Panel 4. Commercial Buildings: Program Design and Implementation

eeBuildings: EPA’s International Energy-Efficient Buildings Program
Gary McNeil, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Steve Bagley and Rebecca Greenberg, ICF Consulting

The EnergyFocus^TM Program: Bringing Together Commercial Tenants, Facility Managers, and the Utility
Robert D. Bordner, Todd L. Merkens, and Richard S. Hazzard, Energy Market Innovations, Inc.
Jean Shaffer and Lucie Huang, Seattle City Light

Setting Enhanced Performance Targets for a New University Campus: Benchmarks vs. Energy Standards as a Reference?
Karl Brown, California Institute for Energy Efficiency

Zero to 60 Megawatts in 8.4 Seconds: How to Rapidly Deploy a Peak Load Reduction Program
Bruce Ceniceros, John Sugar, and Michelle Tessier, California Energy Commission

Delivering Energy Performance to the Financial Markets
Blaine Collison, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Faith Klareich and Steve Bell, Aspen Systems Corporation

Small Grants Help to Boost Peak Demand Savings in California: Implementation and Program Administration of the California Energy Commission’s Innovative Peak Load Reduction Small Grants Program
Karin Corfee, XENERGY, Inc.

The Small Business Peer-to-Peer Energy Efficiency Program
Cyane B. Dandridge and Leslie Mendez, Strategic Energy Innovations

Becoming Allies: Combining Social Science and Technological Perspectives to Improve Energy Research and Policy Making
Rick Diamond and Mithra Moezzi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Requiring High Performance Windows in California
Charles Eley, Eley Associates
Bill Pennington, California Energy Commission

New Energy Codes: Technical Assistance Initiatives to Aggressively Support Compliance
Gary Epstein, Energy & Resource Solutions Inc.
Dave Abrey and Stuart Slote, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
Brian McCowan, Energy & Resource Solutions Inc.

The Energy Crisis Gold Rush: Is It Curtailment or Operational Savings?
Reid Hart, Brian Hawley, and Mike Logan, Eugene Water & Electric Board

The Design of a New Programme to Increase the Energy Efficiency in Commercial and Public Companies
Vasco Janeiro, Eurelectric
Paolo Bertoldi and Vincent Berrutto, European Commission DG JRC

Is What They Want What They Get? Examining Field Evidence for Links between Design Intent and As-Built Energy Performance of Commercial Buildings
Jeffrey A. Johnson, New Buildings Institute, Inc.

ADD CHP: Accelerated Development and Deployment of Combined Cooling, Heat, and Power at Federal Facilities
Keith Kline, Stan Hadley, and Julia Kelley, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

New Commercial Office Building Markets: Strategies for Improving Building Energy Efficiency
Rick Kunkle, Washington State University Energy Program
Loren Lutzenhiser, Washington State University

Energy Management in Danish Industry: Practice and Policy Implications
Anders Larsen, AKF
Mikael Togeby, Elkraft System
Kirsten Hansen, The Energy Authority, Denmark

Accelerating the Commercial Market’s Acceptance of LED Light Sources through Strategic Utility & Public Benefit Program Partnerships
Melissa L. Lucas, Consortium for Energy Efficiency, Inc.
Rachel Schmeltz, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Paul Vrabel, ICF Consulting
Edward Wisniewski, Consortium for Energy Efficiency, Inc.

Upgrading Title 24: Residential and Nonresidential Building Energy Standards Improvements in California
Douglas Mahone, Heschong Mahone Group
Steven Blanc, Patrick Eilert, Gary Fernstrom, and Marshall Hunt, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

Evolution of a Program: Four Years Evaluating Nonresidential Standard Performance Contracting in California
Alex Marthews, Karen Minc, Julia Larkin, Rick Ridge, and Mike Rufo, XENERGY, Inc.
Pierre Landry, Southern California Edison

The Fruit Has Ripened: Energy Code Implementation and Market Transformation at the Federal and Regional Levels in Russia
Yurij A. Matrosov, Research Institute for Building Physics and Center for Energy Efficiency
Mark Chao, Institute for Market Transformation
David Goldstein, Natural Resources Defense Council

A Public Work in Progress: Incorporating Energy Efficiency into Guide Specifications for New Federal Construction
Tom Morehouse, Donald Mauritz, and John Shugars, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Light-Years Ahead: A New Approach to Transform Commercial Lighting
Philip Mosenthal, Optimal Energy, Inc.
Priscilla Richards, NYSERDA
Steven Lacey, ICF Consulting

Market Segments in the Multifamily Sector
Andrew Oh, John H. Reed, Nick Hall, Tom Talerico, and Jeff Riggert, TecMRKT Works LLC
Donald R. Dohrmann, ADM Associates, Inc.
Shahana Samiullah, Southern California Edison
Oscar Bloch, State of Wisconsin

Non-Energy Benefits Including Productivity, Liability, Tenant Satisfaction, and Others: What Participant Surveys Tell Us about Designing and Marketing Commercial Programs
Dennis Pearson, Seattle City Light
Lisa A. Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.

Building Operator Certification: A Regional Market Transformation Venture Grows Nationally
Cynthia Putnam, Northwest Energy Efficiency Council
Alan Mulak, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc.
Andy Ekman, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Stephen Frantz, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Brenda Jessen, Energy Center of Wisconsin
Bill Mitchell, San Diego Gas & Electric Company

Succeeding with Solar School Programs: An Examination of Xcel Energy’s Solar Schools Program in Colorado
Robi Robichaud, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Commercial and Industrial Retrofit Rebates: What Does It Take?
Les Tumidaj, Fred Gordon, and Gary Smith, Pacific Energy Associates, Inc.
Carol White, National Grid

The Facility Assessment Service: An Effective Design for Commercial and Industrial Multi-Resource Audits
David Van Holde, E SOURCE
Jean Shaffer, Seattle City Light
Marc Schuldt, SBW Consulting
Penny Cochrane, Willis Energy Ltd.

Piloting the Way to a More Effective Energy Strategy: Thailand’s Simplified Subsidy and Finance Initiatives
Sirinthorn Vongsoasup and Prasert Sinsukprasert, Thailand Department of Energy, Development and Promotion
Peter du Pont and Thomas Hernoe, Danish Energy Management A/S

The Energy$mart Schools Program
Jennifer Webb, Mildred Church Dandridge, Pamela Peak, and Cyane Dandridge, Strategic Energy Innovations