The increasing availability of building energy information from interval meters, modern networked controls, and technologies such as energy information systems provides great opportunities for improving operational efficiency. There is no shortage of tools and methods for analyzing that data are available, but with so many options, facility managers and utility program managers are often left wondering where to start. What data are required for proactive energy management? Which analyses should be performed, and how frequently? How robust are commercial tools that automate advanced energy analyses, such as savings calculations, load forecasting, and anomaly detection?

This web conference will give an overview of recent research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) that addresses some of these questions, including:

• The development and release of the Energy Information Handbook
• An evaluation of the accuracy of baseline algorithms used to compute whole-building energy savings
• Highlights of newly initiated research to understand the energy and cost saving benefits of energy information systems

Speaker:

Jessica Granderson, Research Scientist, Building Technology and Urban Systems Department, LBNL.
Dr. Granderson is a member of the Commercial Buildings and Lighting research groups at LBNL. She holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of California–Berkeley, and an AB in mechanical engineering from Harvard University. Her research focuses on intelligent lighting controls and building energy performance monitoring and diagnostics.

You will learn:

• How to use the Energy Information Handbook to implement proven energy efficiency strategies.
• The most accurate methodologies for calculating whole-building energy savings.
• The energy- and cost-savings benefits of various energy-information system software platforms.

Who should attend:
Utility energy-efficiency program managers and engineers, utility account managers for major commercial and industrial accounts, efficiency stakeholders, and members of the E Source Energy Managers’ Network.

For more information about attending this event, please contact Customer Service or call 1-800-ESOURCE.

Unlike end uses such as lighting and HVAC where efficiency is increasing, the long-term trend for plug loads isn’t very promising. We are seeing a proliferation in personal and office electronics. And with so many devices plugged in everywhere, addressing the situation is becoming increasingly important. However, meeting the challenges inherent in the sheer volume of plug loads is difficult. Join us for this discussion on many of the problems and potential solutions in a 90-minute, interactive roundtable discussion with industry experts.

Speakers:
Essie Snell, Senior Research Associate, E Source
Michael Shepard, CEO, E Source
Ty Stober, Initiative Lead, Televisions, Residential Sector, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Derek Okada, Strategic Planning Project Manager, Southern California Edison
Noah Horowitz, Senior Scientist and Director, Center for Energy Efficiency Standards, Natural Resources Defense Council
Gregg Hardy, Vice President, Policy & Research, Ecova
Kari Montrichard, Program Manager, Residential Marketing, BC Hydro

You will learn:

• Some of the unexpected and surprisingly large phantom draws
• Creative approaches to curbing consumption
• Innovative utility programs
• Standards and proposed standards to curb plug load energy consumption

Who should attend:

Anyone who’s interested in the rapidly evolving field of home and office electronics.

For more information about attending this event, please contact Customer Service or call 1-800-ESOURCE.

The U.S. Department of Energy and the California Energy Commission’s Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program funded research on how community leaders and builders can integrate land use, transportation, urban design features, and certain building energy technologies to produce energy-efficient development projects in California. Researchers modeled these technologies and design features for two development sites in Chula Vista, California, and assessed their impact on the environment and the existing electric and natural gas utility infrastructure. Additionally, researchers examined market and institutional barriers that prevent municipalities and the development industry from adopting these types of communities.

Join us for this web conference to hear the research findings. We’ll discuss how suggested integrated use of these technologies and features can reduce aggregate energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions of a large-scale development project by as much as 45 percent and 33 percent, respectively, when compared to a Title 24–compliant project.

To achieve these gains, a fundamental market transformation is necessary, and state agencies and utilities must take leadership roles in facilitating the transformation.

We’ll also share how additional research could improve modeling tools, further evaluate the carbon reduction potential of various technologies and design features, and resolve economic and policy barriers impeding this form of development in California.

Speakers:

David Weightman, Energy Commission Specialist, California Energy Commission
Doug Newman, President, Sustainable Community Development Consultants; Director, National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities (NECSC)
Marek Czachorski, Independent Consultant; Former Lead Building Modeler, Gas Technology Institute
Denny Stone, Independent Consultant; Former Chief Economic Officer, City of Chula Vista
Jason Lally, Director of the Decision Lab, PlaceMatters
Doug Walker, President, Placeways
Nick Lee, Chief Development Officer, Sustainable Community Development Consultants; Former Project Manager, McMillin Development Company

You will learn:

• Where to find valuable practitioner design and policy reference guides derived from the research
• Which modeling tools were used to evaluate the energy efficiency and emissions performance of alternative building technologies and urban design features
• What the most important barriers and potential solutions are to energy-efficient development in the United States
• How the municipality and private development companies have used the research results to advance sustainable development in the City of Chula Vista

Who should attend:

Professionals in the development and building industry, including urban and regional planners, architects, engineers, modeling experts, and community development officials.

For more information about attending this web conference, please contact Customer Service or call 1-800-376-8723 option 6.