Technical Highlights, Market Transformation and Outreach
Element 3 has achieved a number of important technical results in the first year. The two major technical accomplishments were the completion of the power line carrier-operated Title 24 switch system and the universal IBECS ballast network interface, on time and on budget. These accomplishments are detailed elsewhere in this report. In addition, we maintained a high level of market outreach activity to communicate our research work to interested parties both through invited presentations and technical papers as listed below:

• Title 24 switch: Completed the design and fabrication of a power line carrier operated Title 24 switching system and successfully tested it in offices at LBNL.
   
• Universal IBECS ballast network interface: Completed the universal IBECS ballast network interface and successfully tested it in an office at LBNL.
   
• Presentations by Francis Rubinstein on the IBECS Project: Francis Rubinstein made several presentations elaborating on the IBECS concept:
  • Internet-Based Lighting Controls R&D, Director's Review of the EETD, October 5, 2000.
     
  • "Responsive Lighting Systems", Keynote Talk for IESNA Arizona Chapter Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, March 2001.
     
  • "Responsive Lighting: How Dimmable Lighting Can Make Building Electric Demand More Elastic", invited paper at Association of Energy Engineers' World Energy Congress, San Diego, CA, May 2001.
     
  • "Internet-Based Lighting Controls", invited talk to electrochromic window industry representatives at the IEA Task 27 meeting, Berkeley, CA, March 2001.
     
  • "Internet-Based Lighting Controls," invited talk to food service industry representatives, San Francisco, CA, April 2001.
     
• Presentations by Eleanor Lee and Steve Selkowitz: Eleanor Lee and Steve Selkowitz presented results of electrochromic window research at the following:
  • Lee, E.S. 2000. Electrochromics Performance R&D, Director's Review of the EETD, October 5, 2000.
     
  • Selkowitz, S.E. 2001. "Integrating Advanced Facades into High Performance Buildings." Glass Processing Days, June 18-22, 2001, Tampere, Finland.
     
  • Lee, E.S. 2001. "LBNL Research: Interactive Building Envelope Systems". Presentation at the 3^rd Management Committee and Working Group Meeting for the European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) Action C13: Glass and Interactive Building Elements, June 7-8, 2001, Bath, UK.
     
  • Lee, E.S. 2001. "Electrochromic Windows for Commercial Buildings: Monitored Results from a Full-Scale Tested". Presentation at 3^rd Experts Meeting for the International Energy Agency Task 27 Performance of Solar Façade Components, March 27-30, 2001, Berkeley, CA, including all US electrochromic and window manufacturers, and DOE.
     
  • Selkowitz, S.E. 2000. "Moving Electrochromic Windows and Skylights into California Buildings". Presentation at the Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council Meeting, November 3, 2000, Irwindale, CA.
     
• Technical Papers:
  • Rubinstein, Johnson, Pettler, "IBECS: An Integrated Building Environmental Communications Network -- It's Not Your Father's Network", Proceedings of the ACEEE Summer Study 2000. August, 2000. (111.6 KB, 11 pages)
     
  • Rubinstein, "Market Assessment of IBECS Technology", Draft Final Report, October, 2001.
     
  • Selkowitz, S.E. 2001. "Integrating Advanced Facades into High Performance Buildings." Glass Processing Days, June 18-22, 2001, Tampere, Finland. (63.6 KB, 10 pages)
     
  • Lee, E.S., D. L. DiBartolomeo. 2000. "Application issues for large-area electrochromic windows in commercial buildings." To be published in Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells. LBNL Report 45841, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. (521.5 KB, 25 pages)
     
  • Lee, E.S., D. L. DiBartolomeo, S. E Selkowitz. 2000. "Electrochromic windows for commercial buildings: Monitored results from a full-scale testbed." Presented at the ACEEE 2000 Conference and published in the Proceedings from the ACEEE 2000 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Energy Efficiency in a Competitive Environment, August 20-25, 2000, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA. Washington, D.C.: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. LBNL Report 45415, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. (416.6 KB, 17 pages)
     
• Popular Press:
  • Integrated Network to Control Building Environments in the Future, www.lighting.com, October 2001.
     
  • Electrochromic Windows. Energy Decisions Magazine, April 2001.
     
  • Dimming Windows By Turn Of A Knob. ABCNEWS.com. March 9, 2001.
     
  • Electrochromics: Now You See It; Now You Don't. ESource, ET Currents (4), November 2000.
     
  • Transforming Exterior Walls with Electrochromic Windows. Environmental Design + Construction. July 2000.
     
  • Electrochromic Window Tests in US Office Show Promise. EETD Newsletter. Spring 2000.