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 June 16, 2015 Voting Members Roll Call Decision - Adopt Agenda & Minutes
9:15 am	Mid-Year Programming Report - Jennifer Anziano Draft 2016 Work Plan Draft 2016 Business Plan Presentation
9:45 am	RTF Management Items - Jennifer Anziano Presentation
10:00 am	Planning UES: Heat Pump Water Heaters - Christian Douglass Res \| DHW - HPWH - Workbook updated 07/20/2015 Presentation updated 07/20/2015, Decision
11:00 am	Break
11:15 am	Proven UES: Grocery - EC Motors for Display Cases - Mohit Singh-Chhabra Com \| Grocery - EC Motors for Display Cases - Workbook Presentation updated 07/21/2015, Decision
11:45 am	Proven UES: Grocery - Display Case LEDs (Reach-In Cases) - Mohit Singh-Chhabra Com\| Grocery - Display Case LEDs - Workbook updated 07/20/2015 Presentation updated 07/20/2015, Decision
12:15 pm	Lunch - Complete this Online Deli Order (RTF Members and Corresponding Members only)
12:45 pm	Standard Protocols: Automated CVR and Simplified Voltage Optimization - Josh Rushton Automated CVR Protocol (old) Voltage Optimization Protocol (old) Proposed Standard Savings Estimation Protocol - Voltage Optimazation Presentation updated 07/21/2015, Decision
1:45 pm	New Measure Proposal: Low-E Storm Windows - Adam Hadley Background: Video by PNNL on Low-E Storm Windows Supporting Documents Cost & Lifetime of Low-E Storm Windows memo revised 7/16/2015 Field Study - Atlanta Field Study - Philadelphia Low-E storm window persistence in Chicago case study homes Market Assessment & Pathways to Market Transformation PNNL Lab Homes: Low-E Storm Windows Thermal & Optical Properties of Low-E Storm Windows and Panels Low-E Retrofit Demonstration & Educational Program Proposed Low-E Storm Windows SEEM Runs 34 MB Presentation updated 07/21/2015, Workbook, Decision
2:45 pm	Break
3:00 pm	New Planning UES - Thermostatic Restriction Valve - Ryan Firestone Research Strategy updated 07/21/2015 Workbook Presentation updated 07/21/2015, Decision
4:00 pm	Adjourn
Tentative Future Agenda Items & Upcoming Subcommittee Work Anticipated in Q3 & Q4 Appliances - Refrigerator/Freezer Decommissioning Weatherization Multifamily Residential Advanced Power Strips Residential Heat Pump Upgrades SF (New Construction) New Construction ENERGY STAR Homes MF Residential Lighting (LEDs, CFLs, Specialty CFLs) MH HVAC Measures, Performance Based Duct Sealing and Prescriptive Duct Sealing Prescriptive Duct Sealing and Performance-based Duct sealing MH Prescriptive Duct Sealing and Performance-based Duct Sealing MH Weatherization - Heat Pumps Multifamily Calibration NC-ENERGY STAR and EcoRated Homes MH NC - High Performance MH MH SEEM Calibration (New Construction) Behavior Standard Protocol ProCost Delivery Verification Batch 2 Performance Based Duct Sealing & Prescriptive Duct Sealing (SF) Non-Residential Lighting Code Compliant Delivery Verification Batch 3 New Homes Standard Protocol (Next Step Homes) Guidelines Updates Non-Residential Lighting Retrofits Updates MH Decommissioning Report Current Practice Baseline Appliances - Dishwashers New Construction ENERGY STAR Homes SF - ID/MT BOP2 New Construction ENERGY START Homes - ID/MT DHP TCO (provisional) New Construction ENERGY STAR Homes SF - Idaho New Construction ENERGY STAR Homes SF - Montana