Conservation and Efficiency

SERDP and ESTCP projects are demonstrating innovative energy efficient lighting, heating, air conditioning, and other technologies that support sustainable building design and operations to reduce energy demand.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Energy Efficient Phase Change Materials (PCM) Insulation

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201149
Principal Investigator: Dr. Larry Stephenson, U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
ESTCP Mar 2011

Converting Constant Volume, Multizone Air Handling Systems to Energy-Efficient Variable Air Volume Multizone Systems

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201152
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Schwenk, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ERDC-CERL
ESTCP Mar 2011

Full-Scale Evaluation of an Energy Foundation for Buildings

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201153
Principal Investigator: Dr. Karen Henry, U.S. Air Force Academy
ESTCP Mar 2011

Air Source Cold Climate Heat Pump

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201136
Principal Investigator: Mr. William Hutzel, Purdue University
ESTCP Mar 2011

Bi-Level Demand-Sensitive LED Street Lighting Systems

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201017
Principal Investigator: Dr. Saifur Rahman, Virginia Tech - Advanced Research Institute
ESTCP Jul 2010

Advanced Lighting Controls for Reducing Energy Use and Cost at DoD Installations

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201012
Principal Investigator: Dr. Satyen Mukherjee, Philips Research North America
ESTCP Jun 2010

Concentrated Solar Air Conditioning for Buildings

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201018
Principal Investigator: Ms. Kathleen Paulson, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
ESTCP Jun 2010

Scalable Deployment of Advanced Building Energy Management Systems

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201015
Principal Investigator: Dr. Trevor Bailey, United Technologies Research Center
ESTCP Apr 2010

Daylight Redirecting Window Films

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201014
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raghunath Padiyath, 3M Company
ESTCP Mar 2010

Demonstrating Relative Cost-Benefits for the Reuse of DoD Historic and Non-Historic Properties Using Scientifically Derived Data

Project Information
Project ID: EW-200931
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Shiver, Bay Area Economics
ESTCP Sep 2009

Demonstration of a Solar Thermal Combined Heating, Cooling and Hot Water System Utilizing an Adsorption Chiller for DoD Installations

Project Information
Project ID: EW-200928
Principal Investigator: Mr. Tim Hansen, Southern Research Institute
ESTCP May 2009

A Liquid-Desiccant Outdoor Air Conditioner for Low-Electricity Humidity Control

Project Information
Project ID: EW-200822
Principal Investigator: Mr. Eric Kozubal, National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
ESTCP Jun 2008

Zero Energy Housing for Military Installations

Project Information
Project ID: EW-200814
Principal Investigator: Ms. Kim Fowler, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
ESTCP May 2008

Dewpoint Evaporative Comfort Cooling

Project Information
Project ID: EW-200821
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jesse Dean, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
ESTCP Feb 2008

Design, Monitoring, and Validation of a High Performance Sustainable Building

Project Information
Project ID: EW-200724
Principal Investigator: Ms. Kim Fowler, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
ESTCP Apr 2007