Aligning Incentives with Savings for Cost-Effective Residential New Construction Programs Michael Turns, Performance Systems Development, Philadelphia, Pa. Kathleen Greely, Performance Systems Development, Meadville, Pa. Scott von Kleeck, Performance Systems Development, Philadelphia, Pa. ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between predicted energy savings and the HERS Index – a metric often used as the primary determinant…
Mike Arblaster, PSD’s Program Coordinator for the FirstEnergy New Homes Program in Pennsylvania, authored an article on ‘Incentivizing Efficiency’ in this month’s publication of the Home Builders Association of Berks County.
TREAT is one of the first tools approved for a program soft launch and Performance Systems Development has worked closely with program implementation staff to assist in the administration of CalTEST, verify TREAT models for use in the program, and set data quality standards through HPXML. Our very own CEO Greg Thomas first conceptualized HPXML,…
As the Holiday Season is upon us, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and on all those who have worked to shape and grow the energy efficiency industry. Thank you for your part in this endeavor. We wish you a Happy Holiday Season and a New Year filled with Peace and Prosperity!
We’ll be hanging around Booth 16 all day, and we’d love to say hello! Whether you’re interested in our utility program solutions, powerful software, our latest energy code work, or just want to catch up — we hope you stop by.
Performance Systems Development (PSD) was selected to implement the Penn Residential Energy Codes Program in Pennsylvania. When this study concludes in 2017, we’ll calculate how much energy we saved as a result of these training activities, but to do this we need to understand energy use in current new homes. PSD will contact randomly selected…
ICP Protocols bring a level of standardization to the inherently complex world of energy efficiency. Core to ICP’s approach is the development of a standardized documentation package to allow owners, investors, insurers and others to validate underwriting criteria. ICP is also undertaking the creation of an ICP workflow which leverages project developers, software producers, and…
New features include HPXML data exports; this growing national building data standard is the next step in revolutionizing the building science industry. TREAT 3.4 also features new customer facing reports designed to help sell jobs. Our “New Building Wizard” makes modeling single family buildings a snap while our updated default preferences allow both single and…
Emelie Cuppernell will be a member of the “RESNET Forms Standard Development Committee 900 – Quality Assurance”. RESNET has formed a new Standard Development Committee 900 – Quality Assurance (SDC 900).
Mike Arblaster, PSD’s Program Coordinator for the FirstEnergy New Homes Program in Pennsylvania, authored an article on ‘Incentivizing Efficiency’ in this month’s publication of the Home Builders Association of Berks County.
