Policy Options Workshop on Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings
November 29, 2011  8:30 am to 4:15 pm
NREL, 901 D Street, SW, Suite 950, Washington, DC 20024
AGENDA

Welcome and Objectives

Rick Duke, DOE Office of Policy and International Affairs

EERE Perspectives

Kathleen Hogan, DOE, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

The Human Element: Behavioral Factors Affecting Energy Efficient Choices in Commercial Buildings

Rick Diamond, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Federal Policy Options and Suggested Evaluation Criteria

Roderick Jackson, ORNL

Facilitated Discussion:  Non-Technical Barriers to Commercialization and Deployment of Energy-Efficient Commercial Buildings Technologies

Joan Pellegrino, Energetics Incorporated (facilitator)

Lessons Learned: Past and Current Buildings Sector Policies and Measures

Steve Nadel, ACEEE

An Economy-Wide Carbon Tax: Implications for Commercial Buildings

Marilyn Brown, Georgia Institute of Technology

Facilitated Discussion:  Federal Policy Options and Measures for Overcoming Non-Technical Barriers: Financing/Incentives, Information

Joan Pellegrino

Small Group Activity:  Key Elements of Priority Federal Policy Options and Measures

Joan Pellegrino

CCP&T Buildings Literature Review

Matt Cox and Xiaojing Sun, Georgia Institute of Technology