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 -Tom Eckman Today's Agenda Meeting Minutes and Decisions for March 17, 2015 Voting Members Roll Call Decision - Adopt Agenda & Minutes
9:15 am	Proven UES: Residential Clothes Washers - Ryan Firestone Res \| Appliances - Clothes Washers in SF - Workbook updated 4/13/2015 Presentation updated 4/14/2015, Decision
10:25 am	Planning UES: Residential Clothes Dryers - Ryan Firestone Workbook updated 4/13/2015 Proposed Research Strategy updated 4/13/2015 Presentation (See 9:15 am presentation), Decision
11:10 am	Break
11:25 am	Planning UES: Residential Clothes Dryers (cont....) - Ryan Firestone
11:55 pm	Proven UES: Commercial Clothes Washers - Ryan Firestone Comm \| Appliances - Clothes Washers - Workbook updated 4/13/15 Presentation updated 4/13/15, Decision
12:25 pm	Lunch - Complete this Online Deli Order (RTF Members and Corresponding Members only)
12:55 pm	Proven UES: New Construction - Montana House 2 - Adam Hadley Res \| New Construction - Montana House 2 Proposed Workbook Proposed SEEM Runs Proposed Specifications (clean & tracked changes) Presentation updated 4/13/2015, Decision
1:55 pm	RTF Management Items - Jennifer Anziano Presentation
2:25 pm	Provisional UES: Performance Based Duct Sealing - Jennifer Anziano Res \| Heating/Cooling - Performance-based Duct Sealing SF Presentation, Decision
2:35 pm	MH Weatherization and HVAC Measures Status - Jennifer Anziano Res \| Weatherization - Manufactured Homes Res \| Heating/Cooling - PTCS Duct Sealing MH Res \| Heating/Cooling - Commissioning Controls & Sizing MH Res \| New Construction - High Performance Manufactured Homes Presentation updated 4/13/2015, Decision
2:45 pm	Break
3:00 pm	Provisional UES: Residential Heat Pump Water Heaters - Christian Douglass Res \| DHW - HPWH - Workbook Draft Research Plan (for reference only, being refined with potential funders) Presentation updated 4/13/15, Decision
4:00 pm	Adjourn
Tentative Future Agenda Items & Upcoming Subcommittee Work Anticipated in Q2 & Q3 Grocery - Display Case LEDs (Reach-In Cases) Grocery - ECMs for Display Cases Appliances - Refrigerator/Freezer Decommissioning Motors Pump VFD Standard Protocol Delivery Verification MH SEEM Calibration CVR/VO Protocol Behavior Standard Protocol New Construction - ENERGY STAR and EcoRated Homes MH Manufactured Homes HVAC measures New Construction - High Performance MH Residential Lighting (LEDs, CFLs, Specialty CFLs) MH Weatherization Measures Multifamily Calibration Low-e Storm Windows New Homes Standard Protocol (Next Step Homes) Res Advanced Power Strips