Project SummaryThe commercial sector uses variable air volume systems to provide more efficient heating, cooling, and ventilation than constant volume systems. To function properly and efficiently, these systems must maintain a balance of fan and VAV box control which supplies only the needed air...

Project SummaryThis is a market and technology study of emerging electronics technologies (such as home video and audio systems, office electronics, entertainment systems, and white goods) into mass market consumer sectors. The project is investigating the technologies emerging into the marketplace...

Project Summary:The largest energy and demand savings opportunities in residential and light commercial sectors are in cooling (47% of all peak demand savings opportunities). The use of air conditioning continues to grow in California due to increases in income, and in inland regions such as CEC...

Project SummaryTwo-stage or indirect-direct evaporative cooling technology offers the best opportunity for replacing air conditioning in California. The existing two-stage evaporative cooler on the market does not achieve the full potential of this technology. Previous lab testing has shown an...

Project SummaryDaylit buildings, combined with automatic photocontrols, have enormous potential to deliver substantial energy and peak demand savings. As a result, utility-run efficiency programs such as Savings by Design, and the Title 24 Energy Efficiency Standards now promote the greater use of...

Project SummaryThis project is a demonstration of the energy-efficient CFL downlight fixture developed by the California Energy Commission’s Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program (PIER 500-04-005, December 2003). The project is being conducted in partnership with homebuilders, to...

Project SummaryThe Green Buildings Studio is a web service application designed to support designers who wish to model the energy implications of building and systems designs. It is designed to accept files from 3D CAD software or manual inputs of building designs and produce files compatible with...

Project SummarySouthern California Edison evaluated the potential energy savings of replacing obsolete 500W incandescent lamps with third-generation, programmable start, ballasted T8s, also known as Super T8s. The new lighting system is composed of high-lumen F32T8 lamps and ultra high-efficiency,...

Project SummaryThis project will demonstrate technologies in the area of air management, operation strategy, and/or heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) air-side economization. For more information, please contact the sponsoring organization.Related Reports Data Center Energy Efficiency...

Project Summary:The Dimmable Stairwell Lighting Case Study will determine the energy usage and cost impacts of a retrofit stairwell lighting project at the Fillmore Center in San Francisco. This project will 1) calculate the pre-install energy usage, 2) calculate post-install energy usage, 3)...