The goal of the EcoBlock research project is to explore strategies for resilience and the rapid, equitable, and affordable reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through urban block-scale retrofitting.
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Program: Energy Use in Buildings
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This interdisciplinary eXtensible Building Operating System–Vehicles (XBOS-V) project focused on controlling plug-in electric vehicle charging at residential and small commercial settings using a novel and flexible open-source, open-architecture charge communication and control platform.
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This project is a multi-tiered incentives program for contractors in California who are dedicated to providing quality installation, maintenance, and advancing energy-efficient technologies in the residential HVAC industry.
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Natural gas combustion to serve space heating hot water systems causes approximately one-third of large commercial building energy use in California. This project evaluated an innovative set of non-proprietary, cost-effective methods to reduce energy consumption and associated emissions from these systems. The project demonstrated 70% natural gas savings and substantial electricity savings in two large office buildings, yielding total utility cost savings of approximately $110,000 (or $0.5/ft²) per year.
Reducing Gas Consumption in Existing Large Commercial BuildingsRead More »
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The State Partnership for Energy Efficient Demonstrations (SPEED) program sought to drive the market adoption of energy efficient technologies as a part of California’s commitment to a clean energy future. Managed through the California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) from 2004 to 2014, SPEED was highly successful in conducting more than 100 demonstrations and other technology-transfer projects to showcase the benefits of best-in-class technology solutions in installations across the state.
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Super-GX is a unified, open-source control system that standardizes energy data and coordinates HVAC, lighting, plug loads, and EV charging to optimize energy use and grid interaction in large commercial buildings.
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The project supports the goals of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which includes working in areas such as energy efficiency, energy storage, economic analysis, behavioral studies, and lifecycle analysis.
Sustainable Systems for Energy: Efficiency, Storage, and Behavioral ApproachesRead More »
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The Binational Lab on Smart Energy Management and Technology is a research partnership between Mexico’s largest and most prestigious private education institute, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Tec de Monterrey), and California’s UC Berkeley.
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