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

Building Technologies Office

Energy Systems Innovations

Presentations from Track A, Energy Systems Innovations, of the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program's 2012 Residential Energy Efficiency Stakeholder Meeting are provided below as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.

These presentations were delivered in the following sessions:

• Space Conditioning and Hot Water Systems
• Options for Insulating Foundations
• Mini-Split Systems — Do They Work?
• The Latest News about Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH)
• Hydronic Heating Control Strategies
• Exterior Insulation Breakthroughs

Space Conditioning and Hot Water Systems

• Technical Barriers and Reasonable Price Solutions to Contractor Acceptance in the Field
• Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems
• Combined Systems with Tankless Water Heaters

Options for Insulating Foundations

• Upgrading Below-Grade Spaces
• Assessing Priorities
• An Industry Perspective

Mini-Split Systems — Do They Work?

• Ductless Heat Pump Applications in Factory-Built Housing
• Building America and Ductless Heat Pumps in the Pacific Northwest

The Latest News about Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH)

• Field Evaluation of New Residential Products
• Initial Findings of Draw Profile Effect on HPWH Efficiency
• Development of a HPWH Model to Hourly Building Energy Simulation

Hydronic Heating Control Strategies

• Hydronic Heating Retrofits for Multifamily Buildings
• System System Balancing and Tuning
• Condensing Boiler Research Results

Exterior Insulation Breakthroughs

• Exterior Insulation and Overcladding Retrofits
• Wind Pressure Resistance of Walls with Exterior Rigid Foam