PNNL

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) again hosts a premier international gathering that includes Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers sharing their expertise through seminars, paper presentations, a debate, and a panel discussion. PNNL sessions and speakers are outlined below.

PNNL Participation in Seminars/Sub-sessions 

Note: All Times shown are pacific daylight time (PDT)

Sunday, June 25

Seminar 8: Comparing the Effectiveness and Energy Use of Airborne Pathogen Mitigation Measures (livestream) 6:45–7:45 a.m. Seminar 8 Sub-sessions:	Session Chair: Dr. Cary Faulkner
Investigation of Airborne Pathogen Mitigation Strategies in Office Buildings	Presenter: Dr. Cary Faulkner
A Framework for Comparing the Effectiveness and Energy Use of Different Infection Mitigation Strategies	Presenter: Dr. Belal Abboushi
Seminar 12: Balancing Virus Risk Control and Energy Consumption for Better Building Operation 8–9:30 a.m. Seminar 12 Sub-session:	Session Chair: Dr. Cary Faulkner
Tradeoffs Among Indoor Air Quality, Financial Costs, and CO2 Emissions for HVAC Operation Strategies to Mitigate Indoor Virus in U.S. Office Buildings	Presenter: Dr. Cary Faulkner
Seminar 14: Assessing Thermal Resilience of Buildings Through Modeling and Analysis (livestream) 8–9:30 a.m. Seminar 14 Sub-session:
Enhancing Resilience in Buildings Through Energy Efficiency	Presenter: Dr. Ellen Franconi
Seminar 19: Next Generation of Heat Pumps to Decarbonize the Residential Buildings: What is New with the DOE's Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Seminar 19 Sub-session:	Session Chair: Bing Liu
Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge Field Data Collection and Analysis	Presenter: Vrushali Mendon

Monday, June 26

Seminar 36: ASHRAE Building Decarbonization Update (livestream) 12:15–1:45 p.m.

Session Chair: Bing Liu

Tuesday, June 27

Seminar 38: Connected Communities: Grid Interactivity, Energy Resilience, and Decarbonization 5–6:30 a.m. Seminar 38 Sub-session:	Session Chair: Dr. Michael Brambley
How Can Behind-the-Meter Distributed Energy Resources in Connected Communities Support Grid Reliability and Resilience?	Presenter: Dr. Srinivas Katipamula
Seminar 49: Learned from BAS Data: The Most Common Operational Problems in HVAC Systems, and the Energy Savings from Fixing Them 8–9:30 a.m. Seminar 49 Sub-session:
Prevalence of Typical Operational Problems and Energy Savings Opportunities in U.S. Commercial Buildings	Presenter: Dr. Srinivas Katipamula

Wednesday, June 28

Seminar 62: Coupling Simulation Tools for Fast and Accurate Indoor Environmental Models for Assessing Potential Energy Impacts of System Design and Operation 6:45–7:45 a.m. Seminar 62 Sub-session:
Fast Coupled Simulation of HVAC, Control System, and Indoor Environment	Presenter: Dr. Cary Faulkner

PNNL Participation in Paper/Poster Presentations

Note: All Times shown are pacific daylight time (PDT)

Sunday, June 25

Conference Paper Session 6: Impact of Codes on Decarbonization/Extreme Weather and Resilience 8–9:30 a.m. Session 6 Sub-sessions:
Model Energy Codes End-Use Opportunity Analysis (TA-23-C033)	Presenter: Chitra Nambiar
Data-Driven Investigation of How Performance-Based Code Is Pushing Washington Commercial Buildings to Net Zero Energy and Decarbonization Targets (TA-23-C036)   Conference Paper Session 7: Occupant Comfort & Thermal Comfort - Part 1 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Session 7 Sub-session:	Presenter: Dr. Xuechen Lei
Development of an Application Programming Interface for a Building Systems Control Performance Verification Framework (TA-23-C050)	Presenter: Dr. Xuechen Lei
Conference Paper Session: Philosophical Discussions and Fresh Ideas 5–6 a.m.
Sub-session:
The Limits of "Net Zero" for Specifying Building Performance (TA-23-C008)	Presenter: Kimberly Cheslak (formerly of New Buildings Institute)

Debate

Monday, June 26

8–9 a.m. PDT

Building Decarbonization from the Perspective of Energy Performance and Economic Impacts

Participant: Dr. Xuechen Lei

Panel

Tuesday, June 27

10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. PDT

Panel 5: Young Engineers in ASHRAE Mentorship Panel Discussion with College of Fellows (livestream) - Presentation 3

Participant: Dr. Srinivas Katipamula

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