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

Building Technologies Office

Engaging Stakeholders

Presentations from Track C, Engaging Stakeholders, 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 C, Engaging Stakeholders, were presented in the following sessions:

• Software Tools and Databases
• Testing Methods and Protocols (Session 1)
• Test Houses
• Testing Methods and Protocols (Session 2)
• Heat Pump Water Heater
• Automated Home Energy Management Systems

Software Tools and Databases

• Building Envelope Energy Performance Estimation Methods
• NREL Efforts to Improve Software Accuracy
• LBNL's Air Leakage Database

Testing Methods and Protocols (Session 1)

• IEQ/IAQ and Energy Performance of Very Low-Energy Homes
• FSEC's Flexible Residential Test Facility
• Testing Protocols and Procedures

Test Houses

• 50 Pilot Deep Energy Retrofits
• Advancing Residential Retrofits in Atlanta
• Deep Energy Retrofits: California Case Studies
• Retrofit Test Houses: Greenbelt
• Ft. Benning Indianhead Rehab

Testing Methods and Protocols (Session 2)

• Building Envelope Energy Performance Estimation Methods
• Field Efficiency Test Methods for Legacy Forced Air HVAC Equipment
• Thermal Performance Analysis of PCM-Enhanced Insulations

Windows

• Repair, Rehabilitation, and Replacement
• Guidelines for Energy Efficient Windows

Heat Pump Water Heater

• Results from Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) Laboratory Experiment
• Field Evaluation of Heat Pump Water Heaters in 14 New England Homes

Automated Home Energy Management Systems

• In-Home Energy Displays: Consumer Adoption and Response
• Field Evaluation of Programmable Thermostats