Panel 10. Building Industry Trends

Limiting the Impact of Increasing Cooling Demand in the European Union: Results from a Study on Room Air-Conditioner Energy Efficiency
Jérôme Adnot and Matthieu Orphelin, Ecole des Mines de Paris, France
Carlos Lopes, Centro para a Conservação de Energia, Portugal
Paul Waide, PW Consulting, United Kingdom

Is There a Future for Geothermal Heat Pumps in Southern New England?
Dinesh Bhagani and Russell Johnson, Northeast Utilities
Robert Wirtshafter and Jonathan Weiss, Wirtshafter Associates, Inc.
Robert Bordner, Energy Market Innovations, Inc.

Developing a Roadmap to the 21st Century for Commercial Buildings
Drury B. Crawley, US Department of Energy

Highlights of the California GeoExchange Project
Bill Dakin, Davis Energy Group
Marshall Hunt, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Characteristics and Energy Use Trends for Major Commercial Building Types
Joelle Davis and Alan Swenson, Energy Information Administration

Renewable Technologies and Energy Efficiency for Block Island Power Company
Mark de Figueiredo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/ Peregrine Energy Group
John Snell, Peregrine Energy Group

High Performance Buildings for the State of Tennessee
David Edmunds and Ken Scalf, State of Tennessee
Debby Dodds and Karl Stum, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.

Will the Clean Development Mechanism Hold Market Transformation Programs?
Anna Engleryd, Swedish National Energy Administration, STEM, Sweden International Center for Research on Environment and Development, CIRED, France

Crediting Energy Efficiency Measures Under Air Emissions Programs
Steven Fine, ICF Consulting
Chloe Weil, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Improving Ground-Source Heat Pump Efficiency: Optimizing Pumping Control and Configuration of Closed-Loop Heat Pump Systems in Smaller Commercial Buildings
ReidHart and Will Price, Eugene Water & Electric Board

Microcogeneration Concepts Using Thermophotovoltaics
E.Home and M. Morgan, Edtek, Inc.
T. Butcher, Brookhaven National Laboratory

A Bottom-Up Engineering Estimate of the Aggregate Heating and Cooling Loads of the Entire US Building Stock
Yu Joe Huang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jim Brodrick, D&R International

Combined Heat and Power for Saving Energy and Carbon in Residential Buildings
Tina Kaarsberg and Ronald Fiskum, U.S. Department of Energy
Andreas Deppe, The George Washington University
Satish Kumar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Arthur Rosenfeld, California Energy Commission
Joseph Romm, Center for Energy and Climate Systems
Leon Gielen, N.V. ENECO

Whole Wall Performance Analysis of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete; An Example of Collaboration between Industry and a Research Lab on Development of Energy Efficient Building Envelope Systems
Jan Ko´sny, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Industry Transformation in Refrigerated Warehouses
David Leue’ and Patrick Eilert, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Local Temperature Measurements on Full-Size Systems in the Laboratory: Insight into the Extent of Thermal Bridges in Building Envelope Components
Thomas W. Petrie, Jan Ko´sny, Jerald A. Atchley, and André O. Desjarlais, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Strategies for Energy Benchmarking In Cleanrooms and Laboratory-Type Facilities
Dale Sartor, Mary Ann Piette, and William Tschudi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Stephen Fok, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Distributed Energy Resources and Combined Heat and Power: A Taxonomy of Terms
Richard M. Scheer, Energetics
Anna Monis Shipley and R. Neal Elliott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Bridging the Efficiency Gap: Commercial Packaged Rooftop Air Conditioners
John Shugars, Consultant
Philip Coleman, ChristopherPayne, and Laura Van Wie McGrory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

New Lithuanian Building Code Requirements on Energy Consumption
V. Stankevicius, J. Karbauskaite, and C.M. Hector, Institute of Architecture and Construction, Lithuania

Building Technology Trends and Their Implications Regarding Technology Management in the Buildings Industry
Jay Stein, E SOURCE, Inc.

Is A Sustainable Society Cost-Effective? Redefining Goals for Efficiency in Buildings
Charlie Stephens, Oregon Office of Energy

Performance of an Engine-Driven/Electric Motor Hybrid Refrigeration System Integrated with Desiccant Dehumidifiers in an Ice Rink
Richard S. Sweetser, EXERGY Partners Corp.
Hugh Henderson, CDH Energy Corp.
DavidBrook’s, Industrial Center, Inc.
John Berndt, Schwan's SuperRink

The Role of Carbon Performance Contracting in Climate Change Mitigation
Joel N. Swisher, E4 Inc.

Breathing Walls: A Challenge for New Sustainable Building Techniques in Hungary
Gábor Tiderenczl and Károly Matolcsy, Plc for Quality Control and Innovation in Building, Budapest

Linking Solar Photovoltaics with Building Disaster-Resistant Communities
Mary Tucker and Lian Loo, City of San José

The $535 Million Missed Opportunity in Federal Buildings
Malcolm Verdict, Alliance to Save Energy