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Commercial Hot Water Heating Systems in Restaurants - An Emerging Technology Field Monitoring Study
This report characterizes the hot water demand and associated energy use of standard, high-efficiency and instantaneous water heaters in a full-service, casual dining restaurant.

Tankless Water Heater Report
Field study of high efficiency tank, standard efficiency tankless and high efficiency tankless water heaters in a QSR application.

Connectionless Steamer Field Study
With funding provided by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and East Bay Municipal Utility District, the FSTC conducted a field study to determine the water and energy use profiles of both boiler-based and boilerless (connectionless) food steamers.

Demand Ventilation in Commercial Kitchens - Emerging Technologies Case Studies
These emerging technologies studies evaluate demand ventilation in a San Francisco hotel and a Northern California supermarket.

PIER Report
The objective of this research project was to improve the performance and energy efficiency of commercial kitchen ventilation (CKV) systems