This project will demonstrate the concept of displaying smart meter information through a compliant set top box (STB). Real time information such as kWh usage will be relayed from an end point smart meter to a multiaccess gateway and will be recorded for reporting purposes. The gateway or a...

The goal of this project is to develop a methodology for determining the potential energy and peak-demand savings associated with sealing large buildings: commercial, hospitality, and dormitory style buildings. This includes developing models for the energy use and demand associated with leakage in...

Retrofit to packaged RTU that cycles supply fan on/off when there's no call for cooling/heating. Technology adjusts outside air damper to maintain average CFM above code minimum. Field test on two RTUs retrofitted with the technology will be undertaken to validate the...

Identify opportunities for energy efficiency in dairy farms. The focus is on alternative methods to fans and soakers to cool dairy cows. Cooling technologies investigated will include hydronic heat exchangers embedded beneath free stall beds and water source heat pumps. Other areas to be...

Conduct field evaluation of the performance of a novel approach to cooling dairy cows by installing hydronic heat exchanger panels beneath the manure free stall beds. The project will measure energy consumption of the new system relative to the baseline high-speed low-volume fans and feed lane...

After-market RTU controller and supply fan variable speed drive. Steps supply fan speed based upon stages of cooling/heating. Adjusts outside air damper for DCV. Provides Fault Detection and...

The Solar Decathlon is a DOE-sponsored international competition which challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar powered houses that are cost-effective and energy-efficient. These competition homes are highly visible and typically see more than a quarter of a million visitors....

Field evaluation of vacuum sealing/packaging machines of 3 sites for use in supermarkets. Rather than leaving the heating element on continuously, the new unit activates the heating element used to seal packages only when the machine is in use. Same technology as was tesed in...

This project is intended to begin the process of creating a certification training course for architects, designers and specifiers of lighting control systems. Initiate a collaborative committee of subject matter experts and well-known stakeholders to develop a needs analysis that lighting control...

No-loss drains expel condensate from compressed air systems, with no associated loss of compressed air. They typically are installed at the compressor, air dryer, filter, storage tank, or at any low point in the piping where moisture might collect. No-loss drains open a valve only when signaled by...