Texas A&M System Energy Systems Lab

• IBPSA News (Vol. XV - #2) (10-2005) (PDF)
  
  

• Methodology for the Determination of Potential Energy Savings in Commercial Buildings (ESL-IC-07-11-11) Baltazar and Claridge
• Experiences on the Implementation of the 'Energy Balance' Methodology as a Data Quality Control Tool: Application to the Building Energy Consumption of a Large University Campus (ESL-IC-07-11-23) Baltazar, et al.
• A Methodology for Calculating Emissions Reductions from Renewable Energy Programs and Its Application to the Wind Farms in the Texas ERCOT Region (ESL-IC-07-11-43) Liu, et al.
• Procedures for the Integration of Complete Year Texas Weather Data Files for eCalc-Emissions Reduction Calculator (ESL-IC-07-11-44) Baltazar, et al.

• Reduce Emissions from Commercial Buildings 2005
  
   
• Reduce Emissions from Residential Buildings 2005
  
   
• Reduce Emissions from Solar Sources 2005
  
   
• Reduce Emissions from Street Lights and Traffic Lights 2005
  
   
• Reduce Emissions from Water Supply and Waste Water facilities 2005
  
   
• Reduce Emissions from Wind Facilities 2005
  
   

2003 ICEBO SB5 Paper (PDF)

• Calculation of NOx Emissions Reduction from Implementation of the 2000 IECC/IRC Conservation Code in Texas

A more complete selection of the Hot & Humid proceedings (2002 - 2007) are now available online in the ESL Digital Library.

2008 16th Symposium Papers:

Click HERE to view papers by ESL Personnel

2007 15.5 Symposium Presentations:

Six papers and four powerpoints are located in the ESL Digital Library (above).

Monday, December 17, Session One:

• Tom "Smitty" Smith, Public Citizen Texas, "Cheaper, Cleaner, Cooler Ways to Meet our Needs for New Energy" (ESL-HH-07-12-01).

• Juan Carlos Baltazar (presentation given by Jeff Haberl), ESL, "A Methodology for Calculating Integrated NOx Emissions Reduction from Energy-Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE/RE) Programs across State Agencies in Texas" (ESL-HH-07-12-02).

• Jaya Mukhopadhyay, ESL, "Recommendations for 15% Above-Code Energy-Efficiency Measures for Commercial Office Buildings" (ESL-HH-07-12-03).

• Steve Heins, Orion Energy Systems, Inc., "The Integrated Energy Lighting System: Combining Energy Efficiency, Energy Management and Renewables May Be the Next Big Idea" (ESL-HH-07-12-04).

Monday, December 17, Session Two:

• Jeff Haberl, ESL, "Recommendations for 15% Above-Code Energy-Efficiency Measures for Single-Family Residences" (ESL-HH-07-12-05).

• Richard Morgan, Austin Energy, "Development of a Residential Code-Compliant Calculator for the Texas Climate Vision Project" (ESL-HH-07-12-06).

• Shirley Muns, US GreenFiber, "Above Code: What does that mean?" (ESL-HH-07-12-07).

Tuesday, December 18, Session Three:

• Jim Sargent, AndersonSargent Custom Homes, LP, "Zero Net Energy Homes" not yet available on this site. Program Notes.

Tuesday, December 18, Session Four:

• Rich Herweck, Texas Combined Heat and Power Initiative, "CHP: It's time for Combined Heat and Power. Clean Air Through Energy Efficiency" (ESL-HH-07-12-08).
• Tarek Bou-Saada, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, "Sustaining Long-term Energy Savings for a Major Texas State Agency Performance Contracting Initiative" (ESL-HH-07-12-09).
• Donnie Herrin, Energy Knowledge Group, "Converting 15-Minute Interval Electricity Load Data into Reduced Demand, Energy Reduction and Cash Flow" (ESL-HH-07-12-10).

2006 15th Symposium ESL authors:

• Preliminary Verification of Residential Energy Savings (ESL-HH-06-07-01)
• Analysis of Commercial Energy Savings (ESL-HH-06-07-02)
• Analysis of Residential Energy Savings (ESL-HH-06-07-03)
• Survey of High Performance Schools (ESL-HH-06-07-12)
• High-Performance Office Buildings in the US (ESL-HH-06-07-21)
• Maximum Residential EE in Hot & Humid Climates (ESL-HH-06-07-26)
• Improved Fenestration Using DOE-2.1E (ESL-HH-06-07-22)