Seminar 21 -- Methods for Improving HVAC Efficiency Globally (LIVE)

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Residential and light commercial air conditioners are widely adopted in the world. Improving energy efficiency can save energy consumption, reduce emission, decrease consumer cost and improve energy security worldwide. Recent global high efficiency designs and best available technologies provide new opportunity to revise and strengthen the energy-efficiency standards and market transformation programs. In this section, three diverse, experienced researches will share their global experience and discuss methods for improving air conditioner energy efficiency.

1. Setting Long-Term Energy Efficiency Targets Based on Best Available Technology
   Nihar Shah, Ph.D., P.E., Member, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
2. Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate-Friendly Air Conditioners: Model Regulation Guidelines
   Brian Holuj, United Nations Environment Programme, Paris, France
3. Raising the Ceiling of Performance: The Global Cooling Prize
   Iain Campbell, Rocky Mountain Institute, Boulder, CO