community-Based Approaches to Deliver Efficiency and Sustainability to Hard-to-Reach Populations

Meghan Bean, Research Into Action, Inc.

Marjorie McRae, Research Into Action, Inc.

Solar+Energy Storage for Resilience: A Roadmap for Implementation

Cal Broomhead, City & County of San Francisco

Develop a Mini Grid Using Energy Produced at Your Wastewater Treatment Facility

Joseph Cantwell, Leidos Engineering, LLC

Multifamily Housing Resiliency Audits

Thomas Chase, New Ecology, Inc.

Valuing Resiliency: How Should We Measure Risk Reduction?

Anna Chittum, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

CITI2zero - Building Sustainable Communities Driven by Zero Energy at Scale

Mindy Craig, BluePoint Planning

Dave Hewitt, Senior Consultant to BluePoint Planning, Former Executive Director of New Buildings Institute

Web-Based Building Energy Modeling for California

Joe DiStefano, Calthorpe Analytics

Erika Lew, Calthorpe Analytics

The US Low-Income Energy Affordability Landscape Alleviating High Energy Burden with Energy Efficiency in Low-Income Communities

Ariel Drehobl, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

Lauren Ross, ACEEE

From Utility of the Future to Community of the Future

Margaret Garascia, Elevate Energy

Rachel Scheu, Elevate Energy

Recovery to Resiliency: How NYCHA is Reinventing Itself through Sandy Recovery

Mark Goodson, CB&I

Mihir Parikh, CB&I

Bomee Jung, NYCHA

Michele Moore, NYCHA

Integrated Approaches to Water and Energy Infrastructure Decisions Using the MARKAL Optimization Framework: A Case Study of New York City

Ozge Kaplan, United States Environmental Protection Agency

Estimating China’s Urban Energy Demand and CO2 Emissions: A Bottom-Up Modeling Perspective

Nina Khanna, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

David Fridley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lynn Price, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nan Zhou, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Stephanie Ohshita, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of San Francisco

Balancing Zero

Annie Koch, DNV GL

Douglas Kot, DNV GL

European Cities Leading the Fight Against Climate Change: Achievements of the Covenant of Mayors Initiative

Albana Kona, European Commission

Paolo Bertoldi, European Commission

A Life Cycle Approach to Sustainability Assessment on Community Energy Projects in the UK

Tianqi Li, Newcastle University

Tony Roskilly, Newcastle University

Yaodong Wang, Newcastle University

Towards the Optimal Development of Low-Carbon Community Energy Systems

Ping Liu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Wei Feng, LBNL

Chris Marnay, LBNL

Spencer Dutton, LBNL

Lingwei Zheng, Hanzhou Dianzi University

Nan Zhou, LBNL

Ming Jin, University of California, Berkeley

Transforming Towns and Cities into Sustainable Energy Communities

Diana McCarthy-Bercury, Eversource

Sheri Borrelli, The United Illuminating Company

Creating Resilient and Energy-Efficient Cities through Local Partnerships

Kimiko Narita, Natural Resources Defense Council

Irene Burga, Former Legal Fellow at NRDC; Tom Graff Diversity Fellow, Oil & Gas, Environmental Defense Fund

Developing a Low-Carbon Microgrid on Tribal Lands: A Case Study

David Narum, Blue Lake Rancheria, California

Jana Ganion, Blue Lake Rancheria

David Carter, Schatz Energy Research Center, Humboldt State University

Non-Energy Benefits, the Clean Energy Plan, and Energy Policy for Multi-Family Housing

Ruth Ann Norton, Green and Healthy Homes Initiative

Brendan Wade Brown, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

Kiki Malomo-Paris, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

Betsy Loucks-Stubblefield, Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

Harnessing Energy Efficiency in Community Resilience Planning

David Ribeiro, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Michael Jarrett, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

The Current State of Urban Heat Mitigation and Adaptation Policy

Kurt Shickman, Global Cool Cities Alliance

Snigdha Garg, C40 Cities

Turning Local Data into Global Action: Analysing Building Energy Data across Global Cities

Zoe Sprigings, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Adam Hinge, Sustainable Energy Partnerships

Cristina Miclea, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Frances Downy, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Beyond the Buzzwords: Making the Specific Case for Community Resilience Microgrids

Jonathan Strahl, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Michelle Bebrin, Navigant Consulting Inc.

Emily Paris, Navigant Consulting Inc.

Derek Jones, Navigant Consulting Inc

Community Scale Research-based Integrated Education Experience

Sergio Tarantino, Stanford University

Forest Peterson, Stanford University

Alissa Cooperman, Stanford University

Neil Struthers, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)

Martin Fischer, Stanford University

Roadmap to Distributed Generation: Innovative Tools for CHP Adoption

Sam Witty, ERS

Gita Subramony, CHP Outreach Project Manager. Professional Peer.

The Role of Electric Utility Energy Efficiency Programs in Building Community Resilience

Dan York, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Dave Ribiero

Brendon Baatz

12.

Smart Buildings, Smart Grid, Information Technology

Well-connected Microzones for Increased Building Efficiency and Occupant Comfort

Michael Andersen, University of California, Berkeley

Gabe Fierro, University of California, Berkeley

Sam Kumar, University of California, Berkeley

Joyce Kim, University of California, Berkeley

Edward Arens, University of California, Berkeley

Hui Zhang, University of California, Berkeley

Paul Raftery, University of California, Berkeley

David Culler, University of California, Berkeley

Virtual Audits: The Promise and the Reality

John Avina, Abraxas Energy Consulting

Can We Find the End Use in Smart Metering Data?

Michael Baker, SBW Consulting

Micah Fuller, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Gina Hicks, SBW Consulting, Inc.

Santiago Martin Rodriguez-Anderson, SBW Consulting, Inc.

Consumer Feedback Systems: How Much Energy Saving Will They Deliver and for How Long?

Paolo Bertoldi, European Commission

Tiago Serrenho, European Commission

Disaggregation and Future Prediction of Monthly Residential Building Energy Use Data Using Localized Weather Data Network

Kristen Cetin, Iowa State University

Michael Siemann, Earth Networks, INC

Christopher Sloop, Earth Networks, INC

Creating an Energy Intelligent Campus: Data Integration Challenges and Solutions at a Large Research Campus

Dylan Cutler, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Stephen Frank, NREL

Michelle Slovensky, NREL

Michael Sheppy, NREL

Anya Petersen, NREL

“From Geotargeting to Geoenlightenment: Overlaying Disparate Data to Best Target Program Funds and Manage the Grid”

Kate Desrochers, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

Rebecca Foster, VEIC

Load-Side Grid Management: Power Monitoring and Load Control Automation

David Dobratz, Eversource

Enabling Portable Energy Accounting Applications with a Building Operating System

Gabriel Fierro, University of California, Berkeley

Therese Peffer, California Institute for Energy and Environment, University of California

David Culler, University of California, Berkeley

Hybrid Model-based and Data-driven Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Commercial Buildings

Stephen Frank, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Xin Jin, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Michael Heaney, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Joseph Robertson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Howard Cheung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Ryan Elmore, University of Denver

Gregor Henze, University of Colorado

Evaluating the Maturity of Cybersecurity Programs for Building Control Systems

Clifford Glantz, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Sriram Somasundaram, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Michael Mylrea, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Ronald Underhill, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Andrew Nicholls, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Can We Practically Bring Physics-based Modeling into Operational Analytics Tools?

Jessica Granderson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A Smart Approach to Analyzing Smart Meter Data

Ted Helvoigt, Evergreen Economics

Steve Grover, Evergreen Economics

Sarah Monohon, Evergreen Economics

John Cornwell, Evergreen Economics

Achieving Actionable Results from Available Inputs: Metamodels Take Building Energy Simulations One Step Further

Ry Horsey, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Katherine Fleming, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Brian Ball, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nicholas Long, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

DataIQ: A Machine Learning Approach to Predicting and Improving Energy Performance Data Quality and Reliability

Constantine Kontokosta, New York University

Bartosz Bonczak, New York University Center for Urban Science and Progress

Marshall Duer-Balkind, District of Columbia, Department of Energy and Environment

Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) Paths to Savings: On-Ramps and Dead Ends

Robert Lamoureux, Cadmus

Scott Reeves, Cadmus

Riley Hastings, Eversource

Performance Quantification of Different HVAC Control Strategies with Application to Demand Response

Atefe Makhmalbaf, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Godfried Augenbroe, Georgia Institute of Technology

Occupancy Detection with Implicit Sensing for Energy Savings and More

Bruce Nordman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Time Will Tell: Using Smart Meter Time Series Data to Derive Household Features and Explain Heterogeneity in Pricing Programs

Siddharth Patel, Stanford University

Sam Borgeson, Sam Borgeson is an independent consultant and researcher with the Stanford Sustainable Systems Lab.

Ram Rajagopal, Ram Rajagopal is Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford. He is the principal investigator for the Stanford Sustainable Systems Lab.

C. Anna Spurlock, Anna Spurlock is a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, working in the Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division.

Ling Jin, Ling Jin is a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, working in the Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division.

Annika Todd, Annika Todd is a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, working in the Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division.

Writing Controls Sequences for Buildings: from HVAC Industry Enclave to Hacker’s Weekend Project

Therese Peffer, California Institute for Energy and Environment, Univesity of California

Marco Pritoni, Western Cooling Efficiency Center, UC Davis

Gabriel Fierro, Software Defined Buildings, Computer Science, UC Berkeley

Soazig Kaam, Center for the Built Environment, Architecture Dept, UC Berkeley

Joyce Kim, Center for the Built Environment, Architecture Dept, UC Berkeley

Paul Raftery, Center for the Built Environment, Architecture Dept, UC Berkeley

Mining Energy Efficiency Program Data

Hassan Shaban, ICF International

Haider Khan, ICF International

David Meisegeier, ICF International

Closing the Feedback Loop: A Systems Approach to Supporting Community-Wide Behaviour Change in Non-Domestic Buildings

Graeme Stuart, Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University

Richard Snape, Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University

Paul Fleming, Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University

Homogeneous Ensemble Model for Building Energy Prediction: A Case Study Using Ensemble Regression Tree

Zeyu Wang, University of Florida

Yueren Wang, Miscrosoft Corporation

Ravi S. Srinivasan, University of Florida

Residential Remote Audits: Estimation of Building Thermal Parameters Using Interval Energy Consumption Data

Michael Zeifman, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems

Kurt Roth, Fraunhofer CSE