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Training Workshop on Building Energy Efficiency Systems and Labeling

October 26-28, 2015 

NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.A.

Taller de Capacitación en Sistemas de Eficiencia Energética de Edificios y 

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26-28 de octubre, 2015

NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.A.
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Training Workshop Agenda: Monday October 26, 2015

Day 1 - First Session –Setting the Stage for the Workshop

Moderator: Magdalena Navarro, NIST

8:00 am Transportation from Hotel

Meet at hotel lobby, all presentation to be held in West Square

8:15 am Registration at NIST Visitors Center 

8:30 am to 9:00 am Participant Workshop Registration in West Square

9:00 am to 9:15 am

Welcoming Remarks

Willie E. May, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and 

Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Juan Cruz Monticelli, Energy Specialist of the Department of Sustainable 

Development, Organization of American States

9:15 am to 9:45 am

Workshop and Participant Introductions

Andrew Persily, Chief, Energy and Environment Division, NIST

Ana María Carreño, Manager, Global Best Practices & Latin America, CLASP

9:45 am to 10:15 am

Keynote: Positive Externalities of Energy Efficiency: A Reason for Public 

Sector Engagement

Maríano Gonzalez Serrano, Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank

10:15 am to 10:45 am Morning Break

10:45 am to 12:00 noon

NMI Participant Panel: Identifying Issues and Needs for Building Energy 

Efficiency and Appliance Labeling

Co-chairs: Natascha Milesi-Ferretti, NIST 

Ana María Carreño, CLASP

Panelists: Antoinette Johnson Peart, BSJ, Jamaica 

Leon Lira Cotes, CENAM, Mexico

Ruben Neris, INDOCAL, Dominican Republic

Javier Arias Real, CENAMEP, Panama

12:00 noon to 1:00 pm Lunch Break in NIST Cafeteria

Day 1 – Second Session - Building Energy Efficiency Standards, Regulation and Voluntary Programs

Moderator: Andrew Persily, NIST

1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Panel Presentation: From Research to Standards to Regulation

Chair: Andrew Persily, NIST

Panelists: Stephanie Reiniche, Manager of Standards, ASHRAE 

Helen Davis, Engineering Manager, Regulatory Affairs, 

Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)

David Conover, Senior Technical Advisor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Brendan Owens, Vice President of LEED Technical Development 

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

Ross Montgomery, P.E., CxA, Fellow ASHRAE 

Quality Systems and Technology, Inc.

2:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Country Presentations: Related to Building Systems

William David Paucar Quinteros, INEN, Ecuador

Taneille Davis-Murphy, Bureau of Standards, St. Vincent and Grenadines

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm Afternoon Break

3:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Moving Beyond Codes – Advanced Energy Design Guides and Zero Energy 

Buildings

Drury B. Crawley, Director, Building Performance, Bentley Systems Inc.

4:00 pm to 4:30 pm Building Rating Systems and Market Transformation

Brendan Owens, USGBC

4:30 pm to 5:00 pm Truth in Solid State Lighting Labeling

C. Cameron Miller, Leader, Optical Radiation Group, NIST

5:00 pm to 5:30 pm Photovoltaics: Safety and Efficiency Codes, Standards, and Labeling, 

(Non)Regulation, and Certification Efforts
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Brian Dougherty, Heat Transfer Alternative Energy Systems, NIST

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Networking Reception at the Heritage Room

7:00 pm Transportation to Hotel

Meet in front of Administration Building 101

Tuesday October 27, 2015

Day 2 - First Session – Energy Efficient Building Technologies

Moderator: Natascha Milesi Ferretti, NIST

8:30 am Transportation from Hotel to NIST

Meet at hotel lobby, all presentation to be held in West Square

9:00 am to 9:30 am Measuring and Rating the Performance of Domestic Refrigerating Appliances

David Yashar, Energy and Environment Division, NIST

9:30 am to 10:00 am

Measuring and Rating the Performance of Residential Air Conditioners and 

Heat Pumps

W. Vance Payne, HVAC&R Equipment Performance Group, NIST

10:00 am to 10:30 am Water Heating Technologies and Ratings

William Healy, Leader, Heat Transfer Alternative Energy Systems Group, NIST

10:30 am to 11:00 am Morning Break

11:00 am to 11:30 am Solar Hot Water

James Huggins, Technical Director, Solar Rating & Certification Corp.

11:30 am to 12:00 noon 

Discussion

Panama Program on Building Technologies

Ana Cristina Barria, Empresa de Transmision, Panama

12:00 noon to 1:00 pm Lunch Break in NIST Cafeteria

Day 2 – Second Session –Appliance Standards and Labeling and Analytical Tools

Moderator: David Yashar, NIST

1:00 pm to 1:30pm EPA’s Use of Standards in the ENERGY STAR Product Certification Scheme 

Eamon Monahan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

1:30 pm to 2:15 pm

Challenges & Opportunities for Appliance Standards and Labels in Latin 

America and the Caribbean

Eric Gibbs, Senior Director, Country Programs, CLASP

Ana María Carreño, CLASP

2:15 pm to 2:45 pm

Country Presentations Related to Building and/or Appliance Labeling

Leon Lira Cortes, CENAM, Mexico

Tanielle Davis-Murphy, Bureau of Standards, St. Vincent and Grenadines

2:45 pm to 3:15 pm Harmonization of Standards & Labels: Opportunities and Challenges

Jenny Corry Smith, Senior Associate, CLASP

3:15 pm to 3:45 pm Afternoon Break

3:45 pm to 4:15 pm Overview of the Product Policy Analysis Tool (PPAT) and Case Study

Amit Khare, Manager, Country Programs, CLASP

4:15 pm to 4:45 pm

Introduction to the Policy Analysis Modelling System (PAMS) and Case 

Study

Ana María Carreño, CLASP

4:45 pm to 5:15 pm Wrap-up discussion

Ana María Carreño, CLASP

5:30 pm Transportation to Hotel

Meet in front of Administration Building 101
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Wednesday October 28, 2015

Day 3 - First Session – Measurement, Verification, and Enforcement for Appliance S&L

Moderator: Andrew Conn, NIST

8:30 am Transportation from hotel

Meet at hotel lobby, presentations to begin in West Square

9:00 am to 9:30 am

Designing a Robust Compliance Framework for S&L Implementation

Eric Gibbs, CLASP

Ana María Carreño, CLASP

9:30 am to 10:00 am

Country Presentations Related to Measurement Verification & Enforcement

Sergio Teliz, UTE, Uruguay

Stephen Isaacs, BBSQ, Bahamas

Gaspar Gazzaola, INTI, Argentina

10:00 am to 11:00 am 

Discussion of the challenges to the implementation of Measurement 

Verification and Enforcement in Latin America and the Caribbean

Nicole Kearney, Senior Associate CLASP

Eric Gibbs, CLASP

Ana María Carreño, CLASP

11:00 am to 11:30 am Morning Break

11:30 am to 12:00 noon S&L Program Evaluation and Impact Assessment

Ana María Carreño, CLASP

12:00 noon to 12:15 pm Participant Feedback Survey

Hratch Semerjian, Chief Scientist Emeritus, NIST

12:15 pm to 1:15 pm Lunch Break in NIST Cafeteria

Day 3 - Second Session – High Performance Residential Design & Facility Tours

Moderator: Natascha Milesi Ferretti, NIST

1:15 pm to 1:45pm High Performance Building Design, Residential

Betsy Pettit, President, Building Science Corporation

1:45 pm to 2:00 pm Walk to Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility, Building 208

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Tour: Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility

Hunter Fanney, Senior Research Scientist, NIST

Betsy Pettit, Building Science Corporation

3:00 pm to 3:15 pm Afternoon Break

3:15 pm to 4:15 pm

Tours of Laboratory Facilities in Building Research, Building 226:

Photovoltaic Laboratory, Room B109

Brian Dougherty, NIST

Water Heater Laboratory, Room B005

William Healy, NIST

Air Conditioner / Heat Pump Evaluation Laboratory, Rooms A114 and A118

W. Vance Payne, NIST

4:15 pm to 4:30 pm Return to West Square

4:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Discussion of Follow-up Activities

Hratch Semerjian, Chief Scientist Emeritus, NIST

Eric Gibbs, CLASP

5:00 pm to 5:15 pm Certificate Presentation

Claire Saundry, NIST

5:15 pm

Closing Remarks

Andrew Persily, NIST

Eric Gibbs, CLASP

5:30 pm Transportation to hotel/airport

Meet in front of Administration Building 101