Net-Zero Energy (NZE) Installations & Deployed Bases Workshop
2-4, February, 2009
Colorado Springs, CO


AGENDA & PRESENTATIONS


Topic

Speaker

Affiliation

02 February, 2009
Field Day Visit to Fort Carson
Ft. Carson NZE Roadmap and Plan Vincent Guthrie Ft. Carson DPW
03 February, 2009
Overview of Meeting and Expectations Tom Hartranft ERDC-CERL
Keynote Address: Energy Efficient Community Systems Reinhard Jank Volks Wohung
Session I: Renewables for NZE Installation
Session Chair Presentation: Renewable Energy Optimization for Net-Zero, Andy Walker, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Zero Energy Buildings Robert Boehm UNLV
Case Study of Privatized Net-Zero Homes at Fort Campbell Heidi Anne Kaltenhauser Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Building-Integrated Photovoltaics for NZE Installations & Deployed Bases Cecile Warner NREL
Wind Energy: Technology & Applications Tony Jimenez NREL
Session II: Thermal & Electrical Energy Storage for NZE
Session Chair Presentation: Overview of Electric Energy Storage Systems, Dan Rastler, Electric Power Research Institute
Energy Storage for Wind Energy Integration and Smart Grid Frank Novachek Xcel Energy
Energy Surety Approaches for Military Applications John Boyes Sandia National Laboratories
Ice Bear® Storage Brian Parsonnet ICE Energy
Overview of Cooling Energy Storage Technologies Scot Duncan Retrofit Originality Incorporated
Session III: Power & Energy Architecture for NZE
Session Chair Presentation: Overview of Power & Energy Architecture, Bob Lasseter, UW – Madison
Electrical Systems and Loads for Sustainable Buildings Tom Jahns UW – Madison
Combined Heat and Power Clifford Haefke UIC Energy Resources Center
Thermal Management Stephan Richter GED
Biofuels & Bioenergy on U.S. Military Bases Chris Zygarlicke Energy & Environmental Research Center
Session IV: Physical Architecture for NZE
Session Chair Presentation: Overview of Physical Architecture, Tom Hartranft, ERDC-CERL
US Passive House Projects - Net Plus Energy Homes Katrin Klingenberg Passive House Institute, USA
Passive Houses World-wide: Adaptation To Special Climatic Regions Berthold Kaufmann Passive House Institute, Germany
Passive Houses in Germany: Conceptions, Designs, Best Practices Georg Zielke Architekturbüro Zielke Passivhäuser
Open Forum to discuss the Army’s unique challenges and requirements / End of Day One, Discussion Topics for Day Two Tom Hartranft ERDC-CERL
04 February, 2009
Review of Day One Discussions & Preview of Day Two Tom Hartranft ERDC-CERL
Session V: Energy Conservation for NZE
Session Chair Presentation: Energy Conservation Technologies for NetZero Buildings, Alexander Zhivov, ERDC-CERL
Energy Efficient HVAC Design Optimization Scot Duncan Retrofit Originality Incorporated
M-Cycle beyond Comfort Cooling Alan Gillan, Valeriy Maisotsenko Coolerado
Heat Pump Optimization John Shonder Oak Ridge National Research Laboratory (ORNL)
Advanced Lighting Systems Gert Bruning Philips
Session VI: Building Envelope & Materials Technology for NZE
Session Chair Presentation: Overview of Building Envelope & Materials Technology, Bill Rose
Flexible Photovoltaics for Deployed Bases Steven Tucker U.S. Army Natick
Materials: Foam, Air Tightness, Compliance Henri Fennell Building Envelope Solutions, Inc.
High Performance Aerogel Insulation For Shelters Elizabeth Swisher U.S. Army Natick
Session VII: Tools & Systems Analyses Methodologies for NZE
Session Chair Presentation: Engineering Analysis of Fuel Cell and Integrated Hybrid Technologies for Support of the NZE Concept (Video 1 & 2), Jack Brouwer, NFCRC – UC Irvine
Modeling, Simulation, and Measurement of Building Energy Performance Ron Judkoff NREL
Case Study in NZE Design for Affordable Housing James Meacham CTG Energetics
Automatic Disaggregation of Total Electrical Load from Nonintrusive Appliance Load Monitoring Lucio Soibelman Carnegie Mellon University
Final Wrap-up and Close Tom Hartranft ERDC-CERL