Water Heater Retro-Commissioning Report
Best-practice installation measures applied to existing water heating systems.

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 Research Report
Makeup Air Effects on Commercial Kitchen Exhaust System Performance
The objective of this research project was to improve the performance and energy efficiency of commercial kitchen ventilation (CKV) systems by performing flow-visualization research and publishing design guidelines for the food service community. The report is hosted on the PIER website.

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- Kitchen Ventilations   Publications
- Water Heating Publications