Regional Technical Forum

The RTF is a technical advisory committee to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council established in 1999 to develop standards to verify and evaluate energy efficiency savings

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9:00 am	Welcome, Review Agenda and Meeting Minutes - Charlie Grist Today's Agenda Meeting Minutes and Decisions for May 13, 2014 Voting Members Roll Call [Decision - Adopt Agenda & Minutes]
9:15 am	Proven UES: DHP revisions - Christian Douglass, Josh Rushton Calibration Workbook DHP Calibration Draft Report DHP UES Workbook Updated 6/16/2014 DHP SEEM Analysis Runs [Presentation Updated 6/16/2014, Decision]
10:25 am	Guidelines Revisions - Mike Baker (SBW) Roadmap for the Assessment of Energy Efficiency Measures (with changes since last adopted in April 2013) Roadmap for the Assessment of Energy Efficiency Measures (with draft markup since April 2014 meeting) Guidelines for the Estimation of Energy Savings (with changes since last adopted in April 2013) Guidelines for the Estimation of Energy Savings (with draft markup since April 2014 meeting) [Presentation, Decision]
11:25 am	Break
11:40 am	(Cont...) Guidelines Revisions - Mike Baker (SBW)
12:25 pm	Lunch
12:55 pm	SIS - Status update and next steps - Ryan Firestone [Presentation Updated 06/16/14, , Decision]
1:55 am	Out-Of-Compliance Grocery Measures - Nick O'Neil Com \| Grocery - Door Gasket Replacement - Workbook Com \| Grocery - Floating Head Pressure Controls for Single Compressor Systems - Workbook Com \| Grocery - Display Case LEDs (Open Cases) - Workbook Com \| Grocery - Strip Curtains - Workbook Com \| Grocery - Autoclosers - Workbook [Presentation Updated 06/18/14, Decision]
2:55 pm	Break
3:10 pm	Proven UES: Heating/Cooling - PTCS Commissioning, Controls, & Sizing SF - Adam Hadley Res \| Heating & Cooling - PTCS Commissioning, Controls, & Sizing SF [Presentation Updated 06/16/14, Decision]
3:15 pm	Update on Proven UES: Residential Single Family SEEM-affected UES Measures - Adam Hadley [Presentation]
3:45 pm	Staff Updates - Nick O'Neil [Presentation]
4:00 pm	Adjourn
Tentative Future Agenda Items Duct Insulation: SF and MH Provisional SP: Non-Res Lighting - Retrofits NREL SEEM vs. EnergyPlus comparison Proven UES: New Construction - Energy Star and Ecorated Homes MH Provisional SP: Scientific Irrigation Scheduling OOC UES: Heating/Cooling - PTCS Commissioning, Controls, & Sizing MH Proven UES: Heating/Cooling - Air Source Heat Pump Conversions MH Proven UES: Heating/Cooling - Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades MH Proven UES: New Construction - Montana House 2 Provisional UES: HPWH Proven UES: DHP for Forced Air Furnaces and Manufactured Homes Rem/Rate Infiltration Trade-Off Provisional SP: Voltage Optimization and CVR 7th Plan Assumptions Proven UES: LED Traffic Signals Proven UES: Residential Freezers Proven UES: Commercial Smart Plug Power Strips Proven UES: New Construction - Energy Star Homes MF Prescriptive Air Sealing Proven UES: New Construction - Energy Star Homes SF - WA Proven UES: New Construction - Energy Star Homes SF - WA BOP2 Proven UES: New Construction - Energy Star Homes SF - WA DHP TCO (provisional) Proven UES: New Construction - Built Green Washington Provisional SP: Non-Res Lighting - Code Compliance