Panel 1. Residential Buildings: Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Incorporating Insulating Sheathing into the Design of the Thermal and Moisture Management System of the Building Enclosure
Peter Baker, Building Science Corporation

Testing a Residential Fuel Cell for Combined Heat and Power
Mike Bell, Innovative Energy Systems
Mike Swinton and Marianne Manning, National Research Council Canada
Evgueniy Entchev, John Gusdorf, and Frank Szadkowski, Natural Resources Canada

Field Investigation of Energy-Efficient Homes in a Hot, Dry Climate
John Broniek and William Rittelmann, IBACOS, Inc.

New Homes with Load Shapes to Make an Electric Utility Drool: How to Integrate Multiple DSM Strategies to Achieve Long Term Energy Performance Goals
Bruce Ceniceros and Bruce Vincent, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

How to Build a Zero Electric Utility Cost House
Jeff Christian, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

It Sounded Good on Paper: Field Performance of Residential Heat Pumps in the Pacific Northwest
Bob Davis, David Baylon, and Shelly Strand, Ecotope, Inc.

Combining Photovoltaic Systems with ENERGY STAR® Homes: Lessons Learned from a Demonstration Program Focused on New Construction and Production Builders
Dianne Griffiths, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

Modified Air Circulation: Energy Savings and Indoor Air Quality
John Gusdorf and Frank Szadkowski, Natural Resources Canada
Craig Simpson, Craig J. Simpson Technical Services
Mike Swinton, National Research Council Canada
T.J. Hwang, Enbridge Gas Distribution

Without Strip Heat: In-Situ Monitoring of a Multi-Stage Air Source Heat Pump in the Pacific Northwest
Adam Hadley, Jack Callahan, and Richard Stroh, Bonneville Power Administration

Peak Demand Limiting in New York Residential Housing: Automatic Air Conditioner Load Curtailment and Demand Limiting Using Wireless Mesh Communications
Daniel C. Harris, Association for Energy Affordability
Michael Bobker, CUNY Institute for Urban Systems

Design, Installation, and Performance of Solar Hot Water Systems in New Homes
Eric Helton, IBACOS, Inc.
Robb Aldrich and Gayathri Vijayakumar, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

University of Nevada Zero Energy House Project
Rick Hurt, Robert Boehm, and Yahia Baghzouz, Center for Energy Research, University of Nevada at Las Vegas
Abe Cubano, Consol
Mary Jane Hale, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Regression Modeling to Analyze Apartment Space Heating Demand and the Influence of Electrical Use Diversity
Don Hynek, Wisconsin Division of Energy

Measured Effect of Air Flow and Refrigerant Charge on Heat Pump Performance in Heating Mode
Erin Kruse and Larry Palmiter, Ecotope, Inc.

Using Building America to Demonstrate “Less Is More”
Terry Lenhart and Mary Lenhart, Advanced Energy of Wisconsin
Mary Meunier, State of Wisconsin, Division of Energy
Richard Stone, Sawtooth Ridge Woodcraft
Peter Kraus, Kraus Construction, Inc.

Residential Two-Stage Gas Furnaces: Do They Save Energy?
Alex Lekov, Victor Franco, and James Lutz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

BPM Motors in Residential Gas Furnaces: What Are the Savings?
James Lutz, Victor Franco, Alex Lekov, and Gabrielle Wong-Parodi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

True R-Values of Round Residential Ductwork
Larry Palmiter and Erin Kruse, Ecotope, Inc.

How Much Energy Are We Using? Potential of Residential Energy Demand Feedback Devices
Danny Parker and David Hoak, Florida Solar Energy Center
Alan Meier and Richard Brown, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Two-Stage High Efficiency Air Conditioners: Laboratory Ratings vs. Residential Installation Performance
John Proctor and Gabriel Cohn, Proctor Engineering Group, Ltd.

The Winding Road Towards “Zero” Energy: Lessons from Monitoring Efficient Solar Homes
Srikanth Puttagunta, Robb A. Aldrich, Douglas K. Owens, and Gayathri Vijayakumar, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

Field Monitoring of High-Efficiency Residential Heat Pumps
Howard Reichmuth, New Buildings Institute
Bob Davis, Ecotope Group
Dennis Landwehr and David Robison, Stellar Processes

A Systemic Short-Term Field Test for Residential HVAC Thermal Comfort Performance
William Rittelmann, IBACOS, Inc.

Can SEER Be Saved?
Harvey M. Sachs and Steven Nadel, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Hugh Henderson, CDH Energy
Don Shirey, III, Florida Solar Energy Center
Daniel W. Jaynes, Ohio State University

The CO2 Heat Pump Water Heater as a New Countermeasure Against Global Warming: Drastic Improvement in Energy Efficiency in Three Years Since Its Debut
Yoshiaki Shibata, Chiharu Murakoshi, and Hidetoshi Nakagami, Jyukankyo Research Institute

Zero Energy: Designing and Monitoring a Zero Energy Building that Works: The Science House in Minnesota
Jason Steinbock, David Eijadi, Tom McDougall, Prasad Vaidya, and Jeff Weier, The Weidt Group

Field Monitoring of the Hygrothermal Performance of Interior Basement Insulation Systems
Kohta Ueno, University of Waterloo
Aaron Townsend, Building Science Corporation

A Review of Housewrap Performance and Its Implications for Energy Savings
Theresa A. Weston, DuPont Building Innovations

Implementation of the Building America Program Benchmark in the EnergyValueTM Housing Award Program
Joe Wiehagen, Tom Kenney, and Kevin Mo, NAHB Research Center
Ali Jalalzadeh-Azar, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Matthew Shaeffer, Boston University (student)

Air Handlers: An Appliance of Airtight Defiance?
Charles R. Withers and James B. Cummings, Florida Solar Energy Center