R&D for High–Performance Buildings
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PUSHING THE EFFICIENCY ENVELOPE: R&D FOR HIGH–PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS, INDUSTRIES, AND CONSUMERS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION APRIL 28, 2009 Serial No. 111–21 Printed for the use of the Committee on Science and Technology ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.science.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 48–736PS WASHINGTON : 2009 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 21:08 Nov 11, 2009 Jkt 048736 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DWORK\E&E09\042809\48736 SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HON. BART GORDON, Tennessee, Chairman JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois RALPH M. HALL, Texas EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER JR., LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California Wisconsin DAVID WU, Oregon LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas BRIAN BAIRD, Washington DANA ROHRABACHER, California BRAD MILLER, North Carolina ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois MARCIA L. FUDGE, Ohio W. TODD AKIN, Missouri BEN R. LUJA´ N, New Mexico RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas PAUL D. TONKO, New York BOB INGLIS, South Carolina PARKER GRIFFITH, Alabama MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida JIM MATHESON, Utah BRIAN P. BILBRAY, California LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee ADRIAN SMITH, Nebraska BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri PETE OLSON, Texas BARON P. HILL, Indiana HARRY E. MITCHELL, Arizona CHARLES A. WILSON, Ohio KATHLEEN DAHLKEMPER, Pennsylvania ALAN GRAYSON, Florida SUZANNE M. KOSMAS, Florida GARY C. PETERS, Michigan VACANCY SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT HON. BRIAN BAIRD, Washington, Chairman JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois BOB INGLIS, South Carolina EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona W. TODD AKIN, Missouri DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas BEN R. LUJA´ N, New Mexico MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida PAUL D. TONKO, New York JIM MATHESON, Utah LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky BART GORDON, Tennessee RALPH M. HALL, Texas JEAN FRUCI Democratic Staff Director CHRIS KING Democratic Professional Staff Member MICHELLE DALLAFIOR Democratic Professional Staff Member SHIMERE WILLIAMS Democratic Professional Staff Member ELAINE PAULIONIS PHELEN Democratic Professional Staff Member ADAM ROSENBERG Democratic Professional Staff Member JETTA WONG Democratic Professional Staff Member ELIZABETH CHAPEL Republican Professional Staff Member TARA ROTHSCHILD Republican Professional Staff Member STACEY STEEP Research Assistant (II) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 21:08 Nov 11, 2009 Jkt 048736 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DWORK\E&E09\042809\48736 SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 C O N T E N T S April 28, 2009 Page Witness List ............................................................................................................. 2 Hearing Charter ...................................................................................................... 3 Opening Statements Statement by Representative Brian Baird, Chairman, Subcommittee on En- ergy and Environment, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives ................................................................................................ 6 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 7 Statement by Representative Bob Inglis, Ranking Minority Member, Sub- committee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science and Tech- nology, U.S. House of Representatives ............................................................... 7 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 8 Prepared Statement by Representative Jerry F. Costello, Member, Sub- committee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science and Tech- nology, U.S. House of Representatives ............................................................... 8 Prepared Statement by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Member, Sub- committee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science and Tech- nology, U.S. House of Representatives ............................................................... 9 Witnesses: Mr. Steven Chalk, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 11 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 13 Biography .......................................................................................................... 20 Mr. William J. Coad, President, Coad Engineering Enterprises, and Chair- man, High-Performance Building Council, National Institute of Building Sciences Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 20 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 22 Biography .......................................................................................................... 23 Mr. Paul N. Cicio, President, Industrial Energy Consumers of America Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 26 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 27 Biography .......................................................................................................... 28 Dr. Karen Ehrhardt–Martinez, Research Associate, American Council for an Energy–Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 28 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 30 Biography .......................................................................................................... 63 Dr. J. Michael McQuade, Senior Vice President, Science and Technology, United Technologies Corporation Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 63 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 65 Biography .......................................................................................................... 73 Discussion An Integrated Approach to Energy Efficiency ................................................... 73 Executing Best Practices in the Public .............................................................. 76 (III) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 21:08 Nov 11, 2009 Jkt 048736 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DWORK\E&E09\042809\48736 SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 IV Page Consumer Education and Behavior .................................................................... 78 Retrofitting ........................................................................................................... 81 Green Building Standards ................................................................................... 82 Efficiency in the Federal Government ................................................................ 83 Implementing Demonstration Projects ............................................................... 84 Green Infrastructure Funding ............................................................................ 85 High-Performance Building Standards .............................................................. 87 Life Cycle Energy Pricing .................................................................................... 88 Means of Informing Consumers .......................................................................... 90 Encouraging Efficiency at the Various Levels of Government ......................... 91 Closing .................................................................................................................. 94 Appendix: Answers to Post-Hearing Questions Mr. Steven Chalk, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy ...................... 96 Dr. Karen Ehrhardt–Martinez, Research Associate, American Council for an Energy–Efficient Economy (ACEEE) .................................................................. 100 Dr. J. Michael McQuade, Senior Vice President, Science and Technology, United Technologies Corporation ........................................................................ 101 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 21:08 Nov 11, 2009 Jkt 048736 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DWORK\E&E09\042809\48736 SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 PUSHING THE EFFICIENCY ENVELOPE: R&D FOR HIGH–PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS, IN- DUSTRIES, AND CONSUMERS TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:05