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 April 23rd, 2014 Voting Members Roll Call [Decision - Adopt Agenda & Minutes]
9:15 am	Proven UES: New Construction - Built Green Washington - Mohit Singh-Chhabra Res \| New Construction - Built Green Washington [Presentation (Updated 05/12/2014), Decision]
9:20 am	Proven UES: Refrigerator/Freezer Decommissioning - Mohit Singh-Chhabra, Christian Douglass Res \| Appliances - Refrigerator/Freezer Decommissioning - Workbook (Updated 05/13/2014) [Presentation (Updated 05/13/2014), Decision]
10:45 am	Break
11:00 am	DHP Recalibration - Adam Hadley, Josh Rushton DHP SEEM calibration phase I Workbook An interpolation scheme for Phase-I DHP calibration Memo [Presentation(Updated 05/12/2014) , Decision]
12:30 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	Woodsmoke Study Results and Investigation Updates - Mohit Singh-Chhabra, Charlie Grist, Abt Associates [Presentation (Updated 05/12/2014)]
2:30 pm	Break
2:45 pm	SIW Updates - Christian Douglass Standard Information Workbook [Presentation, Decision]
3:15 pm	Schools Hours of Use Data - Ryan Firestone [Presentation, Decision]
3:30 pm	SEEM Template - Adam Hadley SEEM Template v1.0 [Presentation]
3:45 pm	Staff Updates - Nick O'Neil [Presentation]
4:00 pm	Adjourn
Tentative Future Agenda Items Guidelines Revisions Rem/Rate Infiltration Trade-Off Proven: Refrigerator/Freezer Decommissioning Proven UES: Heating/Cooling - PTCS Commissioning, Controls, & Sizing SF DHP Calibration using Adjustment Factors, not T-stat Settings Provisional SP: Non-Res Lighting - Retrofits Proven UES: Residential Single Family SEEM-affected UES Measures Duct Insulation: SF and MH PSE Manufactured Home Duct Sealing Program Evaluation Findings OOC UES: Grocery - Door Gasket Replacement OOC UES: Grocery - Floating Head Pressure Controls for Single Compressor Systems OOC UES: Grocery - LED Display Case LED's OOC UES: Grocery - Strip Curtains OOC UES: Grocery - Autoclosers Provisional UES: HPWH Proven UES: DHP for Forced Air Furnaces and Manufactured Homes Provisional SP: Voltage Optimization and CVR Provisional SP: Non-Res Lighting - Code Compliance SIS - Guidance on next steps 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 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)