Partners are encouraged to participate in at least one Solutions Team.
If you are interested, please indicate your choice(s) below.
Please select one or more of the following options.
Market Solutions
Lead: Jason Koman, RE Tech Advisors – jkoman@retechadvisors.com
The Market Solutions Teams collaborate with members and stakeholders to identify non-technical, market-based barriers to energy efficiency and develop resources to help Alliance partners deploy proven solutions in their portfolios.
Building Envelope
Tech Lead: Melissa Voss Lapsa, Oak Ridge National Laboratory – lapsamv@ornl.gov
The building envelope, which includes the walls, windows, roof, and foundation, forms the primary thermal barrier between the interior and exterior environments. With envelope technologies accounting for approximately 30% of the primary energy consumed in residential and commercial buildings, it plays a key role in determining levels of comfort, natural lighting, ventilation, and how much energy is required to heat and cool a building. Members of the Building Envelope Technology Solutions Team collaborate with DOE's national laboratories to deploy high performance envelope design solutions for space conditioning load reduction and to facilitate the construction of durable and high performing envelope technologies.
Lighting & Electrical
Tech Lead: Linda Sandahl, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – linda.sandahl@pnnl.gov
Commercial lighting uses about 4.0 quads of primary energy annually - more than 20% of total commercial building energy use in the United States. Through the Lighting and Electrical Technology Solutions Team, partners work together to reduce lighting energy use by sharing cost-effective solutions to interior and exterior lighting challenges and developing lighting specifications to build confidence and demand for higher efficiency technology.
Space Conditioning
Tech Lead: Michael Deru, National Renewable Energy Laboratory – Michael.deru@nrel.gov
Commercial space conditioning (heating, cooling, and ventilating) accounts for about 7.0 quads of primary energy per year, or about 40% of total commercial energy use in the United States. Through the Space Conditioning Technology Solutions Team, partners work together to deploy energy-saving space-conditioning strategies by partnering with industry on the Advance Rooftop Unit Campaign, coordinating real world building demonstrations, and generating tools to help partners understand and improve the performance of HVAC systems.
Refrigeration
Tech Lead: Jim Young, Navigant Consulting – jim.young@navigant.com
Commercial refrigeration uses roughly 1.3 quads per year of source energy, representing about 7% of total commercial building use in the U.S. In supermarkets, grocery stores, and convenience stores, refrigeration can account for up to half of a building's total energy use. Through the Refrigeration Technology Solutions Team, partners improve the efficiency of new and existing refrigeration systems and components. Partners participate in peer-to-peer exchanges on various refrigeration controls technologies, as well as the challenges surrounding one of the most basic and effective energy efficiency technologies: retrofitting doors on display cases.
Food Service
Tech Lead: Rich Shandross richard.shandross@navigant.com
Promoted efficient food service equipment in collaboration with ENERGY STAR® and others
Facilitated the inclusion of food service buildings in ENERGY STAR's Portfolio Manager tool, as well as the development of ENERGY STAR building performance ratings and certification criteria for food service buildings
Increased awareness, understanding, and implementation of Energy Management Systems and Energy Information Systems in food service applications
Plug & Process Loads
Tech Lead: Rois Langner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory – margarete.langner@nrel.gov
Plug and process loads (PPLs) consume about one third of primary energy in U.S. commercial buildings. As buildings become more efficient, PPL efficiency has become pertinent in achieving aggressive energy targets. Through the PPL Technology Solutions Team, partners participate in a platform to share experiences and learn from their peer, and work together to create resources on PPL energy reduction strategies and their applications, covering a wide variety of electronic, computer, refrigeration, and cooking devices, including equipment essential to information processing, medical treatment, and food service businesses.
Laboratories
Tech Lead: Paul Mathew pamathew@lbl.gov
Example 2012 activities:
Deployed, documented, and disseminated four high-impact strategies:
Fume-hood sash management
Minimum air-change rate optimization
Reduction of simultaneous heating and cooling
Laboratory freezer energy management and Freezer Challenge contest
Developed freezer and fume-hood specifications (cross-cutting activity with the Refrigeration and Food Service Project Teams)
Energy Management Information Systems
Tech Lead: Jessica Granderson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – jgranderson@lbl.gov
Energy Management Information Systems can enable significant energy savings, often with rapid payback. Businesses are continually learning how to apply these technologies which include advanced energy information systems, benchmarking and utility tracking tools, equipment-specific fault detection and diagnostic systems, automated system optimization, and building automation systems. Through the EMIS Technology Solutions Team, partners help to promote EMIS, create resources on the basics of EMIS, develop procurement templates, and organize a forthcoming campaign to drive market adoption and sharing of best practice approaches to operating systems.
Renewables Integration
Tech Lead: Jay Paidipati, Navigant Consulting – jpaidipati@navigant.com
Strategic use of renewables can help businesses reduce energy costs and their environmental footprint. Through the Renewables Technology Solutions Team, partners receive unbiased advice and share experiences to help each other navigate complex regulations, business models, and utility policies. Specific efforts include aggregating renewables case studies across different sectors, creating guides for consideration of solar on commercial buildings, and producing a template that organizations can use to build a request for proposal for solar system procurement.
Energy Savings Performance Contracts
Data Management Approaches
Strategic Energy Planning
Finance Strategies