CTTC Consultant Report Jan 2006

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CTTC Consultant Report (Jan 2006)

• Technology Updates
• Bing Liu, P.E.
• CTTC Consultant Technology
• Senior Engineer
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• bing.liu_at_pnl.gov [phone]

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Issue Update CTTC Newsletter

• First issue released in Dec 2005
• Reports from RVC
• Reports from the CTTC consultants
• Issue update from society
• Two issues a year
• Enhanced communication channel

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Launch of Engineering for Sustainability

• Identify ASHRAE products and services related to
  sustainability
• Emphasize ASHRAE as the engineering engine that
  drives sustainability
• Develop a roadmap of sustainability for the
  Society

www.engineeringforsustainability.org
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Advanced Energy Design Guide for Retail
Buildings

• AEDG for Small Office Building was published in
  Jan 2005 and received three awards
• AEDG for Retail Buildings completed 35 draft
  review in Dec 2005

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Release of LEED-NC 2.2 Version

• New version of LEED for new construction (NC) was
  approved and released in Nov 2005
• Changes related to the Energy Performance Credits
• updated Referenced Standard (ASHRAE 90.1-2004)
• new energy modeling protocol
• two new prescriptive compliance paths
• EQp1- Minimum IAQ Performance
• Updated Referenced Standard (ASHRAE 62.1-2004)
• EQc2- Ventilation Credit
• Replaced the ventilation effectiveness with the
  provision of higher than code minimum ventilation

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U.S. Energy Police Act of 2005

• EPAct 2005 was signed into law in Aug, 2005
• Tax incentives
• more than 2 billion for advanced energy-saving
  technologies and practices in 2006 and 2007
• New homes, new commercial buildings and major
  upgrades to existing buildings
• Appliances, air-conditioners, heat pumps,
  furnaces and water heaters
• Stationary fuel cells and microturbines

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U.S. Energy Police Act of 2005 (contd)

• Standards
• Setting new federal minimum-efficient standards
  on 16 products
• Air-conditioners and heat pumps
• Ice-makers, refrigerators and freezers
• And more
• Directing DOE to set standards on several other
  products
• Commercial refrigeration system (Jan. 1, 2009)
• Beverage vending machine (Aug. 8, 2009)
• And more

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Now, Surely You Must Have a Question or Two
One year later
Bing Liu Bing.liu_at_pnl.gov [phone]