Solar Chimney Design as part of the SBVC Automotive TEC Project. A solar chimney is a passive solar ventilation system. It is a way of improving natural ventilation within a building as well as providing heating or cooling by utilizing heat from the sun to enhance natural stack effect ventilation...

The SBVC Automotive TEC project is a Net Zero Pilot project.  The project is intended to be a model for future Community College capital projects and also serve as living laboratory.  The project includes several sustainability innovations.  These include: 1. Air Handling Unit Condensate Recovery...

The legislature awarded the California Air Resources Board (CARB) one million dollars in the 2019-2020 budget to create the SB 1013 Fluorinated Gases Emission Reduction Incentive Program, or F-gas incentive Program (FRIP). FRIP seeks to alleviate the barriers to the adoption of climate-friendly...

This interim report, a product of Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Codes and Standards Planning and Coordination Program’s Key Initiatives, evaluates market barriers and identifies solutions to achieve energy-efficient building electrification within its service territory. The primary objective...

PG&E’s Code Readiness team conducted field research at two indoor cannabis facilities in Sacramento, California, to gather data on system operational energy use and thermal loads in controlled environment horticulture (CEH) facilities. The research focused on CEH production spaces, including...

The Study provided a standards-based approach (OpenADR 2.0b) for Providers to receive accurate pricing for their residential customers. ParticipatingProviders were expected to utilize this pricing data to accomplish price-optimized load shifting to provide different services such as customer bill...

In commercial buildings where forced-air heating and cooling systems are employed, the efficiency of ductwork plays a pivotal role in both energy management and indoor air quality.  According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA), ventilation systems in commercial buildings consume...

The existing SWWP004-03 Water Pump Upgrade Measure Package has been approved through 12/31/2024, but the California Public Utilities commission (CPUC) has mandated that this Measure Package (MP) cannot continue beyond 2024 without a Market-Based Industry Standard Practice (ISP) Study compliant with...

This project seeks to expand the California eTRM by adding measure packages [SP1] [SP2] [PB3] [SP4] [PB5] that focus on hydronic air to water heat pump (AWHP) and heat recovery chiller (HRC) offerings. This research will also determine whether the scope of AWHP and HRC can be combined into one...

Laboratory cold storage solutions such as refrigerators and freezers are critical to keeping valuable reagents and samples safe in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, university, government, and healthcare research laboratories. High performance laboratory grade refrigerators and freezers are designed...