 Welcome—What
Is the "Buildings" Summer Study?
Who
Should Attend?
Where
and When Is Summer Study?
Directions
to Asilomar
Conference Panels
How Do I Submit an Abstract? Abstract Submission Closed
What
Deadline Dates and Schedule Should I Know About (Conference
Calendar)?
What
Are the Housing and Registration Arrangements?
2010 Champions of Energy Efficiency Awards
Student Scholarship to Summer Study
Rideshare to Asilomar
Who
Funds and Organizes Summer Study?
Welcome
to the 2010 ACEEE Summer Study in Buildings!
The 2010 ACEEE Summer Study is the 15th biennial ACEEE
conference on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. A diverse group of professionals from around the world will gather at this preeminent meeting to discuss the technological basis for, and practical implementation of, reducing energy use and climate impacts associated with buildings. Presentations
and discussions will relate to the theme, “The Climate for Efficiency is Now.” Global activities related to energy efficiency in buildings are rapidly expanding, in part to stimulate world economies, but also to avoid the worst consequences of climate change and resource depletion. To achieve its full potential, however, this energy efficiency “engine” needs to address sustainable development and climate issues that go beyond buildings. Well integrated programs, technologies, and financing sources need to be developed. A new generation of multi-disciplinary practitioners, researchers, and policymakers needs to be trained and quickly deployed to solve the closely-coupled energy efficiency and climate problems that we face. Come to the 2010 Summer Study, where you can share your ideas and engage in dialogue with leading thinkers, visionaries, and luminaries in the field, while experiencing the magnificent natural setting of Asilomar.
We
invite you to contribute your most creative work in
the following areas:
- energy
technologies and information technologies and practices
- market
transformation
- design
and performance of buildings
- program
design, implementation, and evaluation
- human
and social dimensions of energy use
- utility
regulation, strategies, and policy
- sustainable
communities
- integrating energy efficiency and climate change policies
- workforce training
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Who
Should Attend?
Individuals interested in addressing energy efficiency and climate change issues associated with buildings through innovative technologies, programs, and policies are encouraged to attend, including representatives from industries and utilities; architects; builders; financial and insurance professionals involved with buildings; clean-tech investors; manufacturers of building products, appliances and equipment; building owners and operators; engineers; government personnel; energy and climate researchers and educators; and consultants. Be sure to sign up early for this opportunity to participate in a unique blend of presentations and informal meetings.
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Where
and When Is Summer Study?
The
Summer Study will be held August 15-20, 2010 at the
Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California
(about 100 miles south of San Francisco, just outside
of Monterey). Read about the spectacular Asilomar
State Park (part of the California State Park system)
and get directions there.
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Conference Panels
Paper presentations will be accepted
in the following panel areas:
1. |
Residential Buildings: Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends
Panel Leaders: Patrick Hughes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Ryan Kerr, Gas Technology Institute
Building science and
engineering focus on retrofitting existing housing and new construction technologies; envelope load reduction; energy-efficient and demand-responsive equipment, appliances, and systems for building services; systems and whole-house integration including smart controls and on-site thermal/
electrical renewable energy and distributed generation in general; design software and
interoperability; performance analysis/modeling; performance monitoring; benchmarking/rating/ labeling; commissioning and diagnostics. |
2. |
Residential Buildings: Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
Panel Leaders: Chip Fox, San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Gregory Thomas, Performance Systems Development
How to design and implement effective residential energy efficiency, renewable energy, green technology, and load management programs and policy initiatives, including: trend analyses; key market drivers and market diffusion models; consumer behavior and value; training requirements; new/overlooked energy saving opportunities; lessons learned about markets and/or impacts including new construction and building retrofits; single- and multifamily housing; low-income weatherization programs; innovative financing; and miscellaneous electric loads; peak loads; hot water distribution loads; space heating and cooling loads. |
3. |
Commercial Buildings: Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends
Panel Leaders: Tianzhen Hong, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Paul Torcellini, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Building science and engineering focus on retrofitting existing buildings and new construction technologies; energy-efficient and demand-responsive equipment and systems for space conditioning, lighting, daylighting, and water heating; building systems integration; occupant comfort; design software and
interoperability; performance analysis/modeling; smart, integrated control systems; performance
monitoring; benchmarking; commissioning and diagnostics; on-site use of renewables. |
4. |
Commercial Buildings: Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
Panel Leaders: Dru Crawley, U.S. Department of Energy and Skip Schick, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Designing and implementing energy efficiency and peak demand reduction programs for commercial buildings; lessons learned from programs targeting commercial buildings; programmatic challenges in promoting or advancing energy efficiency and progress towards zero energy buildings and deep energy retrofits; R&D programs; incorporating advanced/ emerging technologies and strategies into deployment program design and implementation; commissioning and performance contracting; efficiency and productivity; renewables programs. |
5. |
Utilities: Energizing Efficiency
Panel Leaders: Richard Sedano, The Regulatory Assistance Project and Peter Turnbull, Pacific Gas & Electric Company
The evolution of utility-sponsored energy efficiency and demand response programs in competitive and monopoly systems; reliability-focused integrated energy efficiency and demand response programs; energy efficiency as a
resource; the role of advanced metering and rates with regard to energy efficiency; regulatory barriers to comprehensive energy efficiency; successful models of cooperation between ESCOs and
utilities; matching program administrative models with state and local utility markets; and, roles of local government agencies in successful program deployment. |
6. |
Revolutionizing Market Transformation
Panel Leaders: Mike Mernick, ICF International and Ben Taube, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance
Design, implementation, and performance of programs that intervene in markets to cause lasting increases in buyer demand for, and availability of, energy-efficient products and services, including: market conditioning; training; education; financial incentives; technology procurement; and government procurement initiatives, as well as market assessment and market research that inform these initiatives. |
7. |
Human and Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Trends and Their Implications
Panel Leaders: Ingo Bensch, Energy Center of Wisconsin and Christopher Payne, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The exploration of the most complex component of energy-using systems: the people who design, create, acquire, and use energy-consuming devices; lessons from various disciplines to illuminate how to best understand and influence human choices that affect energy consumption with particular insights explicitly linked to theoretical frameworks of social science disciplines. |
8. |
Energy Efficiency and Climate Change: Integrating Policies
Panel Leaders: Marilyn Brown, Georgia Tech and John Wilson, Energy Foundation
Energy as an element in state, regional, and national strategies, programs, and plans; climate policy and Clean Development Mechanism as a driver for energy efficiency; energy efficiency in air quality planning; the design and impact of energy policies and tools including building codes, equipment standards, financial incentives, education and labeling, voluntary programs, and R&D for energy efficiency; community-scale and local energy initiatives; state and national energy efficiency programs; international experience with, and coordination of, energy efficiency policies; cap-and-trade issues; integrated efficiency and climate modeling. |
9. |
Strategies for Appliances, Lighting, Electronics, and Miscellaneous End Uses
Panel Leaders: Ammi Amarnath, Electric Power Research Institute and Matthew Forshey, AEP
Trends and patterns in the
use of appliances, devices, and other products; energy consumption patterns in the miscellaneous
product sector, such as televisions, set top boxes, computers and monitors, networking devices, etc.; research on standby, low power and active mode(s); trends in new product technology; impacts on product energy consumption from new network and communications functionality; product opportunities to save energy and water; domestic and international voluntary and mandatory product initiatives; product labeling efforts; monitoring and testing; improvements in appliance efficiency and lighting efficacy. |
10. |
Workforce Training for a Clean Energy Economy
Panel Leaders: Monica Brett, Southwest Energy Efficiency Partnership and Joe Deringer, Deringer Group
The exploration of how we provide training for people who can design, construct, operate, and maintain buildings that can actually achieve low energy potential; how we implement continuing education; addressing barriers that reduce the effectiveness of current training; proposing steps to help overcome key barriers. |
11. |
Sustainable Communities: Systems Integration
Panel Leaders: Ray Cole, University of British Columbia and Ian Theaker, Halsall Associates
Whole community energy
and resource efficiency and integration;
community-scale renewables and energy supply and storage; transportation and location
efficiency; building location impacts on energy use; sustainable community planning, transit-oriented development, new urbanism and energy/resources use; sustainable community certification and
labeling; community engagement; integrated
resource planning; policies and programs for
community utilities and services; water and
wastewater efficiency, treatment, and planning. |
12. |
Display Presentations
Panel Leaders: Elizabeth Doris, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and TBD
Display Items: Interactive software; video displays; charts and graphs; photographs; etc. |
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How Do I Submit an Abstract?
ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
- Abstracts
Abstracts should relate to the panels described. There are three general categories for abstract submission:
- Oral Presentation
(Presentation + Published Paper)
- Visual Presentation
(Display + Published Paper)
- Display Presentation
(Display + No Published Paper)
Authors may submit more than one abstract in each category, but only one abstract per “lead author” will be accepted and the lead author will be expected to present the resulting paper. Only one presentation by an author will be allowed. If you are “lead author” on more than one abstract selected, you will be asked to designate a co-author as “lead author.” Your abstract may be accepted for a category other than the one you have chosen; therefore, it is important that you rank your abstract submissions in order of priority. To ensure a balanced program, ACEEE reserves the right to exclude papers at any point in the publication process.
The following criteria will be used for selecting papers for the Summer Study:
- Presentation of new material (must not have been presented at another conference or published in another proceedings)
- Relevance of topic to the conference theme
- Likelihood of stimulating discussion and debate
- Clarity of thought and presentation
The Summer Study is intended to be a
participatory event and actively seeks
knowledgeable reviewers to assist in the peer review of submitted papers. If you wish to
volunteer as a reviewer, please fill out the
Reviewer Request Form.
- Refereed Paper (for Oral or Visual Presentation)
Authors with accepted abstracts will prepare a draft paper that will be peer reviewed and returned to the author for revision. Authors will then submit a final paper to be included in the published proceedings. Authors may be asked to provide the names of up to three potential peer reviewers for their papers. Final papers are limited to 12 pages. Each author of a Refereed Paper for Oral Presentation will be allotted 20 minutes for their presentation at the Summer Study. Authors of a Refereed Paper for Visual Presentation will be assigned to a two-hour display session.
- Display Presentation
This category is designed for the
presentation of material not suited to a
refereed paper. Examples include interactive software, operable technologies, video
displays, or complex graphics.
Display sessions, scheduled on two afternoons, are designed so that participants may
circulate and discuss these presentations with their authors. Authors will be assigned to a two-hour display session, and will have an area approximately 10’ x 8’ for their displays.
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What
Deadline Dates and Schedule Should I Know About?
CONFERENCE
CALENDAR
October
23, 2009
November 6, 2009
|
Abstracts
due to the ACEEE Summer Study office. |
January
8, 2010 |
Authors
notified of abstract status—acceptance letters sent
and instructions for preparing papers posted. |
February,
2010 |
Registration
materials available. |
March
5, 2010 |
First drafts of refereed papers due to designated
Panel Leaders. |
April
16, 2010 |
Reviewed
drafts sent to authors. |
May
7, 2010 |
Papers
due to Panel Leaders for final review. |
May
14, 2010 |
Final
refereed papers due to ACEEE. |
July
15, 2010 |
Conference
registration deadline (late fee in effect after
this date). |
August
15–20, 2010 |
2010
ACEEE Summer Study |
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What
Are the Housing and Registration Arrangements?
Information
about accommodations at Asilomar will be provided in the
registration brochure.
Housing arrangements at Asilomar must be made directly
with their reservations staff using the Asilomar Housing Form. This form will be posted in January 2010. Registration materials will be avaiable in February 2010.
The
Early Bird Registration Fee for the full conference
is $775; the Regular Registration Fee is $875 (both
fees include a set of conference proceedings). The one-day
fee is $450.
**
All speakers must pay the registration
fee.**
The
conference will be conducted in a casual atmosphere.
The dress
is also casual.
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2010 Champion of Energy Efficiency Awards
ACEEE will be accepting nominations for the 2010 Champion of Energy Efficiency Buildings Awards. Presented at ACEEE's 2010 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings conference, these awards recognize leadership and accomplishment in the energy efficiency field. Nominations will be avaialble in the Spring 2010.
Nominations will be made by peers and the final awards will be chosen by the ACEEE Board of Directors Awards Committee.
For more information on the awards and to read about previous winners in the buildings sector, please visit http://www.aceee.org/about/awards.htm.
The 2010 Champions awards will be presented at the 2010 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Pacific Grove, California scheduled for August 15-20, 2010 at the Asilomar Conference Center. The "Buildings" Summer Study is the premier energy efficiency conference in its field, and draws leading academics, energy efficiency professionals, government representatives, researchers, and policymakers.
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Student Scholarship to Summer Study
The Student Scholarship award to the 2010 ACEEE Summer Study will pay for the conference registration fee, housing and meals, and some portion of transportation costs. To be eligible, the applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited college or university whose course work is related to energy/energy efficiency, climate change, environmental science, or a related field of study, and who is considering a career in energy/energy efficiency.
Scholarship application information will be available in the Spring of 2010.
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Rideshare to Asilomar
Looking for a ride to Asilomar? Check out craigslist.org at http://monterey.craigslist.org/rid/ and search for Asilomar.
Driving to Asilomar and interested in sharing your ride? Click on the "Post" link in the upper right-hand corner, select "Rideshare" and list "Asilomar" as the posting title. Please provide the following information listed below so you can be contacted. Ride sharers should coordinate with each other further from here.
FOR THOSE NEEDING and OFFERING RIDES: Please provide the following information - Your name, email, phone for contact.
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Who
Funds and Organizes Summer Study?
If
you would like to support the 2010 "Buildings"
Summer Study, contact Ann
Suydam, Development Director.
Platinum:
Environmental Protection Agency
2010
Summer Study Organizing Committee
Robert Hawsey (Co-Chair),National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Craig Wray(Co-Chair), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Rebecca Lunetta, Glee Murray, Lori Nachman and Steven Nadel, American
Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
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FUNDERS
Platinum:
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