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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UES Measures Standard protocols list Demand Response Technologies Supporting Documents Propose a measure or standard protocol Proposed measures and status Whole Building Efforts

Subcommittees

9:30 am	Introductions, Announcements & Review of Agenda Review and Approval of meeting minutes (120k PDF) for October 13 Set next meeting dates - tentative January 5, February 2, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6 Project and Subcommittee Updates (Ag Irrigation Hardware and PTCS Subcommittee)
10:00 am	Presentation (1mb PowerPoint), Discussion, and Decision on Deemed Savings and Efficiency Standard for Commercial Cooking Measures: Convection Ovens, Combination Ovens, and Dishwashers – Le Tran and David Frank >> Supporting files (1mb Zip)
11:00 am	Presentation (900k PowerPoint) and Discussion on Residential Ventilation Requirements; ASHRAE 62.2 and where to go from here – Bruce Manclark, Adam Hadley, and Subcommittee >> IAQ Supporting Documents (700k Zip)
12:00 pm	LUNCH
12:30 pm	Progress Report on Regional Ductless Heat Pump Evaluation – BPA and Ecotope >> Bonneville presentation (100k PowerPoint) >> Ecotope presentation (4mb PowerPoint) >> RTF presentation (360k PowerPoint) >> KEMA Review (160k PowerPoint) >> Supporting file (800k PDF)
2:00 pm	Break
2:15 pm	Presentation (150k PowerPoint), Discussion, and Decision on calibrating SEEM modeling to evaluation results – Dave Baylon, Tom Eckman, Adam Hadley >> SEEM Calibration Model (2mb Excel)
2:45 pm	Presentation on Small Commercial Building Weatherization and Heat Pump Measures; classification of buildings and deemed savings approach – Dave Baylon, Charlie Grist
3:00 pm	Presentation and Discussion on Council Staff’s Proposal to Update the RTF Website – Gillian Charles and Eric Schrepel
3:30 pm	Adjourn/Break
4:00 pm	Special Meeting: Re-design of the Planning, Tracking, and Reporting (PTR) System - Stakeholder Advisory Group Kickoff Meeting >> Agenda (25k Word) >> Central drivers (30k Word) >> Central goals (30k Word) >> Functional requirements (60k PowerPoint)
5:00 pm	Adjourn
Tentative January Agenda Items Direct Use of Gas study results - Global Energy Partners Report from Ag Irrigation Hardware Subcommittee Report from PTCS subcommittee RTUG - Review 2009 Research