2016 ENERGY STAR Products Partner Meeting Presentations

The 2016 ENERGY STAR Products Partner Meeting was held at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 25-27, 2016.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would like to thank the co-sponsors of the meeting and all the partners and industry stakeholders who attended, presented, and helped make the meeting productive and insightful. The final meeting agenda and agenda companion provide details on the topics covered.

Please click on the following headings to find presentations by day, or scroll down to browse all available documents.

1. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25

2. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26

3. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27

1. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25

• ENERGY STAR Appliances Update
  • Rosemarie Stephens-Booker, U.S. EPA (PDF, 22 KB)

• Appliance Roadmapping Part I: Why Smart Home Technology will Revolutionize the Energy Efficiency Game
  • Melissa Fiffer, U.S. EPA (PDF, 707 KB)
  • Suzanne Shelton, The Shelton Group (PDF, 26 KB)

• Appliance Roadmapping Part II: Collaborative Opportunities in the Connected Home
  • Kari Binley, PG&E (PDF, 636 KB)
  • Edward Brann, Sears Holdings Corporation/Kenmore (PDF, 1 KB)
  • Nathan Cho, Electrolux (PDF, 388 KB)
  • Brad Piper, Lockheed Martin on behalf of NEEP and NYSERDA (PDF, 586 KB)

• ENERGY STAR Water Heater Update
  • Steve Ryan, U.S. EPA (PDF, 3 KB)

• Getting to “Yes”: Best Practice Messaging and Tactics for Water Heater Promotion
  • Jeffrey Beck, Sears Holdings Corporation (PDF, 2 KB)
  • Jennifer Parsons, United Illuminating (PDF, 1 KB)
  • Becca Yates, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) (PDF, 2 KB)

• Getting from “No” to “Woah!”: How to Successfully Work with Contractors to Sell Water Heaters
  • Kelly Chase, CenterPoint Energy (PDF, 2 KB)
  • Joshua Greene, A.O. Smith (PDF, 1.0 MB)
  • Matt Southards, A.O. Smith (PDF, 2 KB)

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2. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26

• ENERGY STAR Program Update
  • Peter Banwell, U.S. EPA (PDF, 2 KB)

• ENERGY STAR Consumer Education & Marketing Update
  • Jill Vohr, U.S. EPA (PDF, 7 KB)

• ENERGY STAR Electronics Update
  • Rosemarie Stephens-Booker, U.S. EPA (PDF, 2 KB)

• Increasing the Volume on Sound Bars
  • Ben Arnold, The NPD Group, Inc. (PDF, 748 KB)
  • Robert Huang, The Cadmus Group, Inc., on behalf of the U.S. EPA (PDF, 859 KB)
  • Beth Littlehales, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (PDF, 1 KB)

• Best Value Finder: A New Tool for Cost-Conscious Consumers
  • Melissa Fiffer, U.S. EPA (PDF, 2 KB)

• Walking the Walk: Reducing Energy Use in Your Buildings and Plants
  • Paul Campbell, Sears Holdings Corporation (PDF, 2 KB)
  • Jackie Williams, Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
  • Mike Zatz, U.S. EPA (PDF, 3 KB)

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3. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27

• ENERGY STAR Lighting Update
  • Daniel Cronin, U.S. EPA (PDF, 2 KB)
  • Taylor Jantz-Sell, U.S. EPA (PDF, 3 KB)

• A New Frontier: Finding the Savings in Connected Lighting
  • Lara Bonn, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (PDF, 1 KB)
  • Michael Deschamps, Philips Lighting (PDF, 2 KB)
  • Tom Stimac, GE Lighting (for more information, please contact Tom Stimac at tom.stimac@ge.com)

• More than Just a Pretty Bulb: How ENERGY STAR Means Quality
  • Scott Dimetrosky, Apex Analytics (PDF, 452 KB)
  • Tanya Hernandez, Acuity Brands Lighting (PDF, 846 KB)
  • Claire Miziolek, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) (PDF, 746 KB)

• Acronym Overload: An Update on Lighting Standards in the U.S. and Beyond
  • Alex Baker, Lumileds (PDF, 1 KB)
  • Andrew Bierman, Lighting Research Center & Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (PDF, 5 KB)

• Tearing Down the Last Barrier to Efficient Lighting 
  • Eileen Eaton, Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) (PDF, 2 KB)
  • Lisa McLeer, GE Lighting (for more information, please contact Lisa McLeer at lisa.mcleer@ge.com)
  • Stan Mertz, Globe Electric, Inc. (for more information, please contact Stan Mertz at stanleym@globe-electric.com)

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Please visit the ENERGY STAR Meetings Archive to learn about past meetings.

Updated November 13, 2016