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AERC Virtual Fall Meeting
November 10, 2021
Welcome & Program Updates | 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST
This session will provide an update on AERC activities including the ratings and certification program, the organization’s strategic objectives and more. In addition, we will review AERC’s efforts in exploring opportunities for window attachments to be included in the Federal Energy Tax Credit Program.
- Nicole Blackshear, AERC
- Lucy Albin, AERC
- Ralph Vasami, AERC
AERC Marketing Update | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM EST
This session will give an update on key AERC marketing communications activities including residential label updates and planning for the automation label, website updates, highlights from the Integrated Home Competition, and media outreach. This session will finish with a discussion of future needs and ideas.
- Nicole Blackshear, AERC
- Danielle Meyer, AERC
- Kim Katz, CEE
- Alice Rosenberg, CEE
TRM Workpapers and Modeling | 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST
This session will focus on the Technical Reference Manual (TRM) work that AERC has done to date this year. AERC staff will give an overview of the status of each of the target TRM states and PNNL will provide insight on the modeling conducted for each measure. The target states for this year were Arkansas, Texas, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey and New Mexico.
- Saniya Syed, AERC
- Christian Valoria, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
- Allegra Steenson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
An Investigation of Strategies for Sensing Window Attachment Position: Survey of Candidate Technologies, Evaluation, and Deployment Recommendations | 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM EST
While window coverings provide the potential for energy savings, there is little consensus regarding how occupants operate their window attachments, which sometimes puts into question how much energy they save in an occupied home. Windows function to provide views, daylight, and occasionally ventilation, to occupied spaces, therefore adding uncertainty in the usage of window attachments. Because of uncertainty in window shade operation during field studies, it may be difficult to quantify the energy impact of operable window attachments as an energy efficiency measure. To address this uncertainty, DOE sponsored a study to identify easily deployable sensors that are capable of measuring shade position. This sensor is intended to be deployed in field studies and broad enough to be applied to shades of many different types to sense their vertical position. This study and its results set a foundation for future field studies in the window attachments space, motivating the usage of ultrasonic, infrared, and Hall effect sensors to quantify the usage of shades in utility, manufacturer, or R&D studies.
- Tyler Pilet, Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
AERC Certification Webinar | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
This session will provide a high-level overview of what you need to know when planning for the AERC window attachment certification process. Recent and upcoming changes to the certification program will be discussed, as well as insights from companies with AERC certified products. Intertek and AERC simulators will share lessons learned and tips for certifying products.
- Lucy Albin, AERC
AERC and Intertek (Program Administrator) staff will be available to discuss company-specific topics and needs, including certification planning, budgeting, marketing plans, and outreach to customers or suppliers. Contact Lucy Albin to reserve a time slot.
For more information, contact Nicole Blackshear at [email protected]