Volume 10

Panel 10 Introduction

Limiting the Impact of Increasing Cooling Demand in the European Union: Results from a Study on Room Air Conditioner Energy Efficiency

Jérôme Adnot, Matthieu Orphelin, Ecole des Mines de Paris; Carlos Lopes, Centro para a Conseração de Energia, Portugal; Paul Waide, PW Consulting

Is There a Future for Geothermal Heat Pumps in Southern New England?

Dinesh Bhagani, Northeast Utilities; Robert Wirtshafter, Wirtshafter Associates, Inc.; Russell Johnson, Northeast Utilities; Jonathan Weiss, Wirtshafter Associates, Inc.; Robert Bordner, Energy Market Innovations, Inc.

Developing a Roadmap to the 21st Century for Commercial Buildings

Drury B. Crawley, U.S. Department of Energy

Highlights of the California GeoExchange Project

Bill Dakin, Davis Energy Group; Marshall Hunt, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Characteristics and Energy Use Trends for Major Commercial Building Types

Joelle Davis, Alan Swenson, Energy Information Administration

Renewable Technologies and Energy Efficiency for Block Island Power Company

Mark de Figueiredo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/ Peregrine Energy Group; John Snell, Peregrine Energy Group

High Performance Buildings for the State of Tennessee

David Edmunds, Ken Scalf, State of Tennessee; Debby Dodds, Karl Stum, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.

Will the Clean Development Mechanism Hold Market Transformation Programs?

Anna Engleryd, Swedish National Energy Administration, STEM, Sweden/International Center for Research on Environment and Development, CIRED, France

Crediting Energy Efficiency Measures Under Air Emissions Programs

Steven Fine, ICF Consulting; Chloe Weil, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Improving Ground-Source Heat Pump Efficiency: Optimizing Pumping Control and Configuration of Closed-Loop Heat Pump Systems in Smaller Commercial Buildings

Reid Hart, Will Price, Eugene Water & Electric Board

Microcogeneration Concepts Using Thermophotovoltaics

E. Horne, M. Morgan, Edtek, Inc.; T. Butcher, Brookhaven National Laboratory

A Bottom-Up Engineering Estimate of the Aggregate Heating and Cooling Loads of the Entire U.S. Building Stock

Joe Huang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Jim Brodrick, D&R International

Combined Heat and Power for Saving Energy and Carbon in Residences

Tina Kaarsbeg, Ronald Fiskum, U.S. Department of Energy; Andreas Deppe, The George Washington University; Satish Kumar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Arthur H. Rosenfeld, California Energy Commission; Joseph Romm, Center for Energy and Climate Systems; Leon Gielen, N.V. ENECO

Whole Wall Performance Analysis of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete: An Example of Collaboration between Industry and a Research Lab on Development of Energy Efficient Building Envelope Systems

Jan Ko´sny, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Industry Transformation in Refrigerated Warehouses

David Leue, Patrick Eilert, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Local Temperature Measurements on Full-Size Systems in the Laboratory: Insight into the Extent of Thermal Bridges in Building Envelope Components

Thomas W. Petrie, Jan Ko´sny, Jerald A. Atchley, André O. Desjarlais, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Strategies for Energy Benchmarking in Cleanrooms and Laboratory-Type Facilities

Dale Sartor, Mary Ann Piette, William Tschudi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Stephen Fok, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Distributed Energy Resources and Combined Heat and Power: A Taxonomy of Terms

Richard Scheer, Energetics; Anna Monis Shipley, R. Neal Elliott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Bridging the Efficiency Gap: Commercial Packaged Rooftop Air Conditioners

John Shugars, Consultant; Philip E. Coleman, Christopher Payne, Laura Van Wie McGrory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

New Lithuanian Building Code Requirements on Energy Consumption

V. Stankevicius, J. Karbauskaite, C.M. Hector, Institute of Architecture and Construction, Lithuania; Svensk Bygledning, AB, Sweden

Building Technology Trends and Their Implications Regarding Technology Management in the Buildings Industry

Jay Stein, E Source, Inc.

Is a Sustainable Society Cost-Effective? Redefining Goals for Efficiency in Buildings

Charlie Stephens, Oregon Office of Energy

Performance of an Engine-Driven/Electric Motor Hybrid Refrigeration System Integrated with Desiccant Dehumidifiers in an Ice Rink

Richard S. Sweetser, EXERGY Partners Corp.; Hugh Henderson, CDH Energy Corp.; David Brooks, Industrial Center, Inc.; John Berndt, Schwan’s Super Rink

The Role of Carbon Performance Contracting in Climate Change Mitigation

Joel N. Swisher, E4 Inc.

Breathing Walls: A Challenge for New Sustainable Building Techniques in Hungary

Gábor Tiderenczl, Károly Matolcsy, Plc for Quality Control and Innovation in Building, Budapest

Linking Solar Photovoltaics and Building Disaster-Resistant Communities

Mary Tucker, Lian Loo, City of San Jose

The $535 Million Missed Opportunity in Federal Building

Malcolm Verdict, Alliance to Save Energy