Volume 4 - Commercial Buildings: Technologies, Design, and Performance Analysis

Panel 4 Introduction

Skylights and LightPipes: An Evaluation of the Daylighting Systems at Two ACT2 Commercial Buildings

Tor Allen, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Taking a Building’s Vital Signs: A Lending Library of Handheld Instruments

Charles C. Benton, Charlie Huizenga, and Robert Marcial, University of California, Berkeley; Mark Hydeman and Jim Chace, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Design and Implementation of a Night Roof-Spray Storage Cooling System

Richard C. Bourne and Christina Carew, Davis Energy Group

Total Utility Savings from the 37,000 Fixture Lighting Retrofit to the U.S. DOE Forrestal Building

Tarek Bou-Saada and Jeff Haberl, Texas A&M University; E. James Vajda, Mike Shincovich, Louis D’Angelo, and Louis Harris, U.S. Department of Energy

Steam Dispatch—Energy Savings for Distributed Steam Heating Systems

P.L. Case, R.W. Gregory, and M.E. Case, etc Group Inc.; M. Hill, R. McMillin, and D. Scott, CES/Way International Inc.

Implementation of Continuous Commissioning in the Texas LoanSTAR Program: ‘‘Can You Achieve 150% of Estimated Retrofit Savings’’ Revisited

David E. Claridge, Mingsheng Liu, Yeqiao Zhu, Mustafa Abbas, Aamer Athar, and Jeff Haberl, Texas A&M University

Next-Generation Building Energy Simulation Tools—A Vision of the Future

Drury B. Crawley, U.S. Department of Energy; Linda K. Lawrie, U.S. Army/Construction Engineering Research Laboratories; Frederick C. Winkelmann, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Curtis Pedersen, Richard Liesen and Dan Fisher, University of Illinois

Monitoring Energy Use of Copiers to Determine Program Design and Potential Savings for the Energy Star Copier Program

Cyane B. Dandridge, ReEnergize Consortium; Leslie K. Norford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Bruce Nordman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Building Energy Analysis and Retrofit Selection for Russian Multi-Family Housing

James Dirks, Raymond Reilly, J.W. (Bill) Currie, Robert Dahowski, and Peter Armstrong, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Measured Field Performance and Energy Savings of Occupancy Sensors: Three Case Studies

David B. Floyd, Danny S. Parker and John R. Sherwin, Florida Solar Energy Center

Shell, System, and Plant Contributions to the Space Conditioning Energy Use of Commercial Buildings

Ellen Franconi and Yu Joe Huang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Modeling the Effects of Reflective Roofing

Lisa M. Gartland, Steven J. Konopacki, and Hashem Akbari, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Energy Efficiency of Occupant Controlled Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems for Office Buildings

Leon R. Glicksman and Steven Taub, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Reasonable Doubts: Monitoring and Verification for Performance Contracting

Miriam L. Goldberg, XENERGY, Inc.

Electric Motor and Belt Retrofits: Measured Savings and Lessons Learned

Steve Greenberg, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

An Introduction to Energy Screening for Commercial Buildings

John D. Hall, ICF Kaiser Consulting Group; Bob Rose, U.S. EPA; Eric Werling and David Meisegeier, ICF Kaiser Consulting Group

Analysis of Hybrid Cooling System at an ACT2 Pilot Demonstration Site

George Hernandez, Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Srinivas Katipamula, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; James Spehar, Aztec Cooling; Robert G. Pratt, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Baseline Market Conditions for Efficient Commercial and Industrial Gas Technologies

Martha J. Hewett and Mary Sue Lobenstein, Center for Energy and Environment; Susan K. Nathan, Minnegasco; William Krauss, Krauss and Associates

Does It Matter Which Weather Data You Use in Energy Simulations?

Y. Joe Huang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Drury B. Crawley, U.S. Department of Energy

Design and Commissioning of an Energy Efficient Air Distribution System in a University Hospital

Lennart Jagemar, Chalmers Institute of Technology; Lars Andersson, County Council Properties of O¨ stergo¨tland

The Impact of Real-Time Pricing of Electricity on Energy Use, Energy Cost, and Operation of a Major Hotel

Ronald C. Kammerud, Paradigm Consulting; Steven L. Blanc, Pacific Gas & Electric Company; William F. Kane, Marriott International

Energy Savings from Energy Star Personal Computer Systems

Srinivas Katipamula, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Tor Allen, George Hernandez, Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Mary Ann Piette, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Robert G. Pratt, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Side-by-Side Field Comparison of New and Rebuilt CFC-Free Chillers

Henry Lau and Gregg D. Ander, Southern California Edison

Demonstration of a Light-Redirecting Skylight System at the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce

E.S. Lee, L.O. Beltra´n, and S.E. Selkowitz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; H. Lau and G.D. Ander, Southern California Edison

Federal Water Resource Management: How Does It Impact Our Other Resources?

Katherine Mayo and Robert Westby, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Mark Ginsberg, U.S. DOE, Federal Energy Management Program

Energy Data Acquisition and Validation for a Large Office Building

Richard P. Mazzucchi, SBW Consulting, Inc.; Ken Gillespie, Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Roger Lippman, New Horizon Technologies

Impacts of Increased Outdoor Air Flow Rates on Annual HVAC Energy Costs

David Mudarri, U.S. EPA; John D. Hall, Eric Werling, and David Meisegeier, ICF Kaiser Consulting Group

Measured Energy Savings and Performance of Power-Managed Personal Computers and Monitors

Bruce Nordman, Mary Ann Piette and Kris Kinney, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A Software Tool to Help Building Operators Respond to Real Time Electricity Rates

Leslie K. Norford, Tabors Caramanis & Associates and Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Scott L. Englander and Benjamin J. Wiseley, Tabors Caramanis & Associates

Remote Building Monitoring and Control

Frank Olken, Chuck McParland, Mary Ann Piette, Dale Sartor, and Stephen Selkowitz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Energy and IAQ Implications of Different Outdoor Air Ventilation Strategies for Terminal Reheat Variable Air Volume Systems

T.A. Reddy, M. Liu and D.E. Claridge, Texas A&M University

Daylight Dimming Systems: Studies in Energy Savings and Efficiency

Lynn Schrum, Danny S. Parker, and David B. Floyd, Florida Solar Energy Center

Energy Benchmarking in Commercial Office Buildings

Terry Sharp, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Modifying Title 24 Climate Zone Weather Data to Refect ASHRAE Design Day Conditions

James Trowbridge, California Energy Commission