Volume 9
Panel 9 Introduction
Trends in Building-Related Energy and Carbon Emissions:
Actual and Alternate Scenarios
Stephanie J. Battles, Eugene M. Burns, Energy Information Administration
Portland’s Green Building Initiative and an Application of the LEED™ Rating System
Rob Bennett, Portland Energy Office; Allen Lee, Geof Syphers, XENERGY, Inc.; Alan Scott, SERA
Estimating Marginal Residential Energy Prices in the Analysis
of Proposed Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards
Stuart Chaitkin, James E. McMahon, Camilla Dunham Whitehead, Robert Van Buskirk, Jim Lutz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The Potential Impact of Distributed Generation Technologies
on Future Energy Use and Carbon Emissions in the United States:
Scenario Analysis Using the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS)
John Cymbalsky, Erin Boedecker, Steve Wade, Energy Information Administration
Commissioning to Meet Green Expectations
Carolyn Dasher, Amanda Potter, Karl Stum, Portland Energy Conservation Inc.
Ecological Urban Dynamics and Spatial Modeling
Brian Deal, Donald F. Fournier, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
The Case for Bringing Energy Efficiency Labels and Standards Programs
to Developing Countries
Mirka F. Della Cava, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Peter du Pont, International Institute for Energy Conservation, Asia; Stephen Wiel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Sood Na Phuket, International Institute for Energy Conservation, Asia; James E. McMahon, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Use of the UAM-V Modeling System as an Air Quality Planning Tool
and for Examining Heat Island Reduction Strategies
Sharon G. Douglas, A. Belle Hudischewskyj, ICF Consulting/SAI; Virginia Gorsevski, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
New Approaches for Improving Energy Efficiency in Indian Country
John Elliott, Native American Renewable Energy Education Project; John Busch, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Jack Davey, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Utility Commission
Energy Efficiency and Deregulation: Linking the Big Question
Julie Fitch, California Public Utilities Commission
Meeting America’s Kyoto Protocol Target: Policies and Impacts
Howard Geller, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy; Steve Bernow, William Dougherty, Tellus Institute
Environmental Benefits of Heat Island Mitigation Measures
Virginia Gorsevski, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Haider Taha, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; David Sailor, Tulane University
From Process to Product: A Review of Three Northwest Green Building Programs
Cathy Higgins, Resource Efficiency Consultant; Nathan Good, Portland General Electric; Rob Bennett, City of Portland Energy Office
Implementing and Monitoring Community-Based Climate Action Plans
David G. Hill, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation; Tom Buckley, Burlington Electric Department; Mark Eldridge, City of Burlington Planning and Zoning; Debra Sachs, Chittenden Country Regional Planning Commission; Abby Young, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
The Design of a Codes and Standards Program: The Australian Experience
Shane Holt, Anthony Marker, Australian Greenhouse Office; Lloyd Harrington, Energy Efficient Strategies
Energy Savings Performance Contracting:
Experience of the U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program
Patrick Hughes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Tatiana Strajnic Muessel, U.S. Department of Energy-Federal Energy Management Program
Building Energy Efficiency Standards in Hong Kong and Mainland China
Sam C.M. Hui, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong
Lessons Learned:
Five Years of Home Energy Rating Systems (HERS)
and Energy-Efficient Mortgages (EEMs) in the Pilot States
Ron Judkoff, Barbara C. Farhar, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Energy Savings Calculations for Urban Heat Island Reduction Strategies
in Baton Rouge, Sacramento, and Salt Lake City
Steven Konopacki, Hashem Akbari, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Solving for Multiple Objectives:
The Use of the Goal Programming Model to Evaluate Energy
and Climate Policy Options
John A.”Skip” Laitner, Kathleen Hogan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bringing It Home: Developing Effective Community Sustainability Indicators for Energy
Julia K. Larkin, XENERGY, Inc.
Demonstrating Economic Justification:
Updating Water Heater Efficiency Standards
Jim Lutz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Carrots or Sticks? Policy Options for Building Energy Standards
Bruce Mast, Jennifer McCormick, Tom Vogt, Patrice Ignelzi, Pacific Consulting Services; Erik Kolderup, Eley & Associates; Mark Berman, Davis Energy Group; Mary Dimit, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Development, Review, and Implementation of Building Energy Codes
in Russia: History, Process, and Stakeholder Roles
Yurij A. Matrosov, Center for Energy Efficiency; Mark Chao, Institute for Market Transformation; David B. Goldstein, Natural Resources Defense Council
Local Government Associations as Agents of Change
Lori M. Megdal, Megdal & Associates; Dune Ives-Petersen, Andy Ekman, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Sharyn Barata, B&B Resources, Inc.
The “Mine/Yours” Method of International Comparisons of Carbon Emissions
Scott Murtishaw, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Lee Schipper, Fridtjof Unander, International Energy Agency
Reaching Out to Rural America: Lessons Learned from Deregulation Workshop
Diane Pirkey, U.S. Department of Energy; Geoff Hartman, Enervision; Katherine Johnson, KJ Consulting; Deepak Kenkeremath, Technology Prospects, Inc.; Mark Nofi, Enervision
Yes, Virginia, You Can Get There from Here: New Jersey’s New Policy Framework
for Guiding Ratepayer-Funded Efficiency Programs
John Plunkett, Optimal Energy, Inc.; Susan E. Coakley, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc.; Dale S. Bryk, Natural Resources Defense Council
The Contribution of Energy Efficiency to the Reliability of the U.S. Electric System
Ned Raynolds, Alliance to Save Energy; Richard Cowart, Regulatory Assistance Project
Energy Accounting: A Policy Maker’s Guide
Robert J. Rose, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National and State-by-State Energy Savings and Pollutant Reductions:
Making the Case for Stronger Appliance and Equipment Efficiency Standards
Jennifer Thorne, Toru Kubo, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Econometric Modeling of the Effects of Energy Efficiency Standards
on Appliance Shipments
Robert Van Buskirk, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Promoting Emerging Energy-Efficiency Technologies and Practices
by Utilities in a Restructured Energy Industry: A Report from California
Edward Vine, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory