Commercial Buildings: Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Variable Refrigerant Flow: An Emerging Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Technology
K. R. (Ammi) Amarnath, Electric Power Research Institute
Morton Blatt, Consultant

Indoor Air Purification Technologies that Allow Reduced Outdoor Air Intake Rates While Maintaining Acceptable Levels of Indoor Air Quality
Cecilia Arzbaecher and Patricia Hurtado, Global Energy Partners, LLC
K. R. (Ammi) Amarnath, Electric Power Research Institute

Energy Efficiency and the Control and Simulation of VAV Systems
Paul Bannister, Exergy Australia Pty Ltd

21st Century Cooling Strategies for Large Retail Facilities in Dry Climates
Richard Bourne, Western Cooling Efficiency Center
Scott D. Williams, Target Corporation
James McClendon, Wal-Mart

Common Boiler Excess Air Trends and Strategies to Optimize Efficiency
Kevin Carpenter, Energy & Resource Solutions
Kelly Kissock, University of Dayton
Chris Schmidt, Energy & Resource Solutions

Energy Design Guides for Army Barracks
Michael Deru, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Alexander Zhivov and Dale Herron, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center

Greening the U.S. House of Representatives
Rick Diamond and Christopher T. Payne, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Grant Scherling, U.S. House of Representatives

How Accurate is Energy Modeling in the Market?
Mark Frankel and Cathy Turner, New Buildings Institute

Minnesota B3 Benchmarking Results: Prioritizing the Energy Savings Opportunity in Minnesota Public Buildings
Lara Greden, Tom McDougall, and Leo Steidel, The Weidt Group
Janet Streff, Minnesota Department of Commerce

Up on the Roof: From the Past to the Future
Reid Hart, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.
Dan Morehouse and Will Price, Eugene Water & Electric Board
John Taylor, Consortium for Energy Efficiency
Howard Reichmuth and Mark Cherniack, New Buildings Institute

Benchmarking and Equipment and Controls Assessment for a "Big Box" Retail Chain
Philip Haves and Brian Coffey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Scott D. Williams, Target Corporation

The Importance of Integrated Design, Commissioning, and Building Tuning: A Grocery Store Case Study
Jonathan Heller, Ecotope, Inc.
David Baylon

Compressor Confusion: Field Findings on the Role of Supplemental Cooling in a Commercial Indirect Evaporative Air Conditioner
Cathy Higgins and Howard Reichmuth, New Buildings Institute

Calibration and Collaboration: Important Tools to Design Hihg-Performance Affordable Housing Buildings
Wei Jiang and Bing Liu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
John Snell, Peregrine Energy Group
Dan Helmes, Boston Housing Authority

Design and Optimization of a Mixed Mode Raised Floor and Natural Ventilation System for a High Rise Office Building
Taylor Keep, Isabelle Lavedrine, and James Woods, Arup

Evaluating the Performance and Economics of Transpired Solar Collectors for Commercial Applications
Eric Kozubal, Michael Deru, Steve Slayzak, and Paul Norton, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Greg Barker, Mountain Energy Partnership
James McClendon, Wal-Mart

Virtual Refrigerant Charge Sensor
Haorong Li, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jim Braun, Purdue University

Universal Energy Benchmarking for Commercial Buildings: Making It a Reality in California
Douglas Mahone and Karen Herter, Heschong Mahone Group, Inc.
Michael Langley, CA Dept. of General Services
Tracy Narel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

A Buildings Module for the Stochastic Energy Deployment System
Chris Marnay, Michael Stadler, Sam Borgeson, Brian Coffey, Ryoichi Komiyama, and Judy Lai, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Way Beyond Widgets: Delivering Integrated Lighting Design in Actionable Solutions
Michael A. Myer, Eric Richman, and Carol Jones, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Wireless Sensor Technology for Data Centers
Richard Oberg and Ed Sanchez, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
Patricia Nealon, Synapsense Corporation

Avoiding Fluorescent Dimming Pitfalls for Daylight Harvesting
Conan O'Rourke and Andrew Bierman, Lighting Research Center - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Debbie Rowe, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Development of Design Guidance for K-12 Schools: From 30% to 50% Energy Savings
Shanti Pless, Paul Torcellini, and Nicholas Long, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

National Commercial Construction Characteristics and Compliance with Building Energy Codes: 1999 - 2007
Eric Richman and Emily Rauch, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jaclyn Phillips, Washington State University
Jessica Knappek, Columbia Basin Community College
Kimberly Petty, Washington State University
Priscilla Lopez-Rangel, Western Washington University

Field Testing of Commercial Rooftop Units Directed at Performance Verification
David Robison, Stellar Processes
Reid Hart, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.
Will Price, Eugene Water & Electric Board
Howard Reichmuth, New Buildings Institute

Energy Implications of Economizer Use in California Data Centers
Arman Shehabi, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley
Srirupa Ganguly, EETD, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kim Traber and Hillary Price, Rumsey Engineers
Arpad Horvath, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley
William W. Nazaroff, Dept. of Environental Engineering, UC Berkeley
Ashok J. Gadgil, EETD, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Distributed Energy Resources On-Site Optimization for Commercial Buildings with Electric and Thermal Storage Technologies
Michael Stadler and Hirohisa Aki, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ryan Firestone, Summit Blue Consulting, LLC
Judy Lai and Chris Marnay, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Afzal Siddiqui, Department of Statistical Science, University College London

Deep Energy Savings in a Small Office Building:The Southface Eco-Office Demonstration and Research Project
David M. Wasserman, Southface Energy Institute

DOE’s Commercial Building Benchmarks - Development of Typical Construction Practices for Building Envelope and Mechanical Systems from the 2003 Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey