This project had two primary goals: - To examine the performance characteristics of highly controlled lighting systems in a real office environment in terms of comparison to applicable codes, and -To evaluate the ability of the OTF Consortium framework to deliver a highly controlled solution...

Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) air conditioning is a popular method of heating and cooling in many countries. Though the product has been on the market for over 20 years, only recently was it introduced to the United States market. Because of its perceived energy efficiency (EE), there is growing...

The project evaluated wireless lighting controls technology at the Contra Costa County Office of Education building. The project area consisted of two private offices, two open offices, and a non-daylight area. The general lighting for the area is provided primarily by 2' x 4' linear fluorescent...

This project set out to evaluate the effectiveness of an energy management program that combines an EMIS with technical support, in the form of an Energy Coach, to drive energy savings for small and medium business customers in PG&E’s service territory. To do so, we deployed a test...

The primary objective of this Emerging Technologies project was to promote the California Energy Wise program through onsite monitoring at several different commercial foodservice establishments, comparing the energy use and cost differences when existing equipment in production kitchens are...

The purpose of this study was to conduct field measurements to evaluate the Demand Response (DR) capabilities of Programmable Communicating Thermostats (PCTs) leveraging Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR). This evaluation specifically relates to packaged rooftop Heating Ventilation and Air...

A comparison of FirstFuel’s Rapid Building Assessment and traditional on-site screening procedures is presented. Rapid Building Assessment is believed to have the potential to automate the screening and auditing process, and to streamline the identification of Energy Efficiency Measures for...

The Pacific Gas & Electric company (PG&E) installed a zero net energy (ZNE) classroom demonstration at its Stockton Energy Training Center (ETC), which opened to the public on December 13, 2012. The ZNE classroom demonstration is a fully functioning classroom, that is designed as a ZNE...

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) contracted with the Heschong Mahone Group (HMG) to provide an evaluation of selected benchmarking software tools that could integrate with existing California regulations and utility programs and support goals identified in the California Long Term Energy...

The energy tracking function of energy management and information system  (EMIS) software has the potential benefit of assessing technologies, such as building controls and the functionality of the EMIS software technology themselves (i.e. customer engagement), that produce operational and...