U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Building Technologies Office

Speed and Scale

Presentations from Track B, Speed and Scale, of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program's Residential Energy Efficiency Technical Update Meeting are provided below as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.

Presentations from Track B, Speed and Scale, were presented in the following sessions:

• Audit Procedures
• Business Models (Session 1)
• Communication and Outreach
• Community Evaluation
• Business Models (Session 2)
• Existing Program Evaluation
• Market Characterization
• Multifamily
• Neighborhood Scale Strategies
• System Tune-Up

Audit Procedures

• Retrofit Audit Procedures
• Audit Taxonomy
• Scalability of Self & Assisted Audits

Business Models (Session 1)

• Retrofit Business Models
• Market Realities and Change Management
• Moving Hot-Dry Builders from Standard to Best Practice (Pulte)

Communication and Outreach

• Building America Outreach Efforts
• Building America Documentation
• Effective Communication of Energy Efficiency Research Results

Community Evaluation

• New Construction Pilot - New Orleans, LA
• TVA Residential Deep Retrofit Research from 3 to 100 houses
• Home Energy Score Pilot Results

Business Models (Session 2)

• Retrofit Contractor "Start-up" Kit
• Transitioning HVAC Contractors to Whole House Performance Contractors

Existing Program Evaluation

• Better Buildings Initiative & SmartRegs Ordinance in Boulder, CO
• Catalog of Midwest Retrofit Programs
• Clark County, NV NSP: Evaluation of Phase I & Plans for Next Round of Funding

Market Characterization

• Characterizing Energy Efficiency Using Appraiser and Utility Data Part 1
• Characterizing Energy Efficiency Using Appraiser and Utility Data Part 2
• Market Characterization: Great Lakes

Multifamily

• Multifamily Energy Retrofit Specifications
• Hydronic Retrofits for Low-Rise Multifamily Buildings

Neighborhood Scale Strategies

• Driving Demand for Retrofits Through Neighborhood Outreach
• Using Community Associations to Catalyze Community Scale Retrofits
• Neighborhood Outreach Utilizing Social Norms & Existing Social Networks

System Tune-Up

• Installed Performance of High-Efficiency Gas Furnaces
• Avoiding Pitfalls of Air Conditioner Tune-ups and Replacements
• HVAC Retrofit Program